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Webcast: Kids Town Hall

Written by evrard on Apr 07, 2014

REPLAY VIDEO: District 8 Councilman Ron Nirenberg held a Kids Town Hall at McDermott Elementary School where fifth graders presented their concerns and offered solutions to improve the quality of life in District 8 and throughout San Antonio. Thanks to the underwriting support of Stagg Restaurants, LLC, NOWCastSA webcast the event live and anyone can replay the video here later.

Providence students awarded scholarships through NAWBO-SA Competition

Written by Providencestaff on Apr 04, 2014

Providence Catholic School (Providence) students were recently awarded a total of $17,000 in scholarships at the National Association of Women Business Owners San Antonio Chapter (NAWBO-SA) Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards. The Providence students were chosen for their outstanding business plans created and submitted as part of the NAWBO-SA Entrepreneurial Connections® Business Plan Teen Competition.

Webcast: Geekdom Master's Series with Kathy Kersten

Written by evrard on Mar 17, 2014

Replay Video: NOWCastSA produced a live webcast of the Geekdom Master's Series: Strengths Finder 2.0 presented by Kathy Kersten on Thursday, March 20, 2014. Thanks to the underwriting support of Geekdom, anyone can replay the video right here on this page.

Stories of the Hays St. Bridge

Written by Kris@nowcastsa.org on Mar 13, 2014

On October 5, 2013, a varied group of citizens, engineers, and historians talked about the Hays Street Bridge, trains, and their history in San Antonio, Texas. Nettie Hinton, a Founding Member of the Hays Street Bridge Restoration Group B.L. Mier, San Antonio Railroad History Museum

Video: Freedom Riders Panel Discussion

Written by Kris@nowcastsa.org on Mar 07, 2014

On Feb. 22, 2014, the Cortez Branch Library hosted a viewing of the PBS documentary, Freedom Riders, and panel discussion on the topic. Jeol Bangilan, Branch Service Coordinator for the San Antonio Public Library, opened the event with a viewing of part of the PBS documentary. He then opened up the panel discussion with: