Kayaking is something you do on the East Coast, Western Rivers or Boundary Waters. On travel blogs’ lists of places to enjoy water recreation, arid South Central Texas isn’t even in the Top 50—yet. On Saturday, November 11, 2017, hundreds
Among the organic zucchini and goats’ milk soap, visitors to the Pearl Farmers Market were treated with an electric car show and test drives at the third annual Drive Electric Day – San Antonio on Saturday, September 16, 2017. Drive
As San Antonio recovers from short-term panic over a gas storage in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, one long-term problem has become clear – we’re addicted to gasoline. While most of the community and councilmembers agree that San Antonio needs
On Friday, May 12th, the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, in partnership with the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, held its 21st Annual Walk and Roll Rally at Main Plaza to highlight the importance of active forms of
It’s surprising what you’ll find in a cocktail these days. Strawberry pear nectar, turmeric tea syrup, and candied thyme sprigs are just some of the deliciously eclectic ingredients within these modern creations. Those attending the 9th Annual Rivertini, San Antonio’s
On Friday, March 3rd, Fresh Air Friday drew almost 500 people to the historic Main Plaza to commemorate the start of the ozone season and learn about air quality and alternative transportation. Fresh Air Friday is an annual event co-hosted
If San Antonio hosted its version of the Oscars, it probably wouldn’t be Fresh Air Friday. If you’re expecting Fresh Air Friday (March 3rd, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Main Plaza) to be a star-studded, Instagram worthy, free-$1,000 face cream-in-the-swag-bag
October 29th was that time of year again for Mitchell Lake Audubon Center’s Hoot and Harvest Festival and the day did not disappoint. No sooner were the butterflies and bees warming themselves by the sun that the festival was ready
“Imagine a place in San Antonio where waste inspires creativity…because it isn’t waste ’til we waste it,” reiterates Mary Elizabeth Cantú, Founder and Director of Spare Parts. As an organization whose mission includes–cultural and environmental sustainability; affordability and accessibility to
Summer is always a time to head outside and soak up some sun, but San Antonio has got us thinking about outdoor spaces even more lately. Our city is making some serious parks progress, and we are so excited about
After 12 years of driving progress toward a shared community vision, SA2020, the nonprofit organization, is dissolving. We believe this is the most visionary thing we can do. We made this decision with the greatest care for our organizational values of leadership, community, and accountability, and we hope you’ll read more about it on our blog.
Our website is live with our final data release, showing where San Antonio stands on reaching the shared community vision. The data release is accompanied by our final call to action—a policy agenda for City government based on our unique bird’s-eye view of San Antonio.
While SA2020’s operations ended March 28, these resources, along with the last twelve years of our research and stories, will be available to download from our website through September 2024.
– Team SA2020