Divorcing the Sports District from the City’s Deficit

This is Part 3 in a 12-part series on San Antonio’s Sports and Entertainment District, also known as Project Marvel. One of my favorite quotes comes from the movie Raising Arizona. An inmate, watching a couple argue, leans over to another inmate and says, “I wouldn’t be surprised if the source of the marital friction […]
Not One Project. Not a New District. Not Just for the Spurs.

This is Part 2 in a 12-part series on San Antonio’s Sports and Entertainment District, also known as Project Marvel. My branding mentor has a phrase I’ve always remembered: The One Rule of Carry On. People only have room for one story in their head at a time. That’s it. One story. And that’s part […]
The Marvel Garble: San Antonio’s Perfect Storm of Confusion

I have a standing rule: if I don’t have a lunch meeting, I go eat lunch with my parents. They live just outside of downtown, and it’s one of the favorite parts of my week. They’re retired now, but still two of the most curious people I know, always asking questions about what’s going on […]