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Photos: Fiesta Flambeau Parade returns from Covid-related absence

April 10, 2022 By Heron Staff

Thousands of people attend the Fiesta Flambeau Parade on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Hundreds of thousands of party-goers witnessed the return of the Fiesta Flambeau Parade, one of Fiesta’s most attended events, following a two-year absence because of Covid-19.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Fiesta, Fiesta Flambeau Parade

Photos: Battle of Flowers Parade returns after two-year Covid cancellation

April 10, 2022 By Heron Staff

Thousands of people attend the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday, April 8, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

The Battle of Flowers Parade returned to the streets of downtown San Antonio after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Alamo, Battle of Flowers Parade, Crockett Park, Fiesta

Photos: NIOSA expands into Hemisfair

April 7, 2022 By Heron Staff

Eric cracks a cascarón on his wife’s head, Kat, during the second night of A Night in Old San Antonio, or NIOSA, during Fiesta on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at La Villita in downtown San Antonio, Texas.

A year after a truncated version of A Night in Old San Antonio, or NIOSA, was held, the popular four-day event returned to La Villita, let’s say, wider than ever.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, La Villita, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: A Night in Old San Antonio, Fiesta, Hemisfair, La Villita, Maverick Plaza, NIOSA, The Conservation Society of San Antonio

Photos: Thousands return to River Walk for annual Texas Cavaliers River Parade

April 4, 2022 By Heron Staff

More than 50 floats paraded through the River Walk during the Texas Cavaliers River Parade on Monday, April 4, 2022, in downtown San Antonio, Texas.

Tens of thousands of people descended on the River Walk for Fiesta’s annual Texas Cavaliers River Parade on Monday night.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, River Walk, Slideshows Tagged With: Fiesta, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, River Walk, Shops at Rivercenter, Texas Cavaliers, Texas Cavaliers River Parade, Torch of Friendship

ICYMI: Native American traditions celebrated at Fiesta’s annual pow wow

April 4, 2022 By Heron Staff

Robby Soto dances to the drums at a Native American Fiesta Pow Wow at Mission County Park #2, San Antonio, Texas.

United San Antonio Pow Wow held its annual Celebrations of Traditions Pow Wow, an official Fiesta event, Saturday afternoon at Mission County Park #2 on the South Side.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Celebrations of Traditions Pow Wow, Fiesta, Mission County Park #2, United San Antonio Pow Wow

Photos: A Taste of New Orleans celebrates 35 years at San Antonio’s Sunken Garden Theater

April 3, 2022 By Heron Staff

Velma Giles (from left), Taufao Davis and Rhonda Sims dance while listening to a jazz band perform during A Taste of New Orleans, the 35th edition of the Fiesta event, on Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas.

Thousands flocked to the Sunken Garden Theater over the weekend for the 35th edition of A Taste of New Orleans.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: A Taste of New Orleans, Billy Ray Sheppard, Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band, Dirty River Jazz Band, Europa, Fiesta, New Orleans, San Antonio Zulu Association, Sunken Garden Theater, The Original Pinettes Brass Band

Photos: Fiesta is back!

April 2, 2022 By Heron Staff

John-Paul Calvo and Uriel Diaz pose for a photo during Fiesta Fiesta at Hemisfair, San Antonio, TX, on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Photo by Chris Stokes | Heron contributor

Thousands of people gathered for Fiesta Fiesta, the official start of San Antonio’s 11-day party with a purpose at Hemisfair on Thursday night.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Hemisfair, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Fiesta, Fiesta Fiesta, Hemisfair

BH Properties’ $9M renovation of former CPS Energy building in downtown San Antonio receives first approval

July 22, 2021 By Richard Webner

BH Properties plans to upgrade the offices of this former CPS Energy building at 146 Navarro St. View from Villita Street.

L.A.-based BH Properties plans to launch a $9 million renovation of the 10-story office building it purchased from CPS Energy later this year.

Filed Under: Architecture, CPS Energy, Office, Parking, River Walk, Transactions Tagged With: Andrew Van Tuyle, Arneson River Theatre, BH Properties, Brian Park, CPS Energy, Fiesta, Gensler, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, La Villita, Mexican Consulate, MP Studio, River Walk, Villita Assembly Building

Texas Cavaliers River Parade brings thousands downtown for first time since pandemic

June 22, 2021 By Ben Olivo

The Texas Cavaliers River Parade was back Monday night, June 21, after being canceled last year due to Covid-19.

Fiesta may have started last week, but on Monday, thousands of San Antonians flocked to the River Walk for the Texas Cavaliers River Parade—the first major public gathering since the Covid-19 pandemic canceled the annual event last year.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta Tagged With: Fiesta, River Walk, Texas Cavaliers River Parade

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

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