As tourism and conferences return to the Alamo City, hotels are looking to fill lots of positions. Author: Erica Zucco (KENS 5) Published: 6:38 AM CDT July 22, 2021 Updated: 4:02 PM CDT July 22, 2021
SAN ANTONIO As leisure business picks up and conventions start being held in person again, some hotels say they re seeing a boost in bookings. As they do, they re working to staff back up.
Garvin O Neil, General Manager of the Historic Menger Hotel, says the site has deep roots in Texas history. The Menger is, in many ways, a great historic complement to the Alamo, O Neil said. The hotel was opened in 1859, within 20 years or so from the famous battle. It was opened by Mr. Menger who came from Germany and he was a cooper and brewed beer so he brewed one of the first beers in Texas and called it Menger beer. He opened a tavern to serve it and realized very quickly that there was nowhere for people to sleep off all the beer they
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Alamo’s history before and after Texas Revolution
To understand why the battle over the Alamo’s future is so contentious, it’s important to understand its past.
There are many layers and complexities when it comes to the Alamo’s history. Texas was a frontier region when the Spaniards began to explore the area.
It was difficult to establish a foothold in the area so the Spaniard established missions across the state.
Indigenous people, known as the Coahuiltecans, had been living in Texas for thousands of years and the Spanish wanted to convert them to Catholicism.
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Alamo Master Plan moves on, without key city councilmember
Councilman Roberto Trevino said he was disappointed to be removed after serving as the city s lead representative in the Alamo s redevelopment for the past 6 years. Author: KENS 5 Updated: 10:39 PM CST March 1, 2021
SAN ANTONIO The Alamo Master Plan is moving forward once again after Mayor Nirenberg removed City Councilman Roberto Trevino. The council member tweeted Monday he was disappointed to be removed after serving as the city s lead representative in the redevelopment of the Alamo for the past six years.
A major part of the $450 million plan was to move the Cenotaph, a 1930 s monument to Texans killed during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. In September, the state s historical committee voted not to allow the city to relocate the Cenotaph.