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The Express-News Downtown Blog
by Benjamin Olivio
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/downtown/

Below are the latest posts from the San Antonio Express-News blog on downtown. Click on the title to view the full post on the Express-News site.

Underground parking could be in the mix for HemisFair

May 22, 2013 06:36pm

This drawing show a temporary parking lot between the Tower of the Americas and the Institute of Texan Cultures. If you build it, they will come. But where are they going to park? In “Field of Dreams,” the mystical baseball diamond resulted in a winding traffic jam as far as the eye — or the [...]

Food trucks to occupy Madison Square Park, Alamo Plaza in the evening

May 22, 2013 04:59pm

The downtown mobile food truck program is going mobile. Part of the program placed food trucks at Travis Park in the evenings once a month. Tonight, the trucks move to Madison Square Park, 400 Lexington Ave., 6-9 p.m., with Apizza Mia and Silly Goose serving grub.

Band of the West to perform twice at Arneson

May 22, 2013 04:58pm

The United States Air Force Band of the West kicks off Memorial Day weekend with a pair of shows at the Arneson River Theatre. The band's Gateway Brass section will perform popular and patriotic music from 7-8 p.m. Thursday. And the Southwest Winds will perform a similar program 10-11:30 a.m. Friday. Both concerts are free. The USAF Band of the West is based at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

A conversation with Diego Bernal

May 22, 2013 01:59pm

As District 1 Councilman Diego Bernal enters his second term, I thought it would good to sit down and get his thoughts on such controversial topics as the Joske’s hotel and the potential for a hotel at HemisFair Park. We also talk Alamo Plaza, vacant buildings and ethics. Click to play; right click to download. [...]

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April, 2012

$350 million may pave way for SA2020

Apr 17, 2012

Build more housing units, and then downtown will attract more of the things that make a vibrant city: residents, workers, retail, recreation, and maybe even a grocery store.

Downtown San Antonio, TX Hotel Partners With Kellogg's for Children in Need

Apr 4, 2012

As mom said for years, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Yet, 1 in 5 children live in homes where breakfast is hard to come by. However, through a partnership with another of the world's most recognizable brands, TownePlace Suites San Antonio Downtown is ensuring that children in need get a filling start to their day.

Billionnaire Weston eyes major downtown revival in San Antonio

Apr 2, 2012

The newest member of San Antonio’s billionaire’s club is ready to open his wallet over downtown.

Rackspace Hosting Inc. founder and chairman Graham Weston says he will forge partnerships with a dozen or more real estate developers over the next two years to further develop the city center into a livable, walkable urban environment that will attract and retain young professionals.

Geeks get connected to S.A.'s tech scene

Apr 2, 2012

In San Antonio, geeks have created their own universe.

It's a place where tech company execs can share ideas over a game of ping-pong. Where down the hall, a lawyer and public-relations specialist offer free advice. Where qualified tech talent is ripe for the picking and where some of the city's most successful entrepreneurs and tech aficionados are always available to talk shop.

Deputy city manager named Downtowner for 2012

Apr 2, 2012

Downtown hearts San Antonio City Hall.

For the third year in a row, the Downtowner of the Year is a city of San Antonio official.

Deputy City Manager Pat DiGiovanni on Friday received the honor from the Downtown Alliance, following in the footsteps of previous winners Paula Stallcup, the city's director of downtown operations (who in 2011 shared the award with the deceased artist Chuck Ramirez), and Mayor Julián Castro in 2010.