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ALAMO HEIGHTS
Vol. 2, Issue 9
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SUSAN YERKES
King William
Monte Vista
COMMUNITY NEWS
Olmos Park
Terrell Hills
pg. 15
Alamo Heights Gateway project
leads to calls for reforms at meeting
Gallagher says he won’t
be idle in District 10 seat
New councilman has long career in
military, public service on North Side
Development continues to be sore subject for some
by Nicole Lessin
A
LAMO HEIGHTS — The
search for a resolution on
a proposed mixed-use
luxury apartment development may
be on hold, but city leaders say the
controversy shows reforms are needed
to avoid similar conflicts in the future.
pg. 20 Opera Piccola aims to
entertain the masses
Contemporary and classic
works sung in English
That view, voiced by Mayor Louis
Cooper, arose from a sometimes heated
discussion that resulted in a 3-2 vote by
the City Council Feb. 10 to table approving
a written form of a modified specific-use
permit adopted at an earlier meeting for
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Why Cisneros
Airport failed to fly
by susan yerkes
W
hat’s in a
name?
Sometimes,
more than you
bargained for. That’s
the lesson folks at
the San Antonio
Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce learned when they launched
a short-lived campaign to rename San
Antonio International Airport for former
Mayor Henry Cisneros.
The concept failed to take wing.
Within a week, the plan was put “on
hold.” For now, that is a wise move.
Although many supported the idea after
Hispanic Chamber Chairwoman Patricia
Stout announced the campaign to rename
the airport at the group’s annual gala, a
chorus of Cisneros-bashers leapt into
the fray on talk radio and myriad blogs,
threatening to create a controversy.
And then the prospective honoree
himself put the kibosh on the plan.
“I don’t want to draw the community
into further contentiousness,” Cisneros
wrote in a thanks-but-no-thanks letter
to Chamber leaders, citing his ongoing
involvement with various city projects
(including airport expansion) and national
efforts to pass immigration reform. He
also believes that landmarks should bear
the monikers of people who have died.
But the Lila Cockrell Theater, Henry
B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Nelson
Wolff Municipal Stadium, Cyndi Taylor
Krier Juvenile Correctional Treatment
Center, Howard Peak Greenway Trails
System, Phil Hardberger Park and
Paul Elizondo Tower indicate San
Antonio civic leaders like to honor their
peers while they’re still standing.
In fact, some folks first floated the
Cisneros Airport idea decades ago.
“A group of us who volunteered for
Henry’s campaigns back when he was
mayor talked about naming the airport
for him way back then,” one longtime
Cisneros supporter told me when the flak
about the recent initiative started to fly.
Aside from the controversy it
might generate, the airport-naming
idea also has practical drawbacks
in terms of civic strategy.
On the one hand, there are plenty of
airports named for people, including
New York’s LaGuardia and JFK, D.C.’s
Reagan National, California’s celebrity
cluster (John Wayne and Bob Hope
airports), New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong
Airport, and Houston’s William P. Hobby
Airport and Bush Intercontinental.
But while San Antonio’s airport has
expanded impressively in recent years, this
city is still, alas, not one of the country’s
high-profile “hub” destinations. It’s a
connector airport, lacking the passenger
traffic that makes the big hubs household
names. “With an airport our size, people
from other places may not associate a
person’s name with the city. I’m all for
naming something in town for Henry,
but we need to keep our city’s name
out there on the airport,” one longtime
aviation industry leader told me.
If not the airport, what would
be an apt edifice to bear Cisneros’
name? The idea is not going away.
“We think Henry is very deserving.
Remember too, that he has served as our
Hispanic Chamber chair. I believe it is
time he is recognized like other mayors
and county leaders,” Stout told me.
“We respect Henry’s wishes, and
we are putting this on hold,” added
Chamber CEO Ramiro Cavazos.
“But we will still move forward, and
work with other community leaders,
to do something. When you go back
and look at all the good things Henry
did and still is doing —the airport,
economic development, education, the
downtown library…The library would
be another appropriate place…”
The downtown San Antonio Public
Library, famously designed by brilliant
Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta,
has come up several times as a place
to name in Cisneros’ honor.
The Alamodome seems like a
good fit to me, since it was one of
Cisneros’ major initiatives.
Bottom line: San Antonio has a
lot of venues. Somewhere out there,
one is waiting for Cisneros’ name.
Now it’s your turn, readers.
What do you think?
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March 2014
OUR
GUIDE
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Happening LOCAL
Plan your month with our calendar of upcoming events in the community.
MARCH
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NANOTECHNOLOGY PIONEER
SPEAKS Sir Harold W. Kroto,
a British chemist and recipient
of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry,
presents "The Birth of Natural Philosophy
and Its Prodigal Son: Science" at 7:30 p.m. in
Laurie Auditorium on the campus of Trinity
University. Part of Trinity's Distinguished
Scientists Lecture Series, the event is free
and open to the public. For more, call 9998406. The campus is at 1 Trinity Place.
MARCH
DOORWAYS OF HOPE The
annual luncheon of Alpha
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Home, in the Monte Vista
Historic District, runs from 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m. at the Omni San Antonio Hotel,
9821 Colonnade Blvd. Former Spurs
George “Iceman” Gervin is the featured
speaker; Sam and Gayle Youngblood are
the 2014 honorees. Tickets are available
online at http://bit.ly/alphadoh. Alpha
Home offers women spiritually based
treatment for substance-abuse disorders.
TEXAS FRONTIER WEEK The
MARCH
10-14 Institute of Texan Cultures, 801
E. Cesar Chavez Blvd., provides
a Spring Break getaway to centuries
past. The Back 40 – which includes the
Log House, Adobe House, One-Room
Schoolhouse and Frontier Fort – will offer
family activities presented by the Texas
Time Travelers, San Antonio Botanical
Garden and Texas AgriLife. Frontier Week
activities run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each
day Admission is $6 for children, $8 for
adults and $7 for those 65 and older.
MARCH
ALAMO HEIGHTS The
MARCH
SPRING BREAK The Alamo
MARCH
10-14
fitness
ART
CAMP ASSIST SPRING
BREAK CAMP Boys and
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SPRING BREAK FAMILY
DAYS Subtitled “LOVE is All
MARCH
20
Heights, North East and San
Antonio independent school
districts are out for the holidays.
outdoor
Music
FOOD
OLMOS PARK The City
Council meets at 6 p.m.,
120 W. El Prado Drive.
ALAMO HEIGHTS
INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
The board meets 7 p.m. at 7101
Broadway in the Central Office.
MARCH
20
You Need,” these programs
at the McNay Art Museum are part of
the museum’s “Robert Indiana: Beyond
LOVE” exhibit. Art and poetry activities
built around the artist’s iconic “LOVE”
sculpture will be offered, along with an
“Indy 500” pushcart derby. Hours are 2-4
p.m. March 11 and 12, 2-6 p.m. March
13. For more, go to www.mcnayart.org.
10-14
TALK
MARCH
girls in grades one through
eight can attend the camp to work on
basketball skills while also helping atrisk youth in the community. Proceeds
pay for free basketball camps for
children whose families can't afford
them. The camp will be held during
Spring Break at Saint Mary's Hall,
9401 Starcrest Drive. For more, visit
ballercamps.org/registration.html.
MARCH
City Council meets 5:30
10
p.m. at 1248 Austin
Highway, Suite 220. Another meeting
at the same time is March 24.
h a p p e n i ng k e y
SANTE! TOUR & WINE
TASTING As part of the
statewide observance of
French Cultures Month, Villa Finale
Museum & Gardens offers a lighthearted
tour that focuses on the mansion’s
French-origin artworks and decorative
pieces. It will be followed by a tasting
of French wines; appetizers are served
all evening. The tour begins at 5 p.m.;
cost is $15 for members of Villa Finale/
National Trust, $20 for nonmembers.
For reservations, call 223-9800. Villa
Finale is at 401 King William St.
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MARCH
THE COLOR OF BLIND This
29-30 Contemporary Art Month show is
billed as an interactive exhibit for
both blind and seeing patrons. For the second
year, local artist Trina Bacon has assembled
works that involve the senses of taste, smell and
touch as well as sight. Exhibit hours are 6-10
p.m. March 29 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 30;
there is no admission cost. The show is at the
Mercury Project gallery, 538 Roosevelt Ave.
MARCH
26
STEVE JOBS AUTHOR
SPEAKS Walter Isaacson,
president and CEO of the
Aspen Institute and former chairman
and CEO of CNN and editor of TIME
magazine, will discuss “Steve Jobs: A
Life” during the 2014 Flora Cameron
Lecture on Politics and Public Affairs
at 7:30 p.m. in Laurie Auditorium at
Trinity University, 1 Trinity Place. The
lecture is free and open to the public.
MARCH
SICLOVIA The twice-yearly event
has moved south, clearing the
streets to permit people-powered
movement starting at Cesar Chavez Boulevard
and St. Mary’s Street, and running down St.
Mary’s, Roosevelt Avenue and East Mitchell
Street to Mission Concepcion. Walkers
and runners, cyclists and skateboarders
can move about safely along the 2.5-mile
stretch of road, and there will be group
activities, demonstrations and vendors.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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APRIL
TUESDAY MUSICAL CLUB This
season’s Artist Series concludes
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with a performance by Houston’s
Sophie Shao, a highly acclaimed cellist
who has performed across the country as
well as in Europe and Asia. Her concert
begins at 2 p.m. at Laurel Heights United
Methodist Church, 227 W. Woodlawn
Ave. Tickets, $25, can be purchased at the
door half an hour before the concert.
APRIL
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THE 8th ANNUAL ST. ANTHONY
DE PADUA ACTS A scholarship
golf tournament to benefit retreats
held by the ACTS community of the church is
at The Republic Golf Club, 4226 S.E. Military
Drive with tee time at 1 p.m. The event
includes lunch and dinner, live and silent
auctions and prizes. For more information, call
972-342-5886 or 273-5501, or email actsgolf1@
gmail.com. For player registration, call 7231506 or 606-7236, or email ejpaz51@hotmail.
com or [email protected].
APRIL
FIESTA SAN ANTONIO Take
note – the big party has a longer
run this year and encompasses
both Passover and Easter. For a complete list
of events, visit http://www.fiesta-sa.org/.
10-27
APRIL
ALAMO HEIGHTS NIGHT
The city celebrates Fiesta with
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an evening of food from top
restaurants and caterers; bands, including
Tennessee Valley Authority and a mariachi
group; and a carnival midway with lots
of family activities. The fun runs from
5:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the University of
the Incarnate Word Natatorium. Tickets
are $10 for adults and $5 for children
12-17 and those with a student ID.
Tickets will only be sold at the gate.
APRIL
BEETHOVEN 5K/10K This
annual event raises funds
for Youth Orchestras of San
Antonio, benefiting 1,600 young musicians.
YOSA musicians will provide music
along the run/walk course, which starts
at Central Market, 4821 Broadway, and
winds through Alamo Heights. The best
Beethoven costume wins $100. Race-day
registration starts at 7 a.m. and the walk
starts at 7:45 a.m. Fees are $25 for the 5K
and $35 for the 10K; they go up $5 on
April 1. For more information, to see the
course or to register, go to www.yosa.org.
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APRIL
EASTER BUNNY VISIT The
Easter Bunny is coming to
Alamo Quarry Market from
10 a.m. to noon, with plenty of photo ops.
The event will take place near Learning
Express Toys and Regal Cinemas.
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The deadline is April 6 for
artists, crafters and musicians
to register for this annual event, which is
noon-8 p.m. at McAllister Auditorium
at San Antonio College, 1300 San Pedro
Ave. Application forms and more
information are available at http://
saspa.org/northside-arts-festival/.
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COMMUNICATIONS
THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS The
MAR 21
Association of Women in
Communications is offering two college
scholarships for women who are going
back to school after an absence of at least
three years. Applicants must have a high
school diploma or General Educational
Development certificate and must be
planning to major in a communicationrelated field. More information and an
application form are available at www.
awcsa.com, or by contacting Becky Huff
at 830-500-2349 or [email protected].
UT Medicine offers the power of academic medicine from our
School of Medicine faculty and the convenience of a private
practice setting at the Medical Arts & Research Center in
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Submitting events: Email all
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March 2014
Address of local business
LOCAL LOWDOWN
Take a quick look at what’s new in the community from opening and closings to news tidbits.
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Opening Soon
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IN OTHER NEWS
THE KING WILLIAM ASSOCIATION recently
1. GUSTOLOGY, 1856 Nacogdoches Road
in the Carousel Court Shopping Center, is
a mixology studio offering cocktail-crafting
classes where people can learn to be their own
mixologist. It is not a bar, but the classes are
great for corporate and mobile events, private
parties, anniversaries, birthdays and more, say
the staffers. For more, call 892-1292 or visit
www.Gustologist.com. (See story on page 22)
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2. FRATELLO'S ITALIAN MARKET & DELI,
2503 Broadway, opened just a few months
ago not far from Brackenridge Park and
features a deli, a restaurant, a market and
catering. The market and pizzeria are
open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, and closed Sunday. The restaurant's
hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. and 5-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
and closed Sunday. For more, call 4440227, visit www.fratellosdeli.com or go to
the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/
FratellosDeliMarket. (See story on page 23)
3. STUDIO FIFTEEN, 3602 Avenue B, offers
"progressive" haircuts for men and women,
bridal chignons, updos, highlights and
corrective color, said Yvette Salazar, who
developed the store's concept. Hours are
7:45 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to
9:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.
to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,
9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and 7:45 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Saturday. For more, call 7816765 or visit studiofifteenbyyvette.net.
p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
For more, call 249-6566, visit http://juicecentral.com or like them on Facebook.
4. FOCAL POINT VISION, 2520 Broadway,
Suite 200, offers LASIK, PRK, Visian
ICL, laser-cataract surgery, crosslinking,
Intacs, keratoconus management, dry-eye
management, corneal-disease treatment,
corneal transplants, diabetic and glaucoma
eye exams and general ophthalmology.
This is the clinic's third location in San
Antonio. To learn more, call 614-3600 or
visit http://www.focalpointvision.com/.
5. NORTHEAST OB/GYN ASSOCIATES,
250 E. Basse Road, Suite 205, specializes in
women's health care including pregnancies,
menopause and post-menopause. Hours
are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday. For more, call 653-5501, go to www.
ne-obgyn.com or visit them on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/neobgyn.
6. JUICE CENTRAL, 4718 Broadway,
offers made-to-order juices and smoothies
from mixed fresh fruits and vegetables,
salads, nutritional supplements and
wellness products. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6
presented a check for $7,000 to Jim Eskin,
executive director of the Alamo Colleges
Foundation. The KWA Endowed Scholarship
was established in 1986 under the auspices of
KWA member Dr. Ralph Wells to give financial
assistance to Brackenridge High School
students attending one of the Alamo Colleges.
THE ST. ANTHONY HOTEL at 300 Travis
St. has signed a partnership agreement with
Feast, a restaurant in the King William
Historic District known for New American
cuisine with a Mediterranean flair, hotel
officials announced. The addition of the
as-yet unnamed restaurant and bar is part
of the hotel’s renovation, which is expected
to be completed by July. When the hotel
reopens, it will operate as one of 14 Luxury
Collection properties by Starwood Hotels
and Resorts in the country – and the
only Luxury Collection hotel in Texas.
FIDEL RODRIGUEZ JR. has been named
as the 2014 Aggie Lawyer of the Year by
the Texas Aggie Bar Association. He is a
1973 graduate of the university, served as a
captain in the Air Force, received a master
of business administration degree from the
University of Texas at San Antonio and is
a 1980 University of Texas School of Law
graduate. He is the primary shareholder
in The Law Office of Fidel Rodriguez Jr.
ENERGY-SAVING MEASURES implemented
at Trinity University in connection with
the Center for Science and Innovation are
Name of local business
being credited with the campus receiving
more than $1.3 million in rebates from
CPS Energy, San Antonio's municipally
owned utility. Construction on the
energy-efficient $127 million CSI complex
started in May 2010 and is expected to
finish this May, Trinity officials said.
INESSA STEPANENKO, the assistant director
for International Student and Scholar Services
at Trinity University, journeyed to Sochi,
Russia, in February for a homecoming of sorts
to work with Team USA at the 2014 Sochi
2014 Winter Olympics. Stepanenko was born
in Russia and lived there 20 years before her
family was uprooted during the Georgian
Civil War. Her family left Sukhumi, about an
hour from Sochi, as refugees and eventually
ended up in Texas. Stepanenko attended
Schreiner University and began working in
Trinity's Office of International Programs in
2004. She had not been back to her homeland
until the Olympics. Stepanenko, who is
not an athlete, concentrated on sports and
diplomatic services during the winter games.
MARK BRODL, associate vice president
for academic affairs and the George W.
Brackenridge Distinguished Professor of
Biology at Trinity University, has been named a
2014 Fellow by the Council on Undergraduate
Research. Brodl, a plant biologist, will receive
the honor at the 2014 CUR Conference in
June in Washington, D.C. The first Trinity
CUR Fellow, named in 2006, is Nancy
Mills, Murchison Professor of Chemistry.
MILITARY ADVANCED EDUCATION has
awarded the University of the Incarnate
Word a designation as a Top Military
Friendly University in its 2014 Guide to
Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities,
just released in print, and available online
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at www.mae-kmi.com. From community
colleges to state universities, online
universities and nationally known centers
of higher learning, MAE’s 2014 Guide to
Military Friendly Colleges & Universities
provides potential students with information
about institutions that assist members of
the armed forces, according to officials.
ELECTIONS are set for May 10 to fill City
Council seats in Alamo Heights for places
3, 4 and 5; two council members and the
mayor in Olmos Park; and the mayor's spot
and two council places in Terrell Hills; all
terms are for two years. Meanwhile, places
3 and 4 on the Alamo Heights Independent
School District board are up for grabs; and
the North East Independent School District
board is holding a race for districts 2, 3
and 7. Early voting is April 28 to May 6.
DANIEL SHAY, a third-grade teacher at
Woodridge Elementary School, has been
honored by the Alamo Heights Rotary
Club for excellence in teaching.
THE ALAMO HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL
cheerleaders ranked in the top six at
the Universal Cheerleaders Association
national competition in early February.
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THE 2013 EDITION OF "IT'S ALL
INSIDE," the Alamo Heights High
School yearbook, recently received the
University Interscholastic League Award
of Distinguished Merit, officials said. This
is the fifth year in a row the staff — which
includes members of the Journalism and
Yearbook Team — has won the honor.
Meanwhile, the 2013 Jabberwocky, the high
school's literary magazine, was recently
ranked in the top 10 in state — for the fourth
year in a row — by the National Council of
Teachers of English Program to Recognize
Excellence in Student Literary Magazines.
About 375 school literary magazines
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local our turn
toll roads are surely going to become
clogged as motorists routinely divert off the
highway to avoid more taxation — er, tolls.
Taxpayers need to let our elected
leaders know — again — that it’s time
to put the brakes on plans to cover the
North Side in toll roads that will only
waste money and cause bottlenecks.
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E
ven though residents
for years have said no
to toll roads and the
double-dipping taxation they
represent, it seems local officials
are determined to stick their hands
into our wallets by creating these
wasteful projects on the North Side.
The Texas Department of Transportation
recently unveiled a plan to allocate about
$825 million to fund expansions of
Interstate 10, U.S. 281 and Loop 1604.
Included is the transformation of 281
into a four-lane tolled expressway from
Stone Oak Boulevard to the Bexar-Comal
county line, as well as tolled connector
ramps at the I-10/1604 interchange. Construction should start by early 2015.
Highway officials euphemistically
proclaim the new toll roads are different
from traditional ones because they will
have managed lanes — motorists in singleoccupant cars will have to pay, but people
in car pools and using mass transit won’t.
Sadly, several local elected officials cheered
the announcement, saying the tollways are
needed to handle the area’s continued growth.
Don’t these officials get it? Residents
already fork over enough to the state for
drivers’ licenses, plates, registration and other
fees that create and maintain roadways. Now
we’re going to have to pay for the “privilege”
of driving on roads our taxes already built?
Haven’t these bureaucrats already noticed
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down Texas 130, the multimillion-dollar
tollway boondoggle that was supposed
to relieve heavy traffic on Interstate
35 from San Antonio to Austin?
And now they want to do this to
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Even worse, the plans call for local tax
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a new $10 hike for vehicle registration and a
cut of local sales taxes called the Advanced
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by politicians and bureaucrats who think
they know what’s best for the rest of us.
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L
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future. The idea being put in place by
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said Gijs Van Oort, CEO of HASA.
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All are overseen by the Texas Health
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“A lot of people simply want to see their
record (at the doctor’s office or hospital)
and sometimes find the information is
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way to educate the patient, track data for
chronic diseases and “gives them more
purpose to take action,” he added.
While larger medical groups, which
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“I love my job,” said pediatrician Ryan
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work every day knowing I’m making an
impact on children and their families.”
One of the biggest challenges faced
today by pediatricians is helping parents
understand when antibiotics should be used.
He and his colleagues prescribe them
only when truly needed, Van Ramshorst
said. According to the latest research
from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, evidence indicates that
“unnecessary antibiotics can be harmful
by promoting resistant organisms in
(a) child and the community.”
Dr. Leah Jacobson said at her
practice, Through the Years Pediatrics,
she often tries to discuss with families
when it’s right to take antibiotics.
“We consciously try to limit prescribing
antibiotics. Over the years the tendency was to
offer an antibiotic whenever a parent requested
one for their children,” said Jacobson, a
board-certified pediatrician and a Fellow
of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
According to the academy, about 10 million
antibiotic prescriptions are written every
year for upper respiratory infections that
likely won’t improve from antibiotic use.
Plus, unnecessary antibiotic use
puts children at risk of side effects or a
potential allergy to the medications, and
increases the risk of antibiotic resistance
by bacteria, AAP researchers said.
Another issue Jacobson has seen is parents
choosing not to vaccinate their children.
“One of the first things we do with
new patients is discuss vaccinations with
their parents,” said Jacobson, a mother
of three who serves on the Bexar County
Medical Society board of directors. “If a
parent says they do not want their children
vaccinated, we politely tell them our
practice is not for them and encourage
them to seek out another pediatrician.”
She added, “We are seeing diseases
in children we thought we wouldn’t see
again, like pertussis – whooping cough.”
That disease is largely preventable with
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to make one thing
clear: He didn’t get appointed in
late January just to warm a seat.
When second-term District 10 Councilman
Carlton Soules, a self-avowed conservative,
announced he was stepping down to
run for Bexar County judge in the GOP
primary, he left a void in what continues
to be a fast-growing part of San Antonio.
That hole was filled Jan. 30 when the City
Council unanimously voted to name the
retired Air Force colonel to the position for
the remaining three months of the term.
“I made it clear to every one of the
decision-makers that I did not intend to
be a placeholder,” Gallagher told LOCAL
Community News. “I have already made
my intentions known that yes, I will be
running for the District 10 seat when this
term is over. It’s vital to keep things going
on the right path they currently are.”
The special election is May 10.
Gallagher’s appointment comes just a
few weeks after Joe Krier was named to the
District 9 seat; Councilwoman Elisa Chan
left in October to pursue a run for the state
Senate District 25 seat as a Republican.
Gallagher, a longtime neighborhood leader,
was among a group of three finalists narrowed
from a wider candidate pool of seven hopefuls.
Mayor Julian Castro and other council
members said there was a consensus
the appointee had to be able to hit the
ground running and continue with
the initiatives Soules started.
Up until his appointment, Gallagher,
67, served as president of the Northeast
Neighborhood Alliance. He also was
chairman of the San Antonio Board of
Adjustment, and was the former president
and current vice president of the Northern
Hills Homeowners Association.
He worked directly with the outgoing
Soules on many of the programs
focused on the Northeast Corridor
(identified as the stretch that includes
Nacogdoches and Perrin-Beitel roads).
After retiring from the Air Force with
nearly 30 years of service as an air traffic
controller and a public affairs officer,
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neighborhood organizations before founding
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Report pending
the Alamo Heights Gateway project.
The council wants city engineers to provide
additional information about site plans.
For months, debates about the proposed
$30 million development spearheaded
by Dallas-based Alamo Manhattan LLC
at Broadway and Austin Highway have
led to sometimes bitter discourse—both
at City Hall and in the blogosphere.
Some city leaders seem to agree the
process itself needs an upgrade.
“I think what we have learned in this
experience is that we need to change our
ordinances so that whomever comes up
wanting an SUP already has the land,
already has the studies, and goes through
the boards and commissions the way we
want them to go through,” Cooper said.
“I’m not saying (Alamo Manhattan) did
anything wrong," he added. "They did what
we had available for them to do. But I think
we need to redo the process so that we don’t
have the citizens all upset with each other.”
At presstime, Alamo Manhattan remained
mum as to whether the company will
even consider the modified SUP, which
calls for reducing the project's size.
At the meeting Feb. 10, one council
member said he needed more site
information about the project.
“I cannot fully understand the written
version of property lines and setbacks,”
said Councilman Fred Prassel. “There is a
lack of clarity in this respect and too many
ambiguities … We need to get our engineers
to give us a drawing showing square-foot
calculations of property lines, curb lines,
setbacks, locations of entries and exits. ”
Prassel’s motion was the latest twist
in a process that began in late fall of
2012 when Alamo Manhattan first
proposed building a six-story, 240-unit
apartment complex on 1.66 acres made
up of public and private land bordered
by Elwood Avenue and Ausway Lane.
The design was later reduced to 155
units and five floors to address community
concerns about massing and scale.
Proponents of the Alamo Heights
Gateway project have long argued the
upscale building, which would also feature
4,000-5,000 square feet of retail space as
well as enhanced pedestrian features and
parkland, is a much-needed shot in the
arm for the declining business district,
which supporters say has lost ground to
The Pearl and Alamo Quarry Market.
Opponents contend the project is
too massive for the area, arguing it
would have a negative impact on traffic
by adding more congestion while
closing off cut-through streets.
In addition, a small portion of the
proposed development is in a floodway
designated by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, which requires
that any encroachment not increase
the water level, said Nathan Lester, the
city’s development services manager.
“If you are putting in any encroachment,
you would have to certify how you are
mitigating the issue,” Lester said.
On Jan. 6, the Planning and Zoning
Commission voted against granting an SUP
for the project at five stories, but during
a follow-up City Council meeting Jan.
13, the city's leaders narrowly approved
a more restrictive plan put forth orally
by Councilman Bobby Rosenthal.
Rosenthal called for development to
be reduced to three or four stories, then
said the development should be capped
at 85 percent maximum lot coverage.
He later acknowledged the figure
should have been 82 percent, which is
what the council had been considering.
At the Feb. 10 meeting—when the
written specifics came up for a vote
and the lot coverage issue was set to be
corrected—Rosenthal said his modified
SUP was done “on the fly,” but that his
intent was to continue the discussion, which
he said had been limited by councilmen
Bobby Hasslocher and Dr. Elliot Weser.
Both have opposed the project.
“The reason I did that was because I knew
that you and Elliot were going to use Robert's
Rules of (Order) after we finished the citizen’s
discussion… We never had anything other
than five stories, yes or no,” Rosenthal said.
“Do I care if Alamo Manhattan builds a
project here of this size, right here and right
now? No. But I think it’s important to let
people come into this city and try to make
things work rather than try to use Robert's
Rule of (Order) to shut them up and shut
them out without any further discussion.”
Nonetheless, Weser recommended against
tabling the SUP and instead advocated
scrapping the project altogether.
“I think we have an opportunity to cleanse
the air, calm the public and ourselves—
certainly after the last five or ten minutes
of discussion it certainly reveals some
difficult emotions among ourselves, which
is not typical of this council,” he said.
“I think everyone around this table has
some hesitations for this project.”
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Flood zone creates
some challenges
by Arthur Schechter
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LAMO HEIGHTS – A
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has transformed what seemed like
the scene of an irrevocable disaster
nearly a year ago into the revitalized
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just in time for a new season.
March 2014
ballpark is back and it’s better than it
was. It’s never looked this good.”
The complex’s six diamonds – a mix
of softball and baseball for more than
1,100 girls and boys ages 5-14 – as well
as the concession stand, outdoor and
indoor batting cages, press boxes, sporting
equipment and more were submerged.
The storm hit during a holiday weekend
with many board members away from
home. Meanwhile, the players were in the
middle of league playoffs, followed by an
even larger-scope event one week later.
“We were hosting the city tournament
It is time to play ball again on the fields at the Alamo Heights Little League Park, which
was repaired thanks to a community-wide effort after rains last year covered some
parts of the facility in up to 10 feet of water. Photos by Aiessa Ammeter
A major storm May 25, 2013,
swamped the playing fields at 50 Alamo
Heights Blvd., leaving behind a sodden
wreck that some worried could never
be returned to its former glory.
What a difference a year makes
— especially when the community
pitches in, officials said, adding the
ballpark has even been improved.
“It’s a great facility," said Bill Dehlinger,
AHLL board president at the time of
the flood. "I’m proud of the fact this
and I got word from District 19 that
if we don’t get this cleaned up they
could cancel it," Dehlinger recalled.
District 19 is the regional overseer of the
Little Leagues in the San Antonio area.
“What wasn’t an option was telling
these kids that had worked so hard all
year long, your season is over,” added
Leslie Greehey, AHLL board president.
Once Mother Nature relented and
floodwaters receded, getting the fields
playable took a combination of muscle
and money, the officials said. At all
times of the day, residents served as
patchwork volunteer cleanup crews
— “conservatively between 60 and
100,” estimated coach Rob Kane.
“I knew the playoffs were in jeopardy,"
Kane said. "I said, ‘Give me a shovel;
give me a hoe. What can I do?’”
Jim Nowacek, in charge of facilities
at AHLL, recalled the effort attracted
all levels of the community.
“There were stay-at-home moms…
out here all day," he said. "They’d drop
their kids off at school and they were
pressure washing. My wife likes to
complain about me spending too much
time down here, but during that week
she was down here a lot as well.”
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cornucopia of cash. From neighborhood
schoolgirls’ lemonade-stand fundraising
to five-figure corporate donations, every
penny was necessary to erase more
than $100,000 of uninsured damage.
“It devastated our budget,” Greehey
said. “Community members started
coming up. They saw the situation
we were in. We just really had a
community come together.”
Within a week of the first drop of
rain, some of the ball fields once again
heard the umpire cry, “Play ball!”
“A lot of the outside people who
came in for the city tournament couldn’t
believe that we were playing baseball,”
Nowacek said. “They see these signs that
these fields were under 10 feet of water
and they’re like, ‘How is this possible?’”
With the short-term emergency
behind them, the league in the off-season
started preparing for opening day 2014.
“Everything ended in July, basically.
At that point, we got to work on the
bottom fields,” Dehlinger said.
"All that down there (lower-level fields)
was all a disaster area,” Greehey added.
“In the summer, we started getting bids
to replenish the Little League fields."
The rain clouds contained a silver
lining, providing momentum to
accelerate improvements already under
discussion, board members said.
On the two major fields,
backstop fences and outfield
walls received attention to meet
Little League specifications.
“All of these things we wanted to
do, we just didn’t want to do them
at one time,” Greehey said.
Playing baseball in a flood zone creates
obvious challenges, the men said.
“We’re back running again,
but we used up some significant
resources. What do we do when it
happens again?” Nowacek said.
Sponsorship – be it outfield-wall
signage or team-jersey advertising – is the
answer, according to the board members.
“Normal (registration) fees
cover our costs, but where we can
put a little money aside is on the
sponsorship end,” Dehlinger said.
“We’ve gotten a lot of sponsorships;
we just always need more,” Greehey
said. The board members are pleased
last year’s flood is water under the
bridge, and the AHLL complex
can remain a field of dreams.
“The baseball fields for a lot of people
(are) like a second home,” Greehey said.
"They spend so much time here.
It’s a place where the community
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“It’s been a very tough time for the
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San Antonio Opera was not the
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Richter said 10 percent to 15 percent
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“What we’re trying to do is get
the stuffiness out of opera and
make it something that everyone
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Tuxedos are not a requirement at
Opera Piccola, and members say ticket
prices are affordable. Richter added they
have done many things differently to
change how people perceive opera.
“I want to say the myth of the fat
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The idea is to bring high-quality
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Stokes said the company performs shows
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Opera is seen as a marriage of text and
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The opera singers are professionals
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“It is just an important opportunity
though not large, is mostly made up of
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back in the big moral area where we lose
Directing the music is Kristin Roach
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leads, while minor roles are shared
Opera Piccola just wrapped its fifth
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“We want to be a part of that
Gordon. Promising to be a “real treat”
renaissance that’s happening in San
for San Antonio, these two new pieces
Antonio,” Richter said. “(We) hope to
deal with love and loss, Stokes said.
find our place in this exciting time.”
“This is the most fun thing in the world,
Stokes has been directing plays since
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s a n a n to n i o , t X 7 8 2 0 5
210-225-2645
Located at 2503 Broadway,
Fratello’s offers variety of imported
meats and cheeses in the deli,
available for purchase by the
pound or transformed into an
antipasti platter. All breads are
baked fresh daily, and the majority
of the desserts are homemade.
The market offers olive oils,
vinegars, pastas, herbs and spices
imported from Italy. The market items
are also used to create Perno’s dishes.
“Everything is homemade
here... either made in Italy or
made by Italians,” the chef said.
The cuisine highlights selections
found in northern and southern Italy.
Patrons can munch on pizza,
pasta, salad, hot or cold paninis
(sandwiches) and soup.
“I just believe in what we’re
doing. I think the authenticity of
the food and the quality of the food
is comparable to only really highend restaurants,” Perno said.
Hint: Stacked high with ham, Genoa
salami, mortadella and provolone
cheese on house-made bread,
the classic muffuletta gets a spicy
twist with a kick from the “Sicilian
Style” New Orleans Olive mix.
Fratello’s is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and
closed Sunday. Restaurant hours
are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to
9 p.m. Monday through Thursday,
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10
p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Fratello’s Italian Deli & Market serves up muffulettas
(top photo) on fresh bread and other signature items
such as the Salame Piccante pizza (bottom photo),
with fresh mozzarella, basal, Calabrese salami,
Sicilian sausage and Margherita pepperoni baked in
a brick oven. Photos by Collette Orquiz
Fratello's Italian Market & Deli
2503 Broadway
For more, call 444-0277 or check out
www.fratellosdeli.com.
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March 2014
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From real estate trends and neighborhood listings to home improvement, we’ve got you covered.
January home sales in SA improve
on last year’s start
But closed deals slow in near-downtown communities
by Travis e. poling
S
an Antonio home sales
stayed strong in the first
month of the new year on
the heels of the best year of sales
since 2006. Even in a month when
sales tend to be slow, January saw
a total of 1,348 sales in the area,
up 7 percent from January 2013.
The data compiled by the San Antonio
Board of Realtors from Multiple Listing
Service data found that two thirds of the
sales were priced at less than $200,000 and
nearly a third were $200,000 - $500,000.
“December 2013 closed out our biggest sales
year since 2006, so it is no surprise January
2014 showed an increase over January 2013,”
said SABOR Chairman Missy Stagers. “San
Antonio’s growing economy has allowed more
people to realize the dream of homeownership
and the affordable home prices mean
they can make their money go further.”
The median sales price of a home in San
Antonio was up 7 percent to $161,000 and
the average price in January rosed by $14,701,
up 6 percent over the same month in 2013.
Houses sold in January moved an average of
75 days after hitting the market, 16 percent
faster than a year ago, SABOR reported.
Despite the health of the housing
market for the whole area, neighborhoods
and small cities just north and south of
downtown saw median prices and closed
sales mostly down for the month.
In the 78204 ZIP code, the one house
that sold in January went for $45,000 and
had been on the market for more than
a year, according to data from the Texas
Market Trends Report. That compares
to a median price of $228,563 and five
houses sold in January last year.
The median price in 78209 dipped
35.3 percent to $171,475 and closed
sales were down by one to nine
done deals for the month.
In the 78210 ZIP code, median sales
were down 6.7 percent to $61,600, but
sales climbed to 21 from 15 in the same
month last year. They also sold faster
on average at 74 days compared to 126
days for the closed sales last January.
Although sales were down by nearly
a quarter to 13 in the 78212 ZIP
code, the median sales price came in
74.2 percent higher at $260,000.
SABOR’s President and CEO Angela
Shields said strong sales early in the
year portend even better results for
later, when even more people are
in the market to buy a home.
“The winter months can be a slower
sales time in housing, but this year we
have been experiencing tremendous
growth and expect to continue that trend
as winter winds down and we enter the
spring buying season,” Shields said.
Recent
PROPERTY LISTINGS
zip code guide
78204, 78209, 78210, 78212
Street Address
List Price
SQ. FT.
Built
BR
FB
ZIP
322 Redwood
$485,000
2,350
1940
3
2
78209
143 Elizabeth Rd
$575,000
2,822
1998
3
3
78209
504 Abiso
$699,000
2,807
1927
4
4
78209
228 Cloverleaf Ave
$575,000
2,170
1924
3
2
78209
254 Fair Oaks Pl
$345,000
1,442
1945
3
2
78209
115 Tuxedo Ave
$369,900
2,022
1950
3
2
78209
270 Oakview Pl
$495,000
2,108
1939
3
2
78209
439 Hollywood Ave
$132,999
1,060
1947
2
1
78212
Real Estate LOCAL Trends
ZIP Code
Median sold price
New listings
78204
78209
78210
78212
JAN-13
$228,563
$265,000
$66,000
$149,250
Jan-14
$45,000
$171,475
$61,600
$260,000
JAN-13
8
65
25
19
Jan-14
1
9
21
13
Average days on market
JAN-13
53
130
126
115
Jan-14
364
113
74
155
Closed sales
JAN-13
5
10
15
17
Jan-14
1
9
21
13
JAN-13
6
47
9
18
Jan-14
3
30
14
11
JAN-13
6
8.4
10.6
5.2
Jan-14
18
10
7.7
7.1
Under contract
Months supply of inventory
Source: San Antonio Board of Realtors: Texas Market Trends report
The properties are new listings put on the market from Jan. 26 - Feb. 18, 2014. The
properties may no longer be on the market by publication date or prices may have
changed. Local Community News assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions.
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