Leola “Doris” Wallace was a fashion designer and seamstress who had an unusual knack for taking just one look at someone and mentally recording their measurements to sew the perfect dress, pantsuit or any other outfit they wanted.

Staying home last week saved 1,271 lives in San Antonio and Bexar County. Not only that, but 8,832 people didn't go to the hospital because you stayed home, according to projections by CI:Now, a San Antonio nonprofit that expands access to data that is understandable, trustworthy and timely. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff issued a Stay Home, Work Safe Order on March 25, 2020. For many people, staying home since then has been a frustrating experience with few tangible benefits.

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune March 24, 2020 “Your money or your life!” has never seemed so stark.

Dozens of local restaurants have pivoted to offer curbside pickup or delivery service for food and alcohol after San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg ordered restaurants on March 18 to close their dining rooms to combat spread of the coronavirus. When you call in your order and pick it up curbside, 100% of the proceeds go to the restaurant. Some restaurants also offer their own delivery service.

Here are some resources listed by school district for parents and families during the coronavirus pandemic:  

NOWCastSA made this map so students and families can pick up free meals while San Antonio area schools are closed for the coronavirus pandemic. It has been updated for the summer. School districts are offering meals to pick up at curbside locations or at drive throughs and several are using school buses to deliver meals at stops along a route. We added all of the San Antonio Parks & Recreation meal service sites.

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At NOWCastSA, we try to make the world a better and more sensical place by empowering people to separate facts from crap - to distinguish the real and the true from the misinformation, disinformation and sometimes deliberately deceptive information circulating online. We teach free workshops in Crap Detection. You can request an age-specific workshop for students in middle school, high school, young adult, parents or seniors by clicking here to tell us more.