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How municipal bonds work, and a brief history of them in San Antonio

April 28, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

What are bonds, exactly? Why does San Antonio pay for infrastructure the way it does? As early voting continues on the $1.2 billion bond package, the Heron answers these questions and others.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Elections, General News, Know Stuff, Sidebar Deep Dive Tagged With: 2007-2012 bond, 2012-2017 bond, 2017-2022 bond, 2022-2027 bond, Ben Gorzell, Carver Branch Library, Christine Drennon, City Council, City of San Antonio, Fitch, general obligation bonds, Grand Hyatt, Hemisfair, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Henry Cisneros, Heywood Sanders, JP Morgan, Las Palmas Branch Library, Moody’s, Municipal Auditorium, Olmos Dam, Roberto Treviño, S&P, SAMCO Capital, San Antonio, San Antonio Fire Department, San Antonio International Airport, San Antonio Police Department, San Antonio River, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Sheryl Sculley, Siebert Williams Shank, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA

San Antonio City Council approves new agreement with Zachry for long-delayed Hemisfair project

April 7, 2022 By Richard Webner 52 Comments

Construction continues at Hemisfair's future Civic Park on the southeast corner of South Alamo and East Market streets on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

On Thursday, City Council approved a new agreement with Zachry Hospitality to redevelop the northwest corner of Hemisfair after the company failed to pay rent or meet its construction deadlines in a 2017 deal.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: ’68 World’s Fair, Andy Segovia, City Council, David Adelman, David Zachry, Hemisfair, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., Hemisfair TIRZ, HPARC, John Courage, Johnson Trube & Associates, Lori Houston, NCAA Final Four, Richard Oliver, Ron Nirenberg, Schultze House, Tara Snowden, The Conservation Society of San Antonio, Vincent Michael, Visit San Antonio, Yanaguana Garden, Zachry, Zachry Hospitality

Photos: NIOSA expands into Hemisfair

April 7, 2022 By Heron Staff 44 Comments

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: Fiesta is back!

April 2, 2022 By Heron Staff 61 Comments

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

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

March 26, 2022 By Heron Staff 59 Comments

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

Mayor Nirenberg, City Council signal support for revised Zachry-Hemisfair lease

March 16, 2022 By Richard Webner 58 Comments

Construction continues at Hemisfair's future Civic Park on the southeast corner of South Alamo and East Market streets on Monday, March 14, 2022.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg and the City Council gave enthusiastic support on Wednesday to the city’s proposal to rewrite a five-year-old agreement with Zachry Hospitality regarding its plan to develop the northwest corner of Hemisfair, a long-delayed project.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: Andres Andujar, City Council, City of San Antonio, Civic Park, David Adelman, David Zachry, HDRC, Hemisfair, HemisFair '68, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., HemisFair Park PFC, Hemisfair Park Public Facilities Corp., Hemisfair Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Hemisfair TIRZ, Historic and Design Review Commission, HPARC, John Courage, Johnson Trube & Associates, Lori Houston, Mario Bravo, NCAA Final Four, NRP Group, Ron Nirenberg, Schultze House, Yanaguana Garden, Zachry, Zachry Corp., Zachry Hospitality

Zachry’s failure to make Hemisfair rent payments prompts new lease agreement

March 14, 2022 By Richard Webner 67 Comments

Constructions continues at Hemisfair's future Civic Park on the southeast corner of South Alamo and East Market streets on Monday, March 14, 2022.

Years behind schedule, the construction of Hemisfair’s Civic Park has been delayed in part by Zachry Hospitality’s inability to start construction of its multi-use development.

Filed Under: 2017-2022 bond, 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: ’68 World’s Fair, Andres Andujar, Cambridge Holdings, City Council, Civic Park, Convention Center, David Zachry, East Market Street, H.B. Zachry, Hemisfair, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., HemisFair Park PFC, Hemisfair Park Public Facilities Corp., Hilton Palacio Del Rio, HPARC, John Jacks, Lori Houston, Lynd Hospitality, Mario Bravo, Omar Gonzalez, Rod Radle, Ron Nirenberg, Schultze House, South Alamo Street, Tara Snowden, Thea Setterbo, Tower of the Americas, Tower Park, Yanaguana Garden, Zachry Hospitality

Photos: Grassroots concert at Hemisfair benefits Ukrainian San Antonio

March 12, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Sergio Leal performs during a concert benefiting Ukrainian San Antonio, the local nonprofit cultural group that is raising money for medical supplies to send back home, on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Hemisfair.

Several dozen supporters of local Ukrainian Americans attended a benefit concert at Hemisfair on Thursday night.

Filed Under: Events, Hemisfair, Photos Tagged With: Adam Tutor, Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson, CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery, Hemisfair, Olenka Bravo, Russia, San Antonio Sound Garden, Ukraine, Ukrainian San Antonio, Viktonya Lundblade

Largest-ever $1.2B bond package set for May 7 election in San Antonio

February 10, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

West Side drone shot. August 29, 2022.

On Thursday, the City Council unanimously approved the proposed $1.2 billion, 2022-2027 bond package—the largest in San Antonio’s history—a vote that now puts the historic infrastructure plan in the hands of voters in the May 7 election.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Elections, Housing Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, Adriana Rocha Garcia, American Rescue Plan Act, Bexar County, Carver Branch Library, City Council, Ella Austin Community Center, Erik Walsh, Hemisfair, housing bond, John Courage, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Zoo, Texas Department of Transportation, Tower of the Americas

Photos: U.S. Courts personnel settling into new federal courthouse

February 8, 2022 By Heron Staff 104 Comments

Construction crews and specialty workers are still working to put the final touches on the newly opened Federal Courthouse in downtown San Antonio, Texas, on Jan. 26, 2022.

All United States Courts personnel have completed their move from the former John H. Wood Jr. Federal Courthouse in Hemisfair into the new federal courthouse at 214 W. Nueva St.

Filed Under: General News, Photos Tagged With: GSA, Hemisfair, John H. Wood Jr. Federal Courthouse, U.S. General Services Administration, United States Courts, Xavier Rodriguez

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