The Alazan-Apache Courts toy drive seemed doomed after more than half of the 200 toys collected were stolen from the property’s community room last Friday. Then, San Antonio stepped up.
Holidays
Holiday scenes in and around downtown San Antonio
For the past few weeks, we’ve visited what are normally downtown San Antonio’s most popular spots for viewing and taking pictures of Christmas lights.
Nirenberg, Wolff order citywide curfew for holiday weekend
Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Judge Nelson Wolff have placed a curfew prohibiting people from gathering outside their homes from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Thanksgiving Day and lasting through Monday morning.
H-E-B Christmas tree lighting goes virtual amid Covid-19
This year’s 36th Annual H-E-B Tree Lighting ceremony will happen virtually this year as a safety precaution amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
San Antonio’s Ford Holiday River Parade officially canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
In what may foreshadow an oncoming wave of Christmas-themed cancellations, the River Walk association announced Tuesday this year’s Ford Holiday River Parade has been canceled.
Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner, a tradition for thousands in San Antonio, will switch to delivery
The Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner—a family-run charity event that annually feeds about 25,000 people—is getting a makeover due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The MLK March in a changing East Side
On the shuttle from Freeman Coliseum to MLK Academy, the starting place of the Martin Luther King Jr. March, I remember thinking how the civil rights movement started, partially, on busses.
Commentary: Remember how the River Walk once glowed?
The River Walk doesn’t glow as it once did this time of year. This isn’t a matter of taste, but a matter of fact.
Watch: Museum Reach Christmas tree light show and other holiday scenes
If you haven’t seen the Christmas tree light show at the lock and dam on the Museum Reach, well, here it is.
Houston Street pop-up packs 14 small businesses under one roof
Shoppers can expect to find unique and fun gifts from 14 local businesses during the OPEN Holiday Market inside the vacant retail space at 231 E. Houston St.