Updated: Click here for the presentation that was shown to the public Monday night. The current, and perhaps final, version of the Alamo interpretive plan — made available to the media on Monday, but not the general public — shows very little was changed from the version that was first made public in early June. […]
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You’re invited to ‘attend and listen’ at final Alamo meetings
Alamo meetings The Alamo Citizens Advisory Committee will meet twice next week. The public is invited to attend and view revisions to the interpretive plan, but cannot comment. View the agendas here. » 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, The Menger Hotel, 204 Alamo Plaza » 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, City Council chambers in the […]
Treviño: Final Alamo meeting set for Aug. 30
This report was updated at 2:50 p.m. to include info on an Aug. 27 open house. Citing the disruptive nature of previous meetings, the proposed final draft of the Alamo interpretive plan will be unveiled 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30 behind closed doors, District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño told the Heron. A location has not been […]
Saturday protesters to Alamo planners, ‘Come and take it’
For roughly 150 people who protested in front of the Alamo Cenotaph Saturday morning, they are modern-day defenders of Texas history. “This ground was bought and paid for by the blood of Texans, and we will fight until the bitter end to protect it,” said Brandon Burkhart, president of This is Texas Freedom Force (TTFF), […]
Saturday’s protest reaffirms keeping Cenotaph in place
An informational campaign and protest, by groups who oppose relocating the Cenotaph, began at Alamo Plaza on Monday and will culminate in a rally on Saturday. “The Cenotaph is kind of a community headstone for anyone who is an Alamo defender descendent,” said Paul Gescheidle (above), a member of This is Texas Freedom Force (TTFF), […]
Explaining the impacts of a two-way Losoya Street
Losoya Street serves as the River Walk’s alley. It’s where delivery drivers park to unload goods and where restaurants line-up trash cans and run grease trap pumps. Over the years, a few bars have popped up along it. For many who work on the street or drive down it everyday, it’s not viable to think […]
Despite Treviño’s firm stance, Cenotaph activists are not done with their fight
Activists who oppose a plan to move the Cenotaph from its original location in front of the Alamo are pressing forward, despite a clear message from District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño on Wednesday that keeping the tomb in place is “not an option.” “It goes to show that the city of San Antonio, including (Mayor) […]
Treviño: Keeping the Alamo Cenotaph in place is ‘not an option’
The first question of the night came from Charisma Villarreal, a descendant of Alamo defender Gregorio Esparza: Will the public see a rendering of the Alamo interpretive plan that shows the Cenotaph in its current location? And for the first time, critics of the plan heard what they thought they’d been waiting for. “We will […]
Road closures among topics at next Alamo meeting
After a series of heated public meetings in July about the Alamo interpretive plan — in which critics blasted ideas for the Cenotaph memorial, Fiesta parade routes, the possible demolition of historic buildings, and accessibility to the Alamo — a related set of issues comes to the public for commentary this week. During the meeting […]
Next Alamo plan draft likely coming out in August
The public will have to wait until early August before it sees the next draft of the Alamo interpretive plan. Three weeks ago, the plan — which calls for closing Alamo Street and relocating the Cenotaph memorial, among other controversial ideas — was unveiled in a series of tense public meetings. Various groups turned out, […]