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Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center

Sports
Students from the George Gervin Academy show off Final Four merchandise.

San Antonio Begins Countdown to NCAA Final Four

By Ken Rodriguez | January 24, 2018

Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the four-day event will attract 70,000 visitors, fill more than 40,000 hotel room nights, and generate “priceless media exposure.”

Gov & Politics
City of San Antonio Director of Convention, Sports and Entertainment Facilities Michael Sawaya

Departing Convention Center Director Recalls ‘Visionary Projects,’ End to ‘Great Run’

By Shari Biediger | January 10, 2018

Michael Sawaya, who oversees the convention center and the Alamodome and is one of the longest-tenured department heads with the City of San Antonio, has resigned to accept a position at the convention center in New Orleans.

Philanthropy & Giving
(From left) Rosale Salazar, 15, Mia Luna, 4 mo., and Leonard Sanchez enjoy their meals at the 25th annual H‑E‑B Feast of Sharing holiday dinner.

In a Hungry San Antonio, Thousands Gather for H-E-B Feast of Sharing

By Robert Rivard | December 23, 2017

Volunteers prepared 3,750 pounds of ham, 300 gallons of gravy, 3,750 pounds of mashed potatoes, 3,300 pounds of green beans, and 15,000 rolls.

Business & Tech
A police officer provides security at Arneson River Theatre stage at Diwali San Antonio: Festival of Lights.

Post-Vegas, Security Enhanced for SA Marathon, Convention Events

By Shari Biediger | December 2, 2017

When tens of thousands of runners line up at the start for this weekend’s Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in San Antonio, they will be protected by security measures adopted in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 and the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, event organizers said.

Arts & Culture
Conventioneers gather around the main lobby of the expanded Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Photo by Scott Ball.

Local LULAC Officials Gear Up for National Convention

By Camille Garcia | March 31, 2017

San Antonio will host the 88th LULAC National Convention and Exposition, an event with leadership development seminars, workshops, college, career, and health fairs, and more for the Latino community, on July 4-8.

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Lucy Diaz, a former nine year H-E-B employee eats with her children. She says she looks forward to it every year because she gets to see her old managers.

H-E-B Feast of Sharing Warms Hearts During Holiday Season

By Rocío Guenther | December 17, 2016

H-E-B operates more than 380 stores and 33 dinners are held in various locations, providing more than 250,000 meals to the community.

Arts & Culture
Catherine Nixon Cooke's book Juan O'Gorman A Confluence of Civilization.

Confluence of Civilizations Awakens ‘New’ San Antonio to a Signature Work of Art

By Nancy Cook-Monroe | December 8, 2016

Local author and world explorer Catherine Nixon Cooke has written a book to awake the slumbering mural as an example of San Antonio’s cultural diversity and expression.

Philanthropy & Giving
Cranberry sauce is then spooned into small plastic containers for individual consumption.

Sore Hands, Warm Hearts: Volunteers Prepare 25,000+ Thanksgiving Meals

By Iris Dimmick | November 21, 2016

More than 4,000 volunteers got to work preparing a quarter of a million meals for the 37th annual Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner this coming Thursday.

Arts & Culture
Steven Ratliff cosplays at San Japan 009 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. Photo by Edmond Ortiz

San Japan 009 Takes Over Expanded Convention Center

By Edmond Ortiz | September 2, 2016

With a wide range of elaborate costumes, San Japan 009, the annual anime and Japanese culture convention, kicked off Friday morning at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

cybersecurity
President of SecureLogix Corporation Lee Sutterfield personally thanks his wife after receiving the Hall of Honor award. Photo by Scott Ball.

Four Cybersecurity Pioneers Inducted into Cyber Hall of Honor

By Rocío Guenther | August 23, 2016

Four leading figures in San Antonio’s cybersecurity industry were individually inducted into the San Antonio Cyber Hall of Honor Tuesday afternoon at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

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