Now Playing

Loading streams...

Community

Pages

Síclovía Is Back!
12:26 pm
Tue April 2, 2013

People Replace Cars On Broadway For Siclovia This Sunday

Next imagePrevious image
Credit Joey Palacios / TPR
In what has proven to be a popular community event, Síclovía happens twice a year in April and October.
Síclovía walking, biking, roller skating
Credit Chris Eudaily / TPR
In what is usually automobile territory, people fill Broadway to walk, ride bikes, and play.
roTenGo
Credit Chris Eudaily / TPR
People play the game rotengo on makeshift courts at Síclovía last October.
Riding bikes at Síclovía
Credit Chris Eudaily / TPR
What is Síclovía without some funny costumes!
Credit Ryan Loyd / TPR
YMCA board Chair Geoffrey Crabtree speaks at the Síclovía press conference yesterday afternoon.
Share
E-mail
Comments
By

San Antonio's Síclovía is back in action on Sunday and invites people to "come play in the street." On Sunday, Broadway Street will be closed to cars and trucks between Lion's Field and Alamo Plaza.

The idea for the event originates 30 years ago in Bogota, Colombia, a city growing in fame for its efforts to cut down on pollution and get residents more active.

"You can skate, walk, run, ride, [it] doesn't make any difference. Just come out and enjoy yourself," said Geoffrey Crabtree, the acting chairman of the YMCA board.

Read more
Transportation
11:04 am
Tue April 2, 2013

TxDOT Looking At High Speed Rail For South Texas To Oklahoma City

Credit Flickr user amanderson2
High speed rail is one option being evaluated for a Texas-to-Oklahoma line.
Share
E-mail
Comments
By

A Texas Department of Transportation study shows that portions of IH-35 in Bexar County rank 35th out of 100 roads in the state that are the most congested. A portion of IH-35 in Dallas ranks 9th most congested.

Combine that type of congestion with the number of people steadily moving to Texas, and a real transportation nightmare could be in store.

Read more
The Source - April 2, 2013
6:37 am
Tue April 2, 2013

The Source: Poetry And Compassion In San Antonio

courtesy of Richard Blanco
Share
E-mail
Comments
By

In the first segment:

Guest - Richard Blanco

The fifth poet to read at a Presidential Inauguration, following in the steps of Robert Frost (1961) and Maya Angelou (1993), Richard Blanco's poetry explores the meanings of identity, place and culture and his story is compelling, having been "made in Cuba, assembled in Spain and imported to the United States."

Read more
Child Abuse Awareness Month
3:55 pm
Mon April 1, 2013

State Sen. Uresti Looking To Get More People Involved In Child Abuse Prevention

Credit Childsafe
CASA planted 6,205 pinwheels for each child who suffered abuse in 2012. Twenty of them were white, representing those who died.
Share
E-mail
Comments
By

April is Child Abuse Awareness month, and San Antonio Sen. Carlos Uresti is calling for more volunteers to help increase the local message of saving children's lives.

Uresti said Bexar County showed an increase in the number of cases of child abuse in 2012.

"Sadly, last year we had 6,205 confirmed cases of child abuse just in Bexar County," Uresti said, adding that 20 of those children died from their injuries.

Read more

Pages