Texas Beach Towns: Where Summer Never Ends
Enjoy endless summer fun this fall along the Texas Gulf Coast Head to any Texas beach town this weekend, and you’re likely to see someone you know. Maybe you’ll bump into your Alamo Heights friends at a convenience store, see moms from your kids’ school at the pool, or spot your neighbors driving golf carts […]
Theatre awards mark 25th anniversary
It seems incredible, but it has been 26 years since this columnist and nine other theater professionals and enthusiasts got together at the San Pedro Playhouse to found the Alamo Theater Arts Council (ATAC) and the Globe Awards. The intention was to recognize and celebrate achievement in the thespian arts, from acting and directing to […]
Upfront: Efforts to change the food culture in San Antonio
We are what we eat For decades, health experts have been encouraging Americans to consume fewer calories, eat less fat and sugar, buy fewer processed foods and, generally, pay more attention to their diet and health. Yet obesity rates kept going up and with them the incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory problems and some […]
Women in Business: Financial Planning for Life’s Stages
With long workdays and busy schedules, we can get caught up in the daily drill and forget what it’s all for. If we don’t take a step back and assess our situation every now and then, our autopilot may take us in the wrong direction. These four women help others financially plan for life’s different […]
Role Model: Brooke Lanie Changes Directions
Her love of sports and people bring her to UTSA No one would have expected, not even Brooke Lanie, manager of donor relations, engagement and communications for UTSA Athletic Development, that a San Antonio native pursuing her doctorate in public policy and political economy at UT Dallas would find her way back to her hometown […]