Edmond Ortiz
Edmond Ortiz is a lifelong San Antonian who worked for Prime Time Newspapers, San Antonio Express-News and Virtual Builders Exchange. He also freelanced for numerous local publications.
Alamo Heights ISD calls tax election
Voters in the Alamo Heights Independent School District will go to the polls Nov. 2 to weigh a proposal that tweaks the district’s property-tax...
Women’s health care gets a boost at South Side hospitals
One South Side hospital has upgraded its women’s service unit, while another neighboring hospital received formal recognition for its maternal-care services.
Mission Trail Baptist Hospital on...
Harlandale, other school districts benefit from mental wellness program
A half-million-dollar grant is helping support a mental-wellness initiative that serves the Harlandale Independent School District and other client school districts in the area.
Local...
South Side colleges boost digital-age educational opportunities
A South Side college is extending a helping hand to first-time students, while a neighboring university is doing its part to expand the local...
Southside Happening/September-October
City Councils/ School District
Harlandale ISD: 6:15 p.m. Oct. 20; 102 Genevieve Drive
San Antonio ISD: 5 p.m. Sept. 13, 20; 414 W. Quincy St.Southside ISD:...
Southside Local Lowdown/September-October
Open and Opening Soon
GUS’S WORLD FAMOUS FRIED CHICKEN, 812 S. Alamo St., offers fried chicken, baked beans, fried okra, macaroni and cheese and seasoned fries....
South Side school districts to see pay increase in budgets
Two South Side school districts have approved pay hikes, just as educators wrestle with a continuing pandemic and how to use new federal recovery...
‘World-famous’ fried chicken honors Southern roots
BY OLIVIER J. BOURGOIN
GUS’S WORLD FAMOUS FRIED CHICKEN has brought its Memphis, Tenn., tastes to Southtown with the debut of a fifth Texas location.
The latest...
North Central Local Lowdown/September-October
Open and Opening Soon
GUS’S WORLD FAMOUS FRIED CHICKEN, 812 S. Alamo St., offers fried chicken, baked beans, fried okra, macaroni and cheese and seasoned...
North Central Happening/September-October
City Councils/School Districts
Hill Country Village: 5 p.m. Sept. 16; 116 Aspen Lane Hollywood Park: 6 p.m. Sept. 21; 2 Mecca Drive Shavano Park: 6:30...