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Pop-up mercado featuring 25-plus Farmers Market Plaza tenants now open

January 10, 2021 By Ben Olivo

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.

Filed Under: Market Square, Retail Tagged With: Centro de Artes building, coronavirus, Covid-19, El Mercado, Farmers Market Plaza, Historic Market Square

Advocates worry vaccines will be out of reach for Black and Hispanic neighborhoods devastated by Covid-19

January 10, 2021 By The Texas Tribune

In the state’s largest metropolitan areas, vaccine distribution centers like hospitals and pharmacies are more common in white, affluent neighborhoods.

Filed Under: COVID-19, Texas Tagged With: Austin Public Health, Bexar County, coronavirus, Covid-19, Dallas County, Gov. Greg Abbott, Harris County, Latino Health Forum, Operation Warp Speed, UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin

Top downtown San Antonio stories of 2020

January 1, 2021 By Ben Olivo

Here are the most news-worthy stories of 2020 for the downtown San Antonio area.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Alamo Plaza, Alazán-Apache Courts, Black Lives Matter, Cadillac Bar, City of San Antonio, coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19 Emergency Housing Assistance Program, David Nisivoccia, Fiesta, George Floyd, George P. Bush, Government Hill, Greg Abbott, Mexican Manhattan, Museum Reach Lofts, Reyes Bar, River Walk, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Housing Authority, Texas Historical Commission, The Conservation Society of San Antonio, This is Texas Freedom Force, Weston Urban

Texas’ massive early voting numbers have persisted, leading to predictions of overall turnout unseen in years

October 24, 2020 By The Texas Tribune

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Sunland Park Mall in El Paso on the first day of early voting.

Experts are predicting that as many as 12 million people could vote in Texas this year.

Filed Under: Elections, Texas Tagged With: Brennan Center for Justice, coronavirus, Decision Desk HQ, Derek Ryan, Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott, Hillary Clinton, Manny Garcia, Michael Li, New York University, Pandemic

San Antonio Housing Authority chips in $350K for rental assistance

May 13, 2020 By Ben Olivo

As delinquency has spiked at its properties, the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) has offered to forgive 25% of rent due in June, while also contributing $350,000 to the city’s cost of living emergency assistance fund during the coronavirus pandemic.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, COVID-19, Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority Tagged With: Brandee Perez, CARES Act, coronavirus, Covid-19, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority

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