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Visually impaired athletes invited to sign up for first goalball team in South Texas

Written by Morgans Wonderland on Apr 16, 2013

STRAPS (South Texas Regional Adaptive and Paralympic Soccer) is seeking visually impaired athletes to form a team for goalball, a competitive sport similar to soccer that’s played three-against-three indoors on a gym floor.

“There are two teams, one on each end of a 60- by 40-foot court,” said Wendy Gumbert, STRAPS sports director. “Because of varying levels of sight among players, all are blindfolded to make the game fair. The objective is to roll a three-pound goalball, similar to a heavy basketball, past the opposing team, which is trying to block the ball.”

One Billion Rising: San Antonio Two Step

Written by Clayton on Apr 11, 2013

On February 14, 2013 the NOWCastSA crew brought their cameras to Hemisphere park to document and livestream the One Billion Rising flash mob, "the biggest mass global action to end violence against women and girls in the history of humankind."

San Antonio Celebrates National Poetry Month

Written by City of San Antonio on Apr 05, 2013

April is National Poetry Month. Nearly 20 years ago, the Academy of American Poets began dedicating this month to commemorating the efforts of those who celebrate the written and spoken word in its myriad forms. This year San Antonio is once again taking part in the festivities by offering a variety of poetry-related events occurring throughout the city, including initiatives planned by San Antonio’s Inaugural Poet Laureate, Dr. Carmen Tafolla.

NOWCastSA is at it again: Help us get a camera on it!

Written by Andrew Delgado on Apr 03, 2013

Exciting Update: We got more than 16 cameras on the Roosevelt High School Roughriders Drumline at the Rock-It Into the Future Science Festival at Rackspace Hosting on April 6, including four (count 'em!) Drum Cams! (If you look closely at the photo on this story you can see one of the FlipCams on a drum ;-)

RecChanges adds Inaugural Eastside Golf Classic

Written by lcarter on Apr 01, 2013

During the past several years, I've had the pleasure to meet a number of passionate young people involved in nonprofit startups. The face of the next generation nonprofit leader is changing--as well it should. These nonprofit entrepreneurs are creative, collaborative, and looking to challenge the way nonprofits have been doing business. They are certain their ideas can make positive changes in our community and are working hard to make it happen.