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Centro San Antonio presents its third annual Centro Family Pride Day on Sunday, June 26

June 23, 2022 By San Antonio Current Leave a Comment

The family-friendly event features all-ages Pride Month fun.

Filed Under: Centro San Antonio, Events Tagged With: Centro Family Pride Day, Centro San Antonio, Madison Square Park

Lifshutz says sculpture he brought to downtown San Antonio ‘mocks’ Lenin, Mao

March 23, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The sculpture "Miss Mao Trying to Poise Herself at the Top of Lenin’s Head" resides on the back of private property on the 300 block of West Commerce Street near the San Pedro Creek Culture Park.

“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.

Filed Under: Art, Centro San Antonio, City of San Antonio, Commerce Street, General News, San Pedro Creek, West Downtown Tagged With: Alameda Theater, Andi Rodriguez, Centro San Antonio, Chairman Mao, Fletcher Benton, Gao Qiang, Gao Zhen, James Lifshutz, Kline building, Krystal Jones, Miss Mao Trying to Poise Herself at the Top of Lenin’s Head, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Shanon Shea Miller, Texas Public Radio, Vladimir Lenin, West Commerce Street, West Houston Street, Weston Urban, Zona Cultural

Conservation Society concerned about lack of long-term mural plan for downtown

November 6, 2021 By Rocky Garza Jr. 2 Comments

"The Last Parade" by muralist Rudy Herrera is on display on the side of the Kress building, on the 300 block of East Houston Street.

The Conservation Society of San Antonio is concern over the proliferation of street murals in downtown San Antonio.

Filed Under: Art, Centro San Antonio, City of San Antonio, Conservation Society of San Antonio Tagged With: Art Everywhere, Astrodome, Centro San Antonio, City Council, Houston, Houston Street Tax Reinvestment Reinvestment Zone, Houston Street TIRZ, Kathy Rhoads, Kress building, Los Ostros Murals, Mark Wolfe, Matt Brown, Nik Soupè, Ron Nirenberg, Rudy Herrera, San Antonio Street Art Initiative, Shek Vega, Texas Historical Commission, The Conservation Society of San Antonio, The Last Parade, Travis Park, Vincent Michael

‘The Last Parade’ mural honors indigenous cultures, underground artists

May 8, 2021 By Valeria Torrealba 1 Comment

“The Last Parade” by muralist Rudy Herrera is the latest downtown public art project to be completed as part of Centro San Antonio’s “Art Everywhere” initiative.

Filed Under: Art, Centro San Antonio Tagged With: Alameda Theatre, Ana Hernandez, Andi Rodriguez, Art Everywhere, Ashley Alvarez, Bakery Lorraine, Barbaro, Centro San Antonio, Chad Carey, Crystal Tamez, Empty Stomach Group, Hot Joy, Kathy Sosa, Lionel Sosa, Mark Hogensen, Paper Tiger, Rudy Herrera, San Anto Cultural Arts, Southwest Workers Union, Tāp Pīlam Coahuiltecan

Black Lives Matter-inspired street message now borders San Antonio’s Travis Park

August 8, 2020 By San Antonio Current 2 Comments

The completed street mural surrounds downtown's Travis Park.

Early Wednesday morning, artists and volunteers completed a poetic street mural around downtown San Antonio’s Travis Park in the familiar yellow block letters of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Filed Under: Art, Centro San Antonio, Travis Park

Chamoy City Limits, Centro San Antonio bring free paletas, masks downtown through July

July 23, 2020 By Benjamin Gonzalez 1 Comment

Marcy McChesney delivers a coconut paleta from the Chamoy City Limits food truck on Friday, July 17, 2020.

This month, Centro San Antonio partnered with Chamoy City Limits to provide free paletas, facemasks and hand sanitizer to passersby downtown.

Filed Under: Centro San Antonio, COVID-19, Food & Drink

Houston Street pop-up to offer crawfish, libations in tech district

April 11, 2019 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

On Friday, Centro San Antonio is taking its popular The Spot on Houston pop-up series on the road. Or, rather, down the road.

Filed Under: Centro San Antonio, Food & Drink, Houston Street, Retail

Downtown experts to meet in S.A., discuss growth while preserving culture

October 23, 2018 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

When the International Downtown Association begins its 64th annual conference in San Antonio on Wednesday, more than 900 registrants will meet and exchange ideas on the theme “Retropolitan: The New American City.”

Filed Under: Centro San Antonio, Events

Food trucks to flock again to Houston Street

June 28, 2018 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

The lunch options on Houston Street will get a significant boost on Friday with The Spot of Houston, a kind of midday food truck festival on the empty lot on Houston and Jefferson streets. The participants are Lada Ladies (enchiladas), Bebere Ethiopian, Garbanzo (Mediterranean), Twisted Traditions (German, American, Asian and Italian), Ay Papi (Puerto Rican), […]

Filed Under: Centro San Antonio, Food & Drink, Houston Street

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