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- POSTPONED: District 1 Pet Food Drive Victory Lunch
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Do You Know Bennie & Sue Blansett?
Bennie & Sue first met in high school in Temple, TX, in the mid 1950′s. Their life-long romance didn’t start then, however. Sue’s mother — Gladys — was Temple High’s only chemistry teacher, and she put “the fear of God” in Bennie. He steered clear of chemistry classes, and — for the time being — [...]
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Do You Know Jimmy Perkins?
Jimmy Perkins with daughters Sophia and Emily
Jimmy is a native Texan. He was born here, on the Southside of San Antonio and grew up in Bandera. After high school he attended UTSA and graduated in 1989 with a Bachelors Degree in English. Today, he lives in the South End Lofts in Southtown.
Jimmy has been working [...]
Do You Know Mike Moran?
Mike has lived in Lavaca since 2007, and is one of the original ‘pioneers’ who bought a town home in Artisan Park — formerly the site of the Victoria Courts. He remembers getting lost inside the Courts in the 90′s when looking to park for a Spurs game at the Alamodome. At the time, Mike [...]
Do You Know Adam Michalski?
Adam is a ‘northern mid-west boy’, but has been living in San Antonio since 2009. He was born and raised in Milwaukee WI, and lived in Minneapolis MN, Ames IA, and St Louis MO before landing here in Texas.
Adam earned a B.S. in Urban Studies from the University of Minnesota in 2004, and an M.A. [...]
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Do You Know Lily & Roland Lopez?
Lily and Roland bought the Brackenridge House Bed & Breakfast in the King William neighborhood in January of 2011, and have been living there since.
A San Antonio native, Roland is a self-employed locksmith with 27 years of experience. He was born and raised in San Antonio and has lived here his entire life. Like so [...]
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Do You Know José & Tiffany Cruz?
José and Tiffany have been living in their home on Callaghan since 2003.
This isn’t José’s first home in Lavaca — he grew up here and attended the Bonham and Brackenridge schools. He lived in St. Albans and Essex Junction, Vermont, and in Chicago before migrating back to our corner of San Antonio.
José [...]
District 1 Pet Food Drive
[ December 7, 2011 to January 14, 2012. ] Councilman Diego Bernal invites District 1 neighborhood associations to participate in the District 1 Pet Food Drive. Donated cans or bags of pet food will be given to senior citizens to assist them in feeding their pets.
The neighborhood association that donates the most pet food will win a brunch — sponsored by District 1 and [...]
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Do You Know Rebecca Kary?
Rebecca was born in Chicago. Her father was a navy chaplain, so they moved around a bit, and she spent her childhood in Chicago, Virginia, and California. She left home right after high school to attend George Washington University in Washington DC. After a few years, she transferred to the University of Texas in Austin [...]
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Do You Know Michelle Stress?
Michelle has been living in Lavaca with her husband Brian, 4 year old son Benjamin, and a menagerie of pets since 2007.
Michelle was born and raised in the Detroit Michigan area. After graduating from high school, she lived in Virginia Beach and Key West, Florida before moving back to Michigan where she met Brian. [...]
Do You Know Barb Machado?
Barb Machado made her move from the north side of the city to Lavaca on July 4th, 2007 and has never regretted the change! Her two-story townhouse in Artisan Park is the perfect location for downtown living and maintaining a home office to manage the affairs of the San Antonio Hotel & Lodging Association (SAHLA).
Widowed [...]
