Posted By Katie Hennessey on Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 10:00 AM click to enlarge Katie Hennessey
As the qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup played on a dining room TV, the atmosphere inside La Milanesa Restaurant and Grill made it seem like the eatery had been transported from its Northeast San Antonio strip center into another country.
Jersey-wearing fútbol fanatics clustered around the screen, voices rising as the game heated up onscreen. The Uruguay-born chef is known to run out of the kitchen, screaming “Gol!” after his preferred team scores.
“This is basically our little corner or Uruguay or Argentina for whoever comes in,” said Octavio Millan, owner of the newly opened La Milanesa, 3261 Nacogdoches Road, which specializes in the cuisine of the two South American count
Posted By Katie Hennessey on Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 10:03 AM click to enlarge Katie Hennessey As healthcare providers, overworked and understaffed, battle COVID-19 from the front lines, San Antonio’s two medical schools are experiencing record numbers of new applications.
UT Health’s Long School of Medicine experienced a 20% applicant surge for its 2021 entry year, while the University of Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM) tallied the highest number of applicants since its inaugural class in 2017 an 18.6% year-over-year rise. UIWSOM Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs Andrea Cyterski-Acosta said there s no doubt the global pandemic is spurring an increase in applications.