Viva Santiago Jiménez Jr.!
Photo & Video: San Pluto With tears in his eyes, the legend Santiago Jiménez Jr. states, “I don’t have nothing to lose. I don’t have nothing to fear. All I have in my mind is that I want people to follow me as much as they can. To be my friends. I’m giving all my...
Juneteenth
By Jorge Reina Schement Emeritus, Vice Chancellor, Dean Distinguished Professor of Communications Policy, Affiliated American Studies, and Latino Studies Dept. of Communication & Media Studies School of Communication & Information Rutgers University—New...
La Prensa Texas Celebrates Four Years in Print Circulation with Non-Profit Officiation as a Public Charity
During the summer of 2018, a small group of community workers and volunteers organized to honor a more than 100 year old bilingual newspaper. The mission to maintain weekly print circulation was clear and the vision to transition the historically family owned...
Any Baby Can SA Continues to Provide Free Formula for Infants as Formula Crisis Reaches the One-Month Mark
The nation-wide formula shortage has had a particularly heavy impact on San Antonio families. Any Baby Can of San Antonio (ABC) is working hard to help those families gain access to formula and other safe nourishment as well as share safe practices, additional...
Local Veteran Marines Giveback!
Photo : Motion Arts Media LLC If you were driving down Thousand Oaks this past Sunday, you probably drove past a group of shirtless veteran Marines waving neon signs noting a nearby car wash. Eddie’s Taco House at 3755 Thousand Oaks sponsored my first fundraising...
Juneteenth Celebration The First Of Its Kind
Danielle Gulley was born into a family of musical gospel legends. She has been a singer, writer, actor and producer. Danielle now serves as Director of Worship at Now Word Covenant Church in San Antonio, Texas. Her production company has successfully produced over 50...
Meet Bat Boy ‘Big Mike’ Garcia, Ballpark Icon Beloved Sugar Land Fixture Now Working In San Antonio
If you’ve never met a batboy with his own bobblehead before, then you’ve never met “Big Mike” Garcia. He’s been a beloved ballpark presence for the past decade, establishing his reputation with the Sugar Land Skeeters/Space Cowboys before moving on to the San Antonio...
Celebrate the Summer 2022 Solstice June 21 with a special Urban 15 Performance at San Antonio International Airport
The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year, respectively, in the sense that the length of time elapsed between Sunrise and Sunset on this day is a maximum duration for the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year (near June 20/22) is when...
Commissioner Calvert Highlights Plan to Keep Spurs On County Grounds
Tommy Calvert, the County Commissioner that represents the AT&T Center where the Spurs Play, had extremely positive talks with Spurs management over the last week. Calvert requested Derrick Howard, Executive Director of the Coliseum/AT&T Center grounds, give...
Not News – San Antonio Fails to Avert Baby Formula Crisis
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and San Antonians needed its health department the most, Metro Health was a hot mess. Beginning March 2019, the department saw numerous leadership changes. Most of the turmoil happened during the critical periods of the pandemic. For...