/ February 10, 2016
The Alamo Heights City Council had a busy agenda during its final regular session of 2015 on Dec. 14. The council upheld a recommendation by the city’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) to deny the placement of two monument signs at the new CVS store th …
/ February 10, 2016
While developer Argyle Residential awaits green lights to proceed with its plan to build a multistory apartment complex with some retail space on a small piece of now-vacant land at Austin Highway and Broadway, local developer Glenn Huddleston suggeste …
/ January 14, 2016
The city of Alamo Heights is gradually revamping its codes to better accommodate the types of development designed to help revitalize the Broadway corridor and to make the community more diverse and dynamic. Advocates for revising the city codes add th …
/ December 9, 2015
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 ri …
/ November 10, 2015
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, memb …
/ 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 …
