The Austin to San Antonio Train Fantasy
Why $13.5 billion for a train sounds crazy until you look at what we already spend on highways. A former teammate of mine and I used to have a little Texas fantasy. We were both urban nerds, the kind of people who could spend way too much time talking about downtowns, sidewalks, transportation and why […]
Puro Salsa Cook-Off
The best salsa in San Antonio never came from a restaurant. It’s an early October morning on the grounds of the newly renovated Ranch Motel. The live oak trees cast generous shade, the birds are chirping, and a cool breeze is blowing in. Meanwhile, thirty white tables are being set up and banners are being […]
San Antonio Kicks Off Hispanic Heritage Month and Fiestas Patrias
Presented in partnership with the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture Hispanic Heritage Month and Fiestas Patrias have officially arrived in San Antonio, and the city is settling into a season it knows better than almost anywhere else in the country. San Antonio’s partnership with Mexico runs four generations deep, and this […]
The Tax Pileup
San Antonio families can afford every increase until they can’t.
All Wheels Welcome: Inside San Antonio’s Slow Sunday Motor Club
Between the church bells and train horns of a Sunday morning in downtown San Antonio, there is another sound echoing down E. Houston Street, for those who know to listen for it. From far and wide, every week, cars of this decade and ones long past hum their way to Estate Coffee. Settled evenly between […]
The Quiet Giant: In His Own Words
Part Four of a four-part Urban Nerd series on The Quiet Giant, the final installment, a candid Q and A with Pat Matthews on venture capital, ambition, geography, and San Antonio’s place in the startup world. In Part 1, “The Quiet Giant: The Unlikely Path to Venture Capital,” we saw how a kid from Virginia […]
The Active River
Article 4 of a four-part Urban Nerd series exploring the three distinct personalities of the San Antonio River Walk. One of the reasons I have such strong opinions about the River Walk is simple. I have lived on or next to all three of its personalities: the Visitor’s River, the Local’s River, and now the […]
What Would San Antonio Be Without Public Art?
If San Antonio Lost Its Color Presented in partnership with the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture San Antonio would feel emotionally unrecognizable without color. Imagine driving into downtown beneath gray concrete overpasses stripped of their painted murals. Imagine Southtown without walls layered in color and storytelling. Imagine the River Walk without […]
The Era of Big Has Arrived in San Antonio
Growing up, I didn’t think big. I think a lot of us in San Antonio carry that, whether we realize it or not. I grew up in an inner-city neighborhood where most of my world existed within about a five-block radius. I didn’t get on a plane until I was 18. My life felt small, […]
Texas Fashion Week 2026: The Looks, Designers, and Ideas Shaping San Antonio’s Creative Future
From The Monarch and Frost Tower to the Historic Westside, Texas Fashion Week showcased the creativity, community, and cultural momentum driving a new era of fashion in San Antonio and across Texas. Texas Fashion Week 2026 showcased a new generation of designers turning ambitious ideas into reality. Across the week’s presentations, collections ranged from bold […]