Want Great Flour Tortillas? Go to Las Palmas

Here’s the review I wrote for Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant for menupix.com.
I love Las Palmas! The service is good to excellent depending on who you get. The ambience is wonderful, clean, bright, nice decor, not too crowded. But the flour tortillas MELT IN YOUR MOUTH. I go for breakfast tacos. [...]

“Mexican Dining on the South Side”

If you’ve read this blog before, you probably know I’m a Southsider.  I live in the AUTHENTIC SAN ANTONIO.  If you are visiting here, be sure you come to the southside (that includes the area from downtown all the way to the southernmost mission, Espada.  (See map.  http://www.classbrain.com/artmonument/publish/san_antonio_missions_nhp_park_map.shtml)
And, if you want to eat REAL San [...]

“Jury Duty in Bexar County: Reasons to be Grateful for the Experience”

Finally, the night before jury duty, I decided to let  go of whining and complaining about the impending experience and just be my normal “go with the flow”  self.  Shocking as this confession may sound to some of you: After moving back to Texas in 1998, I had avoided jury duty for 11 years by [...]

“Need a Cheap Haircut in SA?”

Dolores is my beautician.  She charges $7.95 for short hair.  Another nice thing about the South side is things are cheaper.  If you happen to be in the neighborhood and want a hair cut, she’s about a block down from the intersection of Roosevelt and Mitchell St. , on the left side of the street [...]

“Urban Renewal comes to the Southside”

  The south side of San Antonio has become a beehive of redevelopment activity over the last few years.  And, thanks to Texas A&M plans to build a facility on the southside, it’s only going to get better.  Old buildings are getting spruced up every day, like the ones in the photos on South Presa [...]

“Now that’s a Cinnamon Roll!”

There are all kinds of cooool things to do and see on the southside of San Antonio, especially if you’re not in a hurry and like historic things and trees and taking your time.  That’s why I love living here so much.  One neat place to stop if you like home cookin’ or have a [...]

“Community Gardening Comes to South San Antonio”

 One of the cool things going on in my part of town is the South Presa community garden.  The project was funded by Green Spaces Alliances.  Mrs. Hardberger played a role in getting them started.
Organized neighborhood associations, non-profit corporations, public institutions, and unincorporated associations may apply.
Green Spaces Alliance works to encourage the development of community [...]

The King William District

 My favorite place to go for walks in South San Antonio is in the King William neighborhood, on the San Antonio River.  I don’t get to go much when it’s not daylight savings time as I get off work too late.  But on Sundays and Mondays you’ll probably find me there around 4 or 5 [...]

The oldest Golf Course in San Antonio: Riverside Park

If you talk to a “northsider,” they will probably tell you that the Southside of San Antonio is “the dangerous part.” I don’t know if any part of the fastest growing city in America is more dangerous than any other. For me, it is the “authentic part” of San Antonio. The pace is slower, The [...]

Chris Park, San Antonio: A Little Slice of Heaven

One of the coolest free places to explore in South San Antonio is Chris Park. The park was built by the Linda Pace Foundation.  Heir to the Pace Picante Sauce empire, Linda built it in memorial to son Chris Goldsbury.
From an article by Elda Silva for mySA.com, on July 4, 2007. “Artpace founder Linda Pace, [...]