May. 23rd, 2013
Hemisfair Park: Time for Bold Steps
By Robert Rivard
The month of May has not been a good one for those working to build a better downtown in San Antonio. From my vantage point, I see well-intentioned people talking past one another, working in isolation without a shared vision. Without a course correction, the dream many share of a redesigned Hemisfair Park becoming the [...]
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Local Startup: Pipeline for Tech-Savvy Foreign Workers
By Miriam Sitz
It’s a fact: Highly educated, tech-savvy immigrants are vital to the nation’s entrepreneurial economy. Yet many who come to U.S. colleges and universities to hone their skills find themselves unable to stay after graduation because of outdated immigration laws. The face of innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States is clearly changing, making skilled foreign [...]
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May. 22nd, 2013
Innovation and Art Alive at Briscoe Academy
By Bekah McNeel
“What do you think of your teacher winning $5,000?” Judy Geelhoed, Executive Director of the SAISD Foundation, asks the students in Sarah Powell and Oralia Lopez’s first-grade classes. The room erupted into pint-sized pandemonium as students cheered their teacher. The grant, awarded by the SAISD Foundation will be used to purchase sketchbooks for every student [...]
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May. 21st, 2013
How San Antonio Can Help Oklahoma City
By Robert Rivard
Once more, all eyes in San Antonio are on Oklahoma City. A city and state ravaged by tornadoes over the years is now struggling to come to terms with Monday’s devastating F4 twister that left dozens dead, hundreds injured and untold property damage when it tore through the southern suburb of Moore and other surrounding [...]
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May. 21st, 2013
Opera in San Antonio Takes the Stage Once Again
By Melanie Robinson
Opera in San Antonio is rich in history and in drama. For more than a century, audiences have watched companies come and go, from an Alamo Plaza opera house at the turn of one century, to the ill-suited Municipal Auditorium at the turn of a new century. Opera has enjoyed golden moments with world-class performers [...]
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