/ October 8, 2015
Alamo Heights Leaders Eye Broadway Revitalization as First Step in Growing Area’s Development Alamo Heights’ leaders are eyeing ways to lure new businesses to town and keep existing ones around for the long haul. The city is forming long-term strategie …
/ September 9, 2015
TERRELL HILLS BUDGET PROCESS Terrell Hills city officials have begun the process of developing the budget for fiscal year 2016, which begins Jan. 1. When City Manager Columbus Stutes talked with 78209 Magazine in early August, the City Council had not …
/ August 10, 2015
COLLECTION HAS DOUBLED, FOOTPRINT ALMOST TRIPLED William Chiego, McNay Art Museum’s director, has guided the Alamo Heights-area institution since 1991. In that time, McNay’s collection and reputation both have expanded, and so has San Antonio’s contemp …
/ July 21, 2015
Heights Stays Afloat Of Water Issues Following a wet spring, the state’s climatologist has declared a statewide years-long drought over. Even so, leaders of communities across Texas say it’s vital to keep vigilant over a community’s water supply and ho …
/ June 3, 2015
THREE INCUMBENTS WIN MAY ELECTION The San Antonio-area general elections May 9 did not have many surprises. Alamo Heights voters elected Louis Cooper to his sixth consecutive term as mayor with 59.5 percent of the vote. In San Antonio, Air Force retire …
/ May 5, 2015
APARTMENT BUILDING AND RETAIL SPACE FORM COMPLEX Ground will not be broken anytime soon, but it appears a four-story mixed-use development will arise in the heart of Alamo Heights. The City Council voted 4-1 on April 13 to approve a special use …
/ April 6, 2015
ALAMO HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL ELECTION IS MAY 9TH SEVERAL INCUMBENTS FACE OPPONENTS Voters living in ZIP code 78209 won’t have many contested races to consider in the May 9 general elections, but the contests are no less important. In Alamo Heights, Sarah …
/ March 9, 2015
CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERING OPTIONS A CVS pharmacy may soon join other businesses lining Broadway in Alamo Heights, the city’s main commercial corridor. For many local officials and residents, it could prove to be a valuable asset in a larger effort to en …
/ February 5, 2015
THE ALAMO HEIGHTS COMPLEX The newest dish on the plate of Richard Peacock Jr. is the development of a 150-unit apartment and 5,000-square-foot retail complex proposed for the prominent location where Austin Highway meets Broadway. Peacock and his partn …
