Progress is being made on the North St. Mary’s Strip construction, but for some, it’s too little too late.

Weekly status update meetings are held for the St. Mary’s Strip and the first of the new year got heated.

Officials with San Antonio’s Public Works office addressed local stakeholders’ concerns about the ongoing construction project on North St. Mary's Street. Business owners say it's costing their bottom line.

The proposed program for the St. Mary's Strip would grant street parking in designated areas only to homeowners during certain hours.

SAN ANTONIO – The coronavirus pandemic has silenced Margin Walker Presents, a major Texas concert promoter that brought talent to San Antonio’s Paper Tiger and Sunset Station in the pre-quarantine age. The booking agency on Monday announced that due to the COVID-19 crisis, which has ravaged the live music business, Margin Walker Presents will close as a business this week. The post directs concertgoers who bought tickets directly through Margin Walker to contact Eventbrite. Margin Walker had planned to bring music acts like Sparta, Wavves, Best Coast to the St. Mary’s Strip venue earlier this year — but then the pandemic hit. KSAT Explains: The push to save live music venues, theaters during COVID-19 pandemicRead also:

In the midst of a pandemic that has crippled bars and nightlife, live music and performance venues have been hit particularly hard. The effort to get these businesses aid has become a rallying cry.