Give Us Room: How the San Antonio Rodeo Is Building for the Next Generation
When Joe and Harry Freeman donated this land to Bexar County in 1949, they did it with a purpose: to grow agriculture and give young Texans a platform to dream bigger. That promise still echoes through these grounds today. The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo began right here in the Freeman Coliseum, the same […]
The Convention Center Expansion: SA Sports District Project 1 of 7
Article 6 of a 12-part series by the Urban Nerd (Lorenzo Gomez) The first five articles in this series were all about cutting through the confusion. We talked about who’s really paying for what, why the city’s deficit is a different problem entirely, and why so many people get lost in the Marvel Garble. And […]
Three Arenas, Three Purposes: Myths, Mistakes, & a District Future
(This is Part 5 in a 12-part series on San Antonio’s Sports & Entertainment District, aka Project Marvel.) Of all the issues people raise about Project Marvel, nothing sparks louder debate than the so-called “three arenas.” The comment threads light up, the arguments spiral, and the criticism is fierce. Beneath all that noise, though, are […]