San Antonio asks public for input on project to fix traffic trouble spot on South Side
The City of San Antonio and the Texas Department of Transportation are asking the public to weigh in on a project to fix a traffic trouble spot with the construction of a bridge on the South Side near the train tracks by South Zarzamora and Frio City Road.
South Side icon Bobbie’s Café celebrating 50th anniversary
Bobbie’s Café and Pie Bar located at 6728 S Flores St. is an iconic, long-standing diner serving up fantastic scratch-made comfort food and good old-fashioned Southern hospitality. The restaurant will be celebrating 50 years of serving San Antonio this July.
Amy Coney Barrett denies bid to stop construction of Obama library
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected a petition seeking to halt construction of an Obama Foundation library to be built on Chicago's South Side, the latest in a string of judgments by the Trump appointee sure to draw fire from the Right.
news.yahoo.comPolice: 3 undercover officers shot, wounded in Chicago
Three undercover law enforcement officers were shot and wounded Wednesday morning while driving onto an expressway on Chicago’s South Side, police said. The three were in an unmarked undercover vehicle on their way to an assignment when they were shot, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown told reporters. Two of the officers were agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and one was a Chicago officer, Brown said.
news.yahoo.comObama: Presidential center will promote Chicago's South side
Barack Obama continued a push to build support for his presidential center on Chicago’s lakefront on Friday, urging business leaders in the city to get involved with the project. The former president announced his choice of Jackson Park on the city’s South Side in 2016 but construction for the $500 million project had been delayed because of a federal review needed in the historic parkland. Chicago officials announced in April that preliminary work at the property was underway, even as activists filed another lawsuit seeking to force its relocation to protect the surrounding environment.
news.yahoo.comChicago’s two-, three- and four-flats are disappearing, changing communities and who can afford to live in them
As Chicago looks to combat a shortage of affordable housing, its communities face a key challenge: the loss of the city’s iconic two-, three- and four-flats. On the city's North Side, Lincoln Park lost 16% of these small residential buildings between 2013 and 2019. In North Center, the losses totaled 14%. On the South Side, the Oakland community area lost about 11% of two- to four-flats and in ...
news.yahoo.comSan Antonio-based Burger Boy chain will open South Side location this summer
click to enlarge Courtesy Burger BoySan Antonio's Burger Boy chain has served up a perfect example of how to take a fan's feedback to heart.When local resident Alfredo Canedo Jr., a die-hard Burger Boy enthusiast, noticed an empty South Side building, he reached out with a proposal. He sent a message describing the vacant building in the McCreless Corner Shopping Center, adding simply, “We would love to have you over here.”Late Wednesday, Burger Boy confirmed it's developing a restaurant on the same spot Canedo identified. When the location opens this summer, it will be the chain's fifth.“Since the announcement of our third location two years ago, our social media fan base has been calling for a Burger Boy on the South Side,” company co-owner Bryce Pohlmeier said in a release. “Well, we heard them, and we’re excited to make our way there and be a part of the community.”Burger Boy will demolish the existing building in the shopping center and replace it with one that replicates the sleek design of its location at Shaenfield Road and Loop 1604, officials said.In addition to its namesake burgers, the chain serves up an array of classic fast-food options such as corn dogs, tater tots and grilled cheese, chicken and fish sandwiches.
sacurrent.comSan Antonio Toyota plant pausing production to reduce water, energy use
Toyota Texas /TNSToyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) will remain closed for production through Thursday to reduce water, energy use as San Antonio grapples with conserving essential resources during historic winter weather event. The South Side plant, which produces the Tacoma and Tundra trucks, said Wednesday that the decision to pause production was made "for the safety of our employees and to minimize further stress on the city's infrastructure."
mysanantonio.comDuPage County man’s life sentence in marijuana case commuted by Trump
“I got off the train and was walking down Western Avenue on the South Side of Chicago and found myself standing in front of a cannabis store,” he said. “I must have stood there for nearly five minutes, just watching people walk in the store and walk out carrying a bag.
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