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Mourners gather at Main Plaza for vigil honoring Uvalde school shooting victims

May 26, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Roxann and Phillip Peña and their two children, Josiah Rodriguez and Amisty Peña, embraced each other during the minutes of silence while wearing crimson shirts that read "Pray For Uvalde." Jessie Dominguez (left) and Karla Mota hold up signs as more than 100 mourners gathered in front of San Fernando Cathedral in downtown San Antonio early Wednesday evening, May 25, 2022, following the murder of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, the day before.

A few hundred mourners gathered in front of San Fernando Cathedral at Main Plaza early Wednesday evening for a vigil for the 19 children and two teachers killed on Tuesday inside Robb Elementary in Uvalde.

Filed Under: General News Tagged With: Main Plaza, San Fernando Cathedral, Uvalde

How municipal bonds work, and a brief history of them in San Antonio

April 28, 2022 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

What are bonds, exactly? Why does San Antonio pay for infrastructure the way it does? As early voting continues on the $1.2 billion bond package, the Heron answers these questions and others.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Elections, General News, Know Stuff, Sidebar Deep Dive Tagged With: 2007-2012 bond, 2012-2017 bond, 2017-2022 bond, 2022-2027 bond, Ben Gorzell, Carver Branch Library, Christine Drennon, City Council, City of San Antonio, Fitch, general obligation bonds, Grand Hyatt, Hemisfair, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Henry Cisneros, Heywood Sanders, JP Morgan, Las Palmas Branch Library, Moody’s, Municipal Auditorium, Olmos Dam, Roberto Treviño, S&P, SAMCO Capital, San Antonio, San Antonio Fire Department, San Antonio International Airport, San Antonio Police Department, San Antonio River, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Sheryl Sculley, Siebert Williams Shank, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA

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

Photos: Activists gather for 32nd International Women’s Day March

March 14, 2022 By Kaylee Beal 65 Comments

Breanna Jimenez (left) and Kate Jimenez join other marchers Saturday morning, March 12, 2022, at Travis Park before the 32nd San Antonio International Women’s Day March.

About a hundred marchers gathered at 10 Saturday morning at Travis Park for the 32nd San Antonio International Women’s Day March & Rally.

Filed Under: Events, General News, Photos Tagged With: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders for Justice in San Antonio, Autonomous Brown Berets De San Anto, Bexar County Young Democrats, Domesticas Unidas, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Fuerza Unida, Party for Socialism & Liberation - San Antonio, San Antonio International Women’s Day March & Rally, Texas Organizing Project, Travis Park, Veterans For Peace

Photos: Life at the rodeo

February 20, 2022 By Heron Staff 56 Comments

A boy enjoys corn at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo carnival on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

Contributing photographer Kaylee Greenlee Beal roamed the grounds of the stock show and rodeo and captured these shots of life at the rodeo.

Filed Under: Events, General News, Photos Tagged With: AT&T Center, Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo

Photos: U.S. Courts personnel settling into new federal courthouse

February 8, 2022 By Heron Staff 104 Comments

Construction crews and specialty workers are still working to put the final touches on the newly opened Federal Courthouse in downtown San Antonio, Texas, on Jan. 26, 2022.

All United States Courts personnel have completed their move from the former John H. Wood Jr. Federal Courthouse in Hemisfair into the new federal courthouse at 214 W. Nueva St.

Filed Under: General News, Photos Tagged With: GSA, Hemisfair, John H. Wood Jr. Federal Courthouse, U.S. General Services Administration, United States Courts, Xavier Rodriguez

Monday is your deadline to register to vote in the Texas primary runoff

June 12, 2020 By The Texas Tribune 3 Comments

The runoff election for the Democratic and Republican primaries is July 14. The runoffs were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Filed Under: General News, Politics

Black Lives Matter march shifts gears as it passes through Southtown to La Villita, Hemisfair

June 9, 2020 By Carson Bolding 3 Comments

The Arneson River Theatre is packed with Black Lives Matter protestors Monday afternoon.

In San Antonio, Black Lives Matter protestors gathered at Blue Star Arts Complex south of downtown for a silent march to La Villita and Hemisfair.

Filed Under: General News

Protestors demand police reform from Mayor Nirenberg, city officials

June 5, 2020 By Benjamin Gonzalez 3 Comments

On the sixth consecutive day of gatherings against police brutality in downtown San Antonio, about 500 protestors looked for city officials to match verbal support with action.

Filed Under: General News

Nightly downtown, Alamo Plaza curfew in place through Sunday

June 4, 2020 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

Alamo Plaza is fenced up on the afternoon of Thursday, June 4, 2020.

In response to the potential for more unrest, city officials have announced a nightly curfew for downtown and Alamo Plaza through Sunday.

Filed Under: Alamo Plaza, General News

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