Sports
San Antonio Begins Countdown to NCAA Final Four
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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
Departing Convention Center Director Recalls ‘Visionary Projects,’ End to ‘Great Run’
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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
In a Hungry San Antonio, Thousands Gather for H-E-B Feast of Sharing
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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
Post-Vegas, Security Enhanced for SA Marathon, Convention Events
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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
Local LULAC Officials Gear Up for National Convention
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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.
Photo Gallery
H-E-B Feast of Sharing Warms Hearts During Holiday Season
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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
Confluence of Civilizations Awakens ‘New’ San Antonio to a Signature Work of Art
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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
Sore Hands, Warm Hearts: Volunteers Prepare 25,000+ Thanksgiving Meals
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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
San Japan 009 Takes Over Expanded Convention Center
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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
Four Cybersecurity Pioneers Inducted into Cyber Hall of Honor
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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.