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Plaza de Armas forum on Eagle Ford shale's impact on San Antonio, South Texas

Written by Joe Ruiz on Feb 20, 2012

REPLAY THE VIDEO: Plaza de Armas hosted a readers' forum to discuss the impact of the Eagle Ford shale on San Antonio and the surrounding region. The recent oil and gas boom coming from the 24-county stretch has created thousands of jobs and benefitted countless others. But what does the future hold with regards to long-term job prospects and environmental impact?

Video: Rev. Claude Black espouses doctrine of success and compassion

Written by abnaz on Feb 16, 2012

For nearly 50 years, Rev. Claude Black’s sage and strong voice resounded words of wisdom, resilience, and peaceful civil rights protest as the pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, from 1949 to 1998. He has served as a civil rights leader, as well as a San Antonio political figure as a city councilman and as mayor pro tem.

Seniors shimmied and shook during "Senior Sweetheart Dance"

Written by abnaz on Feb 14, 2012

Rocky Hernandez and the OBG Band rocked the Plaza Del Rey Ballroom & Bingo Hall during the District 1 "Senior Sweetheart Dance" on Tuesday.

At least 130 seniors from the Kenwood Community Center, Sacred Heart Church and other District 1 Senior Services nutrition centers joined Councilman Diego Bernal and his staff for the event. Members of the Edison and Los Angeles Heights neighborhood associations and other groups participated, as well.

Free NOWCastSA community journalist training

Written by abnaz on Feb 08, 2012

Pet lovers interested in reporting and writing, creating video or photos on animal issues will have the opportunity to get free training from NOWCastSA during a community journalism workshop from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday, Feb.

Salvation Army distributed 17.5 tons of free food on Friday

Written by abnaz on Jan 28, 2012

Families, disabled individuals and others facing food insecurity each received an average of 70 pounds of food at a food distribution event held by the Salvation Army San Antonio Metropolitan Area Command.

“This is not something I want to do. It’s something I have to do in order to survive,” said Donald Ray Holt, 62, who stood first in line.