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Arts & Culture

Two battle re-enactors look on as visitors wander through Alamo Plaza.

Panel of Academics and Historians Calls Alamo Plaza History Incomplete

By Edmond Ortiz | October 11, 2018

A group of panelists spent Wednesday evening talking about parts of Alamo history that have been relegated to the background in public discourse.

Arts & Culture

Landscape architect and local historian Everett Fly (center) is a featured speaker in the Community History & Preservation Speaker Series.

San Antonio Speaker Series to Focus on Preservation of Community History

By Jackie Wang | September 11, 2018

The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center and Westside Preservation Alliance (WPA) will launch the Community History & Preservation Speaker Series on Tuesday night.

Business & Tech

Smokestacks at the Quarry Market, former site of the Alamo Cement Company. Photo by Fred Van Atta

Despite Some Protest, 13 Townhomes in ‘Cementville’ Get Approval

By Iris Dimmick | July 14, 2016

The City of San Antonio’s Planning Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved plans for a 13-unit townhome development on the southernmost edge of the Quarry Golf Club.