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Development Profile: AC by Marriott and Element by Westin

October 1, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

The AC by Marriott and Element by Westin at 111 Soledad St., on Sept. 23, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. Scheduled to open Oct. 6.

Winston Hotels, a Raleigh, N.C.-based developer, is scheduled to open an AC by Marriott on Thursday inside conjoined former office towers at 111 Soledad St.

Filed Under: Commerce Street, Development, Hotels, Soledad Street Tagged With: 1 Watson, AC by Marriott, Element by Westin, Main Plaza, Mathew A. Jalazo, Primera Partners, Winston Hotels

Mourners gather at Main Plaza for vigil honoring Uvalde school shooting victims

May 26, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Roxann and Phillip Peña and their two children, Josiah Rodriguez and Amisty Peña, embraced each other during the minutes of silence while wearing crimson shirts that read "Pray For Uvalde." Jessie Dominguez (left) and Karla Mota hold up signs as more than 100 mourners gathered in front of San Fernando Cathedral in downtown San Antonio early Wednesday evening, May 25, 2022, following the murder of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, the day before.

A few hundred mourners gathered in front of San Fernando Cathedral at Main Plaza early Wednesday evening for a vigil for the 19 children and two teachers killed on Tuesday inside Robb Elementary in Uvalde.

Filed Under: General News Tagged With: Main Plaza, San Fernando Cathedral, Uvalde

Slab Cinema opens Arthouse concept at Blue Star Arts Complex

August 27, 2021 By Jose T. Garza III 2 Comments

Rick Martinez stands inside the Slab Cinema Arthouse, 134 Blue Star at the Blue Star Arts Complex on Aug. 25, 2021.

The Slab Cinema Arthouse officially opens at 8 tonight at the Blue Star Arts Complex with a screening of “Sunset Boulevard,” the 1950 classic Billy Wilder film starring Gloria Swanson as an aging silent film star.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Angela Martinez, Blue Star Arts Complex, Blue Star Contemporary, Fotoseptiembre USA, Hemisfair, Legacy Park, Main Plaza, Michael Berrier, Mike Casey, Planet of the Tapes, Rhonda Kuhlman, Rick Martinez, San Antonio Botanical Garden, Slab Cinema, Slab Cinema Arthouse, Southtown, Southtown Flats, Tuna Icehouse and Grill, Woodlawn Lake

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