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Esperanza Peace & Justice Center breaks ground on West Side museum

March 30, 2022 By Ben Olivo

Graciela Sanchez, director of the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Museo del Westside takes place on the morning of Tuesday, March, 29, 2022, at the Rinconcito de Esperanza, 816 S. Colorado St., San Antonio, TX, on the city's West Side.

After more than 10 years of planning, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center is a year away from completing its Museo del Westside, a community space dedicated to West Side history and culture inside the old Ruben’s Ice House.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Museums, Neighborhoods, West Side Tagged With: Blanca "Blanquita Rosa" Rodríguez, Casa de Cuentos, David Gonzales, Esmeralda Reyes Rocha, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Henry Gomez, Houck Foundation, Impact San Antonio, Irma Reyes Guevara, Las Tesoros de San Antonio, M&E Grocery Store, Manuel Reyes Jr., Mariachi Esperanza, MujerArtes, Museo del Westside, National Endowment for the Humanities, Patricia Reyes Zepeda, Rinconcito de Esperanza, Ruben's Ice House, San Antonio Area Foundation, Teri Castillo, West Side, Westside TIRZ

Photos: Cesar E. Chavez march returns to downtown San Antonio after two-year hiatus

March 26, 2022 By Heron Staff

Thousands of people march in the 26th annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice through downtown San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, March 26, 2022.

The 26th Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice returned to the streets of San Antonio this morning following a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.

Filed Under: Events, Photos, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Cesar Chavez Foundation, Cesar E. Chavez Educational & Legacy Foundation, Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice, Erika Prosper, Ernest Martinez, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Hemisfair, Paul Chavez, Ron Nirenberg, United Farm Workers of America

Priced out of Southtown, SAY Sí goes west

March 23, 2021 By Josh Feola

Twenty seven years into its run, the youth arts education nonprofit is preparing to open the doors on its massive new West Side space by Apache Creek later this year.

Filed Under: Art, Education, Neighborhoods, West Side Tagged With: Alazán-Apache Courts, Apache Creek, Bexar County, Blue Star Arts Complex, Charles Butt Foundation, Chili Bowl, Christian Academy of San Antonio, City of San Antonio, David Rogers, Deborah Rogers, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Jon Hinojosa, Nicole Amri, North East School of the Arts, Rinconcito de Esperanza, SAHA, San Antonio Food Bank, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio River Authority, San Antonio Water System, SAY Sí, Shirley Gonzales, Southtown, St. Mary's University, Stephen Garza-Guzman, Tafolla Middle School, West Side, Westside TIRZ

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