Photos of the week: May 17-23
Some of the best pictures from the week of May 17, captured by Express-News photographers
Photos of the week: May 17-23
Some of the best pictures from the week of May 17, captured by Express-News photographers
Express-News photographers captured a range of emotions last week, from the grief of a family’s loss to the exhilaration of a local college s national recognition. Plus, flowers unexpectedly in bloom, an aquarium opening, and kittens that need your help.
“It breaks my heart. I don’t know how to feel,” said Mariesol Gomez, the great-aunt of Baby James, comforted by her husband. On Wednesday, human remains found at his mother’s house were identified as the child. (Jerry Lara/Staff Photographer | San Antonio Express-News)
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Fitness knows no age : San Antonio woman, 85, finds freedom through yoga
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Twenty-one pupils circled 85-year-old Gloria Lampley-Simmons like ripples in a pond.
Sitting in chairs spaced 6 feet apart, each student mimicked the yoga instructor as she tilted her head, rolled her shoulders and clasped her palms together as if in prayer.
“Just do what you can,” she said softly, as the sound of tinkling piano keys flowed from a speaker. “It’s no competition. Close your eyes, relax and focus.”
Lithe and limber, Simmons hosts free yoga sessions at the Ella Austin Community Center gym on North Pine. In addition to 10:30 a.m. chair yoga classes Mondays and Wednesdays, she hosts mat yoga on Saturdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Posted By Vivian Lopez, NOWCastSA on Wed, May 12, 2021 at 7:07 PM click to enlarge Jade Esteban Estrada Jada Andrews-Sullivan (left) and Jalen Mckee-Rodriguez are in a runoff to represent District 2 on city council.
District 2 city council candidates Jada Andrews-Sullivan and Jalen Mckee-Rodriguez will participate in a Runoff Candidate Conversation on Sunday, May 16.
The two were the top vote-getters in the May 1 election and are vying for the seat in the June 5 runoff. Early voting is from May 24 to June 1. The event will be hosted by NOWCastSA in partnership with San Antonio Heron and Local Community News from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will be moderated by NOWCastSA Executive Director Charlotte-Anne Lucas and San Anto