by 78209 Magazine | Feb 2, 2024 | In the Loop
Orchids, Orchids, Orchids at S.A. Botanical Garden By Ron Aaron Eisenberg I was never an orchid kind of guy beyond buying an orchid corsage for my date to my high school prom a long, long time ago. But that changed when my friend Shari St. Clair gave me...
by 78209 Magazine | Feb 2, 2024 | In the Loop
Coffee With Councilman at Wild Barley Kitchen By Ron Aaron Eisenberg Some thirty Oak Park Northwood Neighborhood Association residents started the new year with a free Coffee and Conversation with District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte on Saturday, January...
by 78209 Magazine | Feb 2, 2024 | In the Loop
OPNNA Names Holiday Light Yard Decoration Winners By Ron Aaron Eisenberg The Oak Park Northwood Neighborhood Association’s annual Winter Wonderland Decorating contest attracted dozens of entries in December. OPNNA president Gina Galaviz Eisenberg...
by 78209 Magazine | Feb 2, 2024 | In the Loop
SA Zoo Welcomes Flying Foxes Back After Decades By Ron Aaron Eisenberg Look up in the sky; it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a fox. Or rather, it’s a species of bat known as a large flying fox or Malayan Flying Fox. San Antonio Zoo recently announced...
by 78209 Magazine | Feb 2, 2024 | In the Loop
Video Gaming Training Can Lead to College Scholarships and More By Ron Aaron Eisenberg For parents of adolescents and teens, esports may already be a part of their lives. But electronic gaming has taken on much more meaning than just kids playing around on...
by 78209 Magazine | Feb 2, 2024 | In the Loop
New Coffee Shop Nearing Completion on Austin Highway By Ron Aaron Eisenberg Carryout/drive-thru coffee shops, like nail salons, seem to be everywhere. Recently, I wrote about the new Dutch Bros Coffee that opened at 8222 Broadway St., between Taqueria...
by 78209 Magazine | Feb 2, 2024 | In the Loop
By Ron Aaron Eisenberg When I moved to San Antonio in the 1980s, people told me I needed to visit the “Gucci B” at 4821 Broadway in Alamo Heights. “What’s that,” I would ask. They’d explain, “It’s an amazing, upscale grocery store owned by...
by 78209 Magazine | Jan 3, 2024 | In the Loop
Whataburger’s menu is getting a serious upgrade that’s all about the wings. Picture it: A generous serving of nine boneless, crispy chicken bites, each one perfectly cooked to golden perfection. But that’s just the beginning. The real magic happens when these morsels...
by 78209 Magazine | Jan 3, 2024 | In the Loop
Boss Automotive Moves, Property Available on Broadway By Ron Aaron Eisenberg In the past few years, the stretch of Broadway St. from Loop 410 south to E. Lawndale has been reinventing itself with new businesses and restaurants such as La Panadería, Dutch Brothers...