Residents of the Lavaca neighborhood are voicing their displeasure with a 7-Eleven gas station that’s planned for a 1-acre plot of land along Interstate 37 between Florida and Carolina streets.
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Olivo: Lone Star Brewery’s $24M incentive deal needed more critical analysis
Any concerns about the sheer size of the Lone Star’s $24 million incentive deal, or over the potential displacement of nearby residents, were outweighed by the fact that someone is finally breathing new life into these ghostly industrial shells after 25 years.
San Antonio’s newest distillery, Devils River Whiskey, set to debut on East Houston
Devils River Whiskey is finally set to open on Wednesday inside the Burns building at 401 E. Houston St. The distillery is also relocating its headquarters from Dallas.
Texas businesses must decide whether to require face masks. Some worry they could lose customers either way.
A day after Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans to fully reopen businesses and end the state’s mask mandate, small business owners across Texas found themselves struggling to decide what to do next.
New downtown businesses like their chances during pandemic
You might ask new downtown business owners if they’re crazy to open during the pandemic. Some say it’s the perfect time.
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.
Funeral home owner planning apartment-condo mid-rise in downtown San Antonio
Robert “Dick” Tips, owner of Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries, is pursuing the development of a mid-rise apartment and condo building near the Broadway corridor.
Louisiana developer plans short-term rentals for former Travis Street beauty college
Metairie, La.-based developer Beau Baudier plans to renovate a circa-1928, three-story commercial building on East Travis Street that has been largely unused in recent memory.
Weston Urban plans 32-story apartment tower in downtown tech district
Weston Urban has submitted plans to the city to build a 32-story apartment tower with ground-floor retail a block from Geekdom and the Frost Tower.
City Council OKs zoning compromise in contentious Government Hill case
A heated zoning fight in Government Hill, which has been ongoing for a year, has come to an end.