San Antonio Magazine for Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, Lincoln Heights, Terrell Heights, Northwood and Oak Park

OPNNA Elects Officers  for 2024-2025

OPNNA Elects Officers for 2024-2025

  At its recent Fall meeting, members of the Oak Park Northwood Neighborhood Association elected association officers and board members for 2024-2025. They are: Gina Galaviz Eisenberg, President Steve Rutledge, Vice President Lori Tips, Treasurer Teena Larson,...
Life as a Classroom

Life as a Classroom

Leadership Lessons in Everyday Experiences By Angel Santiago   Life is a school where the lesson comes after you’ve failed the test; oh, and there is no recess.   If life is the school, then the different environments we find ourselves in are the classrooms,...
Restoring Roots

Restoring Roots

  Restoring Roots: The Journey to Revive an Alamo Heights Heritage Home for a New Generation By Bruce X. Forey  |  Photography by David Teran   A 78209 family, open to new adventures, is embarking on a journey through a historic Alamo Heights home with both...
Unleash Your Inner Artist

Unleash Your Inner Artist

The Art Room by Juggling Daisies Brings Hands-On Creativity to Alamo Heights By Bruce X. Forey  |  Photography by David Teran   A new 78209 business invites you to pop in and paint your own masterpiece. The Art Room by Juggling Daisies, created by Amy King — a...
Botanical Garden To Light Up The Sky

Botanical Garden To Light Up The Sky

  This winter, San Antonio Botanical Garden invites residents to experience a breathtaking display of light and art with the debut of Illuminate.   The show is made possible by the internationally acclaimed Chinese Lantern Festival producer Tianyu Arts &...
Texas Teacher of the Year Finalist

Texas Teacher of the Year Finalist

    Kevin Criss, AHISD Teacher of the Year, has been selected as a finalist in the 2025 Texas Teacher of the Year program.   On September 4, the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) announced that six outstanding educators from across Texas...
Powering the Profile – AHHS

Powering the Profile – AHHS

  Emily Rangel, culinary arts instructor at Alamo Heights HS, was recognized at the September Board Meeting for Powering the Profile and embodying the AHISD Profile of a Learner. She helps students “employ skills for life.”   The Profile of a Learner is a...
2024 EXCEL Award Winner

2024 EXCEL Award Winner

  Woodridge 5th grader teacher Eve Thompson is the 2024-25 EXCEL Award winner for Alamo Heights ISD.   Thompson was surprised in her classroom and presented with the apple trophy and $2,000 check. She has been at Woodridge for 10 years and previously taught...
Halloween Decorating Competition

Halloween Decorating Competition

  Last year’s first Oak Park Northwood Neighborhood Association’s Halloween decorating contest was a huge success.   So, this year, the OPNNA is sponsoring another chance to win Neighborhood bragging rights in the Halloween Yard Decorating contest.   To...