September 2024 Issue

Brackenridge Big Bash Fun Day

Ron Aaron Eisenberg / November 1, 2024

It’s a major milestone for Brackenridge Park. And the Brackenridge Park Conservancy is planning a Big Bash to celebrate the park’s 125th year. The Brackenridge Park Conservancy executive director Lynn Osborne told 78209 Magazine all of Sa …

Pak Mail Approaches Two Decades Serving Customers

Bruce X. Forey / September 1, 2024

Pak Mail Approaches Two Decades Serving the Ordinary and Eclectic Needs of Customers At Pak Mail, every package tells a story. Owner Michelle Eastman appreciates when customers share the background of the items they want safely delivered …

Meet Your Neighbors

Bruce X. Forey / September 1, 2024

Local Entrepreneur Couple Happily Mix Business with Pleasure Between New York City and Alamo Heights They fell in love amidst the hustle and bustle of New York City, but today, Alix Mane and Gordon von Broock are equally smitten with the …

Conducting with Purpose

Angel Santiago / September 1, 2024

Conducting with Purpose: Leadership Strategies from a High School Band Director By Angel Santiago | Photography by Taylor Lane Why did the band director go to the doctor? Because he was feeling a little ‘off-beat.’ But bein …

September Edition Real Estate Market Report

Bruce X. Forey / September 1, 2024

78209 Magazine September Edition Real Estate Market Report For this month’s 78209 Real Estate Market Report, we’ll examine trends over the summer housing sales season, comparing data from May 2024 to July 2024. The statistics over this three-mon …

Pet Grooming

/ September 1, 2024

Pet Grooming is often seen more as a luxury than a necessity. This is far from the truth. The skin is the largest organ of their body. We must recognize it as an essential part of their health and well-being. When a pet has severe mats co …

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 …

How One San Antonio Couple Created the Ultimate Childcare Solution – Toddly

/ September 1, 2024

These days, especially for working parents, sometimes the first person who knows about your exciting pregnancy news isn’t your family; it’s the nearest day school. When Allison and Brandon Harding found out that they were expecting their …

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