by 78209 Magazine | Dec 9, 2015 | Featured, Neighborhood News
The city of Alamo Heights has asked Bexar County to be allowed to join in the county’s High Water Alert Lifesaving Technology (HALT), an advanced system that helps to alert motorists of flooding conditions. Specifically, HALT uses a sensor to detect rising...
by 78209 Magazine | Dec 9, 2015 | '09 Archive
House shoes, blankets, ties, and sweaters…the list of traditional holiday gifts is long. Perhaps, this is the year to surprise and give a gift with long range purpose and meaning…the gift of good health. 78209 residents need only visit local businesses in the ZIP code...
by 78209 Magazine | Dec 9, 2015 | '09 Archive, Featured
This month I asked four local health and wellness professionals to share thoughts or a story about the holiday season. They were asked to share candid, straight, “real life” guidance or experiences. I was very pleased – and surprised – with their answers… now pass me...
by 78209 Magazine | Dec 9, 2015 | '09 Home, Featured
Caught in the whirlwind of the holidays, a savvy Alamo Heights couple give holiday staging “creds” to decorators Alex Perez and Tim Little of Texas Luxury Interiors for creating a sophisticated winter wonderland for Christmas entertaining. The clients, who collect...
by 78209 Magazine | Nov 10, 2015 | Featured, Neighborhood News
WORLD-CLASS REINVESTMENT RAISES BAR FOR CULTURE IN 78209 Organizations here in San Antonio whose mission is to enrich the lives of individuals of all ages through art, culture, education and recreation are all seeing increased numbers of visitors, membership and...
by 78209 Magazine | Nov 10, 2015 | Meet Your Neighbors
Pam and Louis Cardenas By Ernie Altgelt Photography by Elizabeth Warburton You might say that 78209 is all about family. Old families, new families, small or large — our welcoming ZIP code seemingly embraces and nurtures the joyful diversity of them all. And while...
by 78209 Magazine | Nov 10, 2015 | '09 Eats
The Old Flame Endures By Lauren Browning Photography By Janice Thach They say, “An old flame never dies.” If this is true, The Barn Door Restaurant and Meat Market is living proof. Igniting the flame in 1953, original owners Bill Tassos and David Strauss opened...
by 78209 Magazine | Nov 10, 2015 | '09 Archive
LOCAL PHYSICIANS’ TOP TIPS BY PAMELA LUTRELL It’s that time of year … the time when leaves turn red, sweaters turn red, and, unfortunately, so do the noses of most San Antonio residents. Allergy and flu season blows into South Texas as soon as summer ends...
by 78209 Magazine | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
CAPPY’S NEW COOKBOOK ARRIVES! ENCHILADAS: AZTEC TO TEX-MEX Enchiladas: Aztec to Tex-Mex, written by Cappy Lawton and Chris Waters Dunn, is an in-depth exploration of one of Mexico’s most historic and popular foods — the beloved enchilada. This cookbook provides an...