The Heron remains a tiny nonprofit newsroom, and we continue to work toward becoming self-financed. That said, we recently achieved a few milestones we’re excited to share.
Photos: Blood moon dots San Antonio sky
A total lunar eclipse, aka a red blood moon, hung above downtown San Antonio on Sunday night.
San Antonio’s $1.2 billion bond package passes overwhelmingly
The city of San Antonio’s $1.2 billion package, the largest in this city’s history, looks likely to pass after Bexar County posted early voting results shortly after 7 p.m.
Tower Life Building sold to ownership group led by McCombs family
A group led by the McCombs family has purchased the Tower Life Building, which had been owned by the Zachry family for nearly 80 years.
New affordable housing model in Texas takes shape on San Antonio’s East Side
The San Antonio Housing Trust has introduced a new housing model that benefits the public more than developers, it says.
Mila Coffee, brewery joining new market inside Cavender Cadillac buildings in downtown San Antonio
A new food-and-beverage market called Make Ready, inside two former Cavender Cadillac dealership buildings off Broadway, is due to open this winter with a dozen tenants.
Los Angeles firm to begin transformation of former CPS Energy building on San Antonio River Walk
BH Properties of Los Angeles announced last week that it’s preparing to start refurbishing CPS Energy’s former office building on Navarro Street into what it describes as a mixed-use destination on the River Walk.
Esperanza Peace & Justice Center breaks ground on West Side museum
After more than 10 years of planning, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center is a year away from completing its Museo del Westside, a community space dedicated to West Side history and culture inside the old Ruben’s Ice House.
Incoming sports bar McIntyre’s drawing concerns from some in San Antonio’s Lavaca neighborhood
Though it has yet to take shape, McIntyre’s, a Houston-based sports bar, has already ruffled the feathers of some in the Lavaca neighborhood.
Lifshutz says sculpture he brought to downtown San Antonio ‘mocks’ Lenin, Mao
“The intention of their piece was not to honor or glorify Lenin or Mao. And it’s not my intention, either. … I’m not trying to glorify authoritarians, particularly Communists. I’m a capitalist, through and through,” said James Lifshutz, the downtown developer who brought a controversial sculpture depicting Chairman Mao and Vladimir Lenin to west downtown.