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Inside Project Y: The mind-expanding history of Hemisfair's Youth Pavilion
While Hemisfair was viewed as a win for the city's business establishment, a now-forgotten pavilion operating under the World's Fair banner that was anything but establishment — especially for the time.
By Bill Baird
Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Arts Feature, Hemisfair, Project Y, Hemisfair Youth Pavilion, San Antonio history, downtown San Antonio, Hemisfair '68, San Antonio World's Fair, Philip Krumm, George Cisneros, Lonn Taylor, Cover Story, Slideshow
Completing a hike around San Antonio's perimeter highlights the need to finish its greenway system
Tags: San Antonio, Texas, hiking, green belt, greenway, greenway system, trails, San Antonio Parks and Recreation, Jackie Davis, Fort Sam, KOA, North Salado, Salado Creek, Comanche Park, city funding, greenway funding, greenway project, The Rim, Medicine Wall, Tobin Park, Phil Hardberger Park, Salado Creek Greenway, local history, San Antonio history, Battle of Salado Creek, San Antonio trails, San Antonio greenways, San Antonio parks, Morningstar Boardwalk
Emerald Necklace: San Antonio’s Howard Peak Greenway Trails were the result of tireless work
Tags: San Antonio, Texas, parks, outdoors, hiking, greenbelts, greenways, trails, hike, walk, walking tour, outdoor activities, things to do in San Antonio, San Antonio parks, Southside Lions Park, Salado Creek, J Street Park, Westside Creeks Restoration Project, Howard Peak, activism, San Antonio HIstory, local history, Sue Calberg, Salado Creek Foundation, conservation, local conservation, Granieri Family Farm
Hiking the path that leads to San Antonio's Mission Reach reveals hidden marvels
Tags: San Antonio, Texas, parks, outdoors, hiking, greenbelts, greenways, trails, hike, walk, walking tour, outdoor activities, things to do in San Antonio, San Antonio parks, Medina River Greenway, River Walk, Mission Reach, Hot Wells, Hot Wells Conservancy, Justin Parr, James Lifshutz, silent films, fires, burned down, The Flame Room, taxidermied frogs, frog taxidermy collection, Star Film Co., Texas Hot Sulphur Water Sanitarium Co., local history, San Antonio history, Hot Wells ruins, Southwestern Lunatic Asylum, San Antonio State Hospital, hot spring, hot springs resort, Acequia Trail, Mitchell Lake
A trek through the Medina River Valley is a journey into San Antonio’s rich past
Tags: San Antonio, Texas, parks, outdoors, hiking, greenbelts, greenways, trails, hike, walk, walking tour, outdoor activities, things to do in San Antonio, Medina River, San Antonio Parks, Medina River Greenway, longhorns, Texas Cattlemen's Longhorn Registry, Land Heritage Institute, Peggy Oppelt, Camino Real, San Antonio history, local history, El Camino Real de Los Tejas, Old San Antonio Road, Medina River Valley
Tom Hanks plays Civil War veteran from San Antonio in engaging new film News of the World
By Kiko Martinez
Tags: Tom Hanks, News of the World, movie reviews, new movies, Texas History, San Antonio History, Paul Greengrass, Paulette Jiles, King William Historic District, Buckhorn Saloon, historical details, Castroville, Mission Concepción, Plaza de Armas, San Fernando Cathedral, Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers
San Antonio takes annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration online
By Laura Morales
Tags: Puro San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, Online Events, Septiembre Diez y Seis, Mexico, Rubén Minutti Zanatta, Ruben Zanatta, the Avenida Guadalupe Diez y Seis Parade, charreada, Mariachi Festival, Vida Mi Cultura, El Grito, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican Independence, Fiestas Patrias, online, streaming, livestream, Department of Arts and Culture, YouTube, TVSA, virtual event, Hispanic Heritage Month, city of San Antonoi, Latino, Latinx, Mexican History, San Antonio history, Diez y Seis de Septiembre Commission
Sidewalk Storyteller: Artist Anne Wallace Still Cementing the History of Lavaca, San Antonio’s Oldest Neighborhood
By Bryan Rindfuss
Tags: San Antonio, Texas, The Unofficial Story, Sidewalks, restoration, Lavaca, Anne Wallace, art, public art, San Antonio's oldest neighborhood, outdoor art, Hemisfair, gentrification, San Antonio history, local history, Ricardo Torres, Jairo Torres, Juan Carlos Reyes Bautista, Erik Jonas Reyes, Bautista Concrete Work, contemporary art, Kat McColley Doucette, Xochimilco Social Club, Beltrán Espinoza, photoengraving, downtown, southtown, concrete, stamping, oral histories, Sidewalks of San Antonio, Ed Gaida, slices of life, anecdotes
San Antonio Zoo Celebrates the Great (Little) Train Robbery Anniversary with Live Reenactments
By Deanna Wilson
Tags: San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio Zoo, Great Little Train Robbery, fundraiser, San Antonio Zoo Eagle, miniature train, anniversary, things to do in San Antonio, COVID-19, COVID, coronavirus, pandemic, safety protocols, 50th anniversary, 1970, train robbery, San Antonio history, Brackenridge Eagle, fundraiser, safety protocols
July Marks the 50th Anniversary of Mini-Train Robbery at San Antonio's Brackenridge Park
Tags: San Antonio, Texas, Brackenridge Eagle, the Great (Little) Train Robbery, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio Zoo Eagle, Brackenridge Eagle, train robbery, Wild West, The Light, 1970, anniversary, 50th anniversary, last train robbery in Texas, Texas history, local history, San Antonio history
Local Artists Tackle 19th-Century San Antonio for the Third Installment of ‘Common Currents’
Tags: Artpace, Blue Star Contemporary, Southwest School of Art, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Carver Community Cultural Center, Mexican Cultural Institute, San Antonio Tricentennial, San Antonio history, Norma Jean Moore, Ruben Luna, Michelle Love, Vesna Zrinski, Eric Mathis, Lauri Garcia Jones, Nancy Oakley-Klapp, Meredith Dean, Junye Butler, Claire Rhodes Stevenson, Carolina G. Flores, Eden Collins, James Hendricks, Juan Zavala Castro, Carra Garza, Andrea "Andi“ Rivas, Frank Leal, Rafael Gutierrez, Jr., Bill Fitz Gibbons, Jose Villalobos, Anthony Rundblade, Antonia Padilla, Aaron Waiters, Jr., Barbosa Prince, Lori Hernandez, Gene Elder, Susie Monday, Ana Fernandez, Chris Castillo, Alba De Leon, Kim Bishop, Rex Hausmann, Lauren Smith Mojica, Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga, Houston Fryer, Joey Fauerso, Ben Mata, Timothy Lefkowitz, Steven DaLuz, Gaby Borrego, Gary Sweeney, Andrea Reyes, Joshua Perez, Carina Hiscock, Adria Garza, Barbara Minarro, Susan Mara Oaks, Lee Michael Peterson
My Mexican Revolution obsession likely to last much longer than the actual Revolution
By Artifacts
Tags: Staff Blogs, Sarah Fisch, san antonio history, mexican history, emiliano zapata, pancho villa, general john pershing, san antonio immigration, witte museum, mexican revolution, Video
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San Antonio Spurs accidentally confirm team is looking to relocate downtown
By Michael Karlis
Popular Salad and Go concept expanding its San Antonio footprint
By Nina Rangel
True Colors: Jeremy Sochan is putting his stamp on the Spurs and San Antonio
By Sanford Nowlin
Social media roasts City of San Antonio for clip on how to get to NIOSA amid construction
A sprawling Castle Hills estate built in 1972 has hit the market for $895,000, and it retains plenty of its funky vintage…
By San Antonio Current Staff
A historic home that got a Japanese-style makeover in the 1950s by the owners of San Antonio's Dailey Liquors chain has hit…
For the first time, Fiesta Fiesta — the kickoff event for San Antonio's annual citywide party — took place at H-E-B Plaza…
Great dining spots abound in San Antonio, but things can get complicated when you have kids in tow. Fortunately, many Alamo City…
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