San Antonio Affordable Housing Inc., a nonprofit branch of the city, plans to build two experimental homes on the far East Side, one using earthen materials for its walls, another whose foundation can be adjusted post-construction.
Rinconcito de Esperanza
Priced out of Southtown, SAY Sí goes west
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.
Esperanza center plans rehab of ‘casitas’ to preserve old-style West Side housing
The Rinconcito de Esperanza cultural hub has received $1.5 million from the city to rehab seven historic homes into a community health center, an internet access point and a studio for recording oral histories.
West Side poised to receive first historic district designation
The Esperanza Peace & Justice Center has initiated the creation of a historic district on the West Side.
Museo del Westside to showcase West Side history, culture
Rehab work to create the Museo del Westside, a museum dedicated to West Side history and culture that’s going into an old icehouse, could begin this fall.