Find 5 Friends: Every St. Vincent de Paul’s Society

Find 5 Friends: Every St. Vincent de Paul’s Society

In 1833, a young Catholic named Frederic Ozanam gathered five friends and took the risk of responding to the glaring inequality and injustice emerging in Paris, France. The group began feeding, housing, and clothing those in need with funds out of their own pockets...
Neighbors Together: National Night Out across All SA

Neighbors Together: National Night Out across All SA

COVID-19 prompts changes to National Night Out celebrations in San Antonio area San Antonio cancels its ‘Neighbors Together’ night, while Converse focused on a central event SAN ANTONIO – National Night Out on Tuesday was a more subdued affair in the San Antonio area...
PorchFest: Alta Vista and Beacon Hill Neighborhoods

PorchFest: Alta Vista and Beacon Hill Neighborhoods

Keel In The Hurricane performs live during PorchFest 2017. Credit: Michael Cirlos for the San Antonio Report Nine bands played on nine different house porches Saturday in the first Alta Vista and Beacon Hill PorchFest. More than 100 people showed up to listen to the...
Light the Streets: Jefferson Heights Neighborhood

Light the Streets: Jefferson Heights Neighborhood

Traffic was brisk along East Houston street when WestCare Foundation staffers Rosie Baca and Rita Bethany set out on one of their three weekly visits to East Side residents, bearing news of help available in the area. Clipboards in hand, they went door-to-door in the...