LA FONDA REOPENS
If you, like the rest of Alamo Heights, have been suffering from La Fonda withdrawal, you will be happy to know that one of the neighborhood’s favorite spots for Tex-Mex is back in business. La Fonda Alamo Heights has reopened under new management at 8633 Crownhill in what was formerly the bar Raffles, and so far, the buzz is good. Frontier Enterprises is the company behind the resurrection of this Alamo Heights landmark, which now features not one but two outdoor patios for sipping Juan’s famous margaritas. Yum!
CATCH LAST SUMMER JAZZ CONCERT
Get your groove on at the McNay Art Museum with the last concert in the Summer Jazz and Lunch series. Sunday, Aug. 17, the International Trio led by Henry Brun will celebrate San Antonio’s Hispanic heritage with a lively Latin music repertoire from 12:30 until 3 p.m. at the Leeper Auditorium. A limited number of gourmet box lunches and drinks are available for purchase courtesy of Fresh Horizons Catering and the Jingu House and range from $13 to $15. The concert is free and is first-come, first-served seating. The McNay is located at 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave.
MOVIE NIGHT AT THE HEIGHTS
Looking for a little more family night fun before school starts? Head over to the Nature Trailhead Park next to the Alamo Heights Pool on Aug. 22 for Movie Nights in the Heights. This month’s feature is Frozen, and it begins at 8:30 p.m. Grab your chairs, blankets, coolers and snacks, and head over early to get the best seats.
AHHS GOES GREEN
Alamo Heights High School might be known for blue and gold, but it can now add green to its school colors. The Fine Arts building at the school recently received the Commercial Retrofit Award in the publicly funded category from the San Antonio Office of Sustainability and Build S.A. Green. The 23,000-square-foot structure was designed by the architectural firm of OCOLPA and constructed by Bartlett Cocke General Contractors. The team repurposed an existing building into the design, which features multi-use spaces. They also integrated the existing solar power array and ice storage system as part of the commitment to sustainable practices. Well done!
