SAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This story was published through a partnership between the San Antonio Business Journal and KSAT. The San Antonio River Walk Association will become part of Visit San Antonio. Visit San Antonio is expected to bring in staff, which will help oversee that new arm of its operations. The organization’s leadership said the process of folding the River Walk association into Visit San Antonio will happen over the next several week. Read more on this story at the San Antonio Business Journal.

SAN ANTONIO – Plans for a downtown San Antonio holiday tradition have sunk this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The San Antonio River Walk Association and City of San Antonio on Tuesday announced the 2020 Ford Holiday River Parade will be canceled, but virtual activities will be available. The events are San Antonio’s official kickoff to the holiday season. It’s the first time in 40 years the twinkling holiday riverboats won’t be parading down the River Walk. Maggie Thompson, the executive director of the San Antonio River Walk Association, said she and her team are devastated about having to cancel the event.