West side Archives - San Antonio Report

The case for why Westside libraries deserve more funding

by N. Geremy Landin December 28, 2021December 29, 2021

Commentary: Leaving Westside library projects off the list of recommendations for the 2022 bond is a missed opportunity.

As the sun begins to set on a Sunday evening, patrons dance to the music from the band at Jaime's Place on San Antonio West Side.

A San Antonio story: Jaime’s Place gains national recognition for Westside roots

by Lindsey Carnett November 26, 2021January 15, 2022

SAWS quiere usar el estacionamiento de un restaurante en el West Side para instalar una estación de aguas residuales

by Brendan Gibbons October 10, 2021October 9, 2021

Steven Rodriguez stands near the location of his family's longtime Mexican restaurant Piedras Negras De Noche. The restaurant is intertwined in an eminent domain case with the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) whom is looking to build a sewage lift system on family-owned restaurant property.

Westside restaurant owners push back as SAWS eyes their parking lot for sewage station

by Brendan Gibbons October 6, 2021October 16, 2021

The Dashiell House located at 503 Urban Loop will be declared a historic landmark following a vote by the Historic and Design Review Commission to preserve the former brothel-turned orphanage.

Business & Development

Century-old former brothel and orphanage, ‘remnant of Laredito’ takes first step toward historic status

by Shari Biediger September 15, 2021September 15, 2021

Destruction caused by the historic flood of 1921 left homes, businesses, and over 80 people dead along the Alazon Creek in the city’s Westside.

West Side Rising tells story of San Antonio’s 1921 flood, injustice, and a political awakening

by Henry Cisneros August 29, 2021August 27, 2021

Peña admires animal-shaped hedges made by her neighbor Juan Melendez.

Where I Live: Westwood Square

by Velma Peña August 21, 2021August 21, 2021

Revitalizing Westside parks can reinvigorate communities

by N. Geremy Landin July 7, 2021July 7, 2021

Business & Development

Former frock factory on San Antonio’s West Side set for $3.8 million makeover

by Shari Biediger June 18, 2021June 17, 2021

Westside Development Corporation cambia de nombre a medida que los residentes se afianzan en la identidad

by Shari Biediger May 2, 2021May 26, 2021