Two things I enjoy, but don’t do enough of – and should: 1) riding my bike downtown and 2) gardening. Actually, to be fair, I spend zero percent of my time gardening. The only plant with the unfortunate luck to be under my care is a fern-like thing that I’ve been torturing for a year [...]

As the Spurs tipped off Game Three of the NBA finals last night, most San Antonians were cheering them on in homes or crowded bars. The more than 150 people who gathered at the TV-less Institute of Texan Cultures were able to catch the last half of the game, but spent the first half engaged [...]

One of the most ambitious goals voiced by the citizens of San Antonio and documented for SA2020 in 2011 is also one of the most reasonable: Improve air quality. Blue skies are as well-known in Texas as bluebonnets. Claims to clean air are as sure a birthright as listening to Willie and Waylon. This is Texas. So [...]

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, located 18 miles north of Fredericksburg on Ranch Road 965, is aptly named. It is a wondrous site, full of raw beauty and natural splendor. The main geologic feature is a 425-foot mound of pink granite that rises above the surrounding plain like a big, bald head peaking over the [...]

SA2020 is not Mayor Julián Castro’s thing. It’s not the City of San Antonio’s thing. It doesn’t even belong to Darryl Byrd, the CEO of the SA2020 nonprofit organization. Now two years old, SA2020 is San Antonio’s thing. So yesterday’s release of the SA2020 Indicator Report (download the report here) and conference, which drew more than [...]

The newest “reach” in San Antonio’s collection, the “Broadway Reach,” doesn’t follow the path of the San Antonio River like its Museum and Mission Reach counterparts. Public and private institutions of culture and education along Broadway Street – north of Interstate 35 to Alamo Heights – have aligned their respective missions to create an accessible, [...]

Editor’s note: more than 200 civic and business leaders, engaged citizens and educators gathered in a vacant industrial space at the Rackspace Castle Tuesday to help produce a SA2020 Progress Report and Best Practices as the two-year-old initiative evolves from a statement of citywide aspirations to specific undertakings that are now being measured as on or [...]

San Antonio is emerging as one of the “greenest” large American cities. In addition to our already-famous reputation for hospitality, San Antonio is getting recognized for its advances in energy and water efficiencies, alternative transportation programs and solid waste management. San Antonio is one of only 25 “Solar America Cities” selected by the U.S. Department of [...]

“I think a good indicator of the support for this event is the fact that people stay. They could pack up and leave after intermission but they enjoy it so much they stick around,” said Josey Porras last night at the Magik Theatre’s Shakespeare In The Park (SITP) performance at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. ”San Antonio [...]

National Trail Day is this Saturday, and because San Antonians take great pride in their rich history it’s fitting to commemorate the sprawling network of roads and trails that helped establish our fair city. Unfortunately, no such celebration exists. The San Antonio Missions National Historic Park has become a well preserved treasure for the community [...]