As temperatures dropped well below freezing, outreach workers canvassed downtown offering homeless rides to emergency shelters. Many refused.
With no water or heat, seniors living at Granada Apartments went into survival mode
For most of the week, the Granada Homes’ elderly residents had no water or heat. As of Saturday morning, things are starting to return to normal.
Pinkerton’s Barbecue to open Feb. 13 at Weston Urban park
The reports starting coming into the Heron news tip hotline this week: The pits at Pinkerton’s Barbecue are smoking.
Construction begins on Labor Street mixed-income apartments in Lavaca
In December, the San Antonio Housing Authority broke ground on a 213-unit, mixed-income apartment community in the Lavaca neighborhood.
UTSA has started building its data science school, national security center on Dolorosa
In December, UTSA began expanding its downtown presence with the construction of a six-story building on Dolorosa that will house its new School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center.
San Antonio’s housing program could expand to offer up to six months rental aid
San Antonio’s emergency housing assistance program could expand to cover six months of rent or mortgage payments for those struggling during the pandemic.
New plan for Alazan Courts: SAHA intends to keep all residents on site after ‘self-developing’ the property
The San Antonio Housing Authority will recommend to its board of commissioners today that SAHA “self-develop” the courts with the intent of keeping its roughly 1,200 low-income residents in the public housing property.
San Antonio receives $46.7M from Covid-19 stimulus for rental assistance
The City of San Antonio has received $46.7 million for emergency rental assistance as a result of the CARES Act that Congress passed in late December. In a memo to the City Council yesterday, Erik Walsh said no less than 90% of the federal stimulus dollars must be used to help San Antonians pay rent […]
Pop-up mercado featuring 25-plus Farmers Market Plaza tenants now open
More than 25 Farmers Market Plaza vendors are participating in a pop-up mercado at the Centro de Artes building, 101 S. Santa Rosa Ave., at Historic Market Square.
Top downtown San Antonio stories of 2020
Here are the most news-worthy stories of 2020 for the downtown San Antonio area.