In the Loop

OPNNA Elects Officers for 2024-2025

Ron Aaron Eisenberg / November 1, 2024

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 …

Botanical Garden To Light Up The Sky

/ October 1, 2024

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 T …

Halloween Decorating Competition

Ron Aaron Eisenberg / October 1, 2024

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 co …

Bistro Coming to Broadway

Ron Aaron Eisenberg / October 1, 2024

Houston Favorite Bistro Coming to Broadway Bellagreen, a new to San Antonio restaurant, plans to open its first area location in the Jefferson Bank Building at 1900 Broadway St. Construction is currently underway. In addition to Houston, …

Tecovas On Broadway

Ron Aaron Eisenberg / October 1, 2024

The popular Austin-based western boot and clothing manufacturer is opening its second San Antonio location at 5300 Broadway in Alamo Heights. The Alamo Heights location is one of 11 new stores for the company in 2024. The unique store fea …

Fish City Grill Opens Doors in 78209

Ron Aaron Eisenberg / October 1, 2024

When the last restaurant at 1907 Nacogdoches Road, across from the Oak Park H-E-B, closed a couple of years ago, it marked a sad end to a story of survival and resurrection. BurgerFi suffered enormous damage when a tornado slammed into t …

New “Dirty Soda” Shop Opening on Broadway

Ron Aaron Eisenberg / October 1, 2024

Swig, another “dirty soda” shop, is opening at 3521 Broadway, where FiiZ Drinks closed in late April of this year. Both companies are based in Utah. The location previously featured a Sonic Restaurant. It closed in 2018. Swig currently op …

Eye Care Center Welcomes New Doc, Offers Hi-Tech Lasik Eye Surgery

Ron Aaron Eisenberg / September 1, 2024

Focal Point Vision, 343 W Sunset Rd, 78209, recently welcomed a third ophthalmologist to their practice. He’s Dr. Josh Iltis, a native-born Texan who was raised in Castroville. Dr. Iltis graduated with honors from Texas A&M University …

Pet Taxi Here To Help Retired Veterans & Law Enforcement Officers

Ron Aaron Eisenberg / September 1, 2024

For Oscar Hernandez, the idea behind Pet Taxi fell into his lap. Or the back seat of his car. Hernandez spent 12 years in the Army. When he returned home to San Antonio, he realized some of his buddies, who had returned from war, had serv …

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