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Where I Live: The Kennedy at Brooks

By Mike Price | July 4, 2017

One of the most promising neighborhoods on the Southside (and maybe all of San Antonio) is the Brooks development, formerly known as Brooks City Base.

Profiles

Keyser holds a baseball glove that a present from the San Antonio Bar Association in recognition of his Bar Presidency, and baseball that was a gift from the Notre Dame baseball team for putting up some of their players during a spring break tournament here in San Antonio.

The Rise and Fall and Resurrection of Tom Keyser

By Ken Rodriguez | July 1, 2017

Tom Keyser speaks humbly, like a man who’s been broken and put back together. He has risen from addiction to sobriety and the American dream.

Business & Tech

A vintage Ford is parked outside of The Monty & Ivy Hall.

Southtown Favorite To Be Reborn as ‘The Monty + Ivy Hall’

By Shari Biediger | June 29, 2017

Bearing the new name The Monty & Ivy Hall, the former Southtown restaurant is now an event space soon to be available for rent.

Quick One Pot Pasta: Italian Sausage & Linguine

By H-E-B | October 4, 2017

One-pot pasta dinners are fantastic for busy school nights: Dinner is on the table in less than 30 minutes, and there’s minimal cleanup.

Lifestyle

Cryotherapy: Freezing In Search of Summer Relaxation

By Bekah McNeel | June 25, 2017

Athletes have been climbing into ice baths forever, and many of them claim that cryotherapy is just as effective and far more pleasant and efficient.

Lifestyle

Transcend SA hosts yoga classes and meditation in addition to their float tanks.

Sensory Deprivation Tanks: Floating In Search of Summer Relaxation

By Bekah McNeel | June 24, 2017

While regular floating can facilitate deep meditation and even sleep, most people spend their first float getting used to the experience.

Profiles

Abel Valdez pets his dogs Lady (left) and Buddy in front of his home.

One Father’s Heart

By Ken Rodriguez | June 18, 2017

There is no sacrifice Abel Valdez, 46, won’t make for la familia. For an extended period, he held two jobs to provide for three sons.

Commentary

Alamo City Rollergirls Play Hard, Build Community

By Melanie Call | June 16, 2017

Any league member will tell you that contemporary roller derby with ACRG is more than the fishnet stockings and the wheeled wrestling moves of yesteryear.