The city Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) voted unanimously in an emergency hearing on Wednesday to support a proposal from the city’s Development Services.
Developer asks to tear down San Antonio s closed Cattleman’s Square Tavern for new apartments click to enlarge SA Heron / Ben Olivo The Rich Book building is located at 900 W. Houston St. David Adelman, known for spiffy downtown apartment projects such as The ’68 at Hemisfair and the refurbished Maverick building, plans to build in west downtown for the first time with a 122-unit apartment building at Cattleman Square, across the street from VIA Metropolitan Transit’s Centro Plaza station. He and longtime business partner Barclay Anthony are asking the city’s Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) for permission to tear down two historic buildings on land they own at 900 W. Houston St., which includes the historic Rich Book building, the former
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
San Antonio s ‘The Last Parade’ mural honors indigenous cultures, underground artists click to enlarge San Antonio Heron / Ben Olivo “The Last Parade” is on display on the side of the Kress building.
“The Last Parade” by muralist Rudy Herrera is the latest downtown public art project to be completed as part of Centro San Antonio’s “Art Everywhere” initiative. Standing 70 feet wide and roughly 100 feet tall, Herrera portrays integral aspects of his life in vibrant colors, honoring his wife, son and his heritage in the abstract work on the side of the Kress building on East Houston Street. Symbolism flows through the eclectic colors chosen by Herrera. The mural portrays a Native American woman, her heart as a guiding light, riding a blue deer, w