Martinez Street Women's Center: Free health care classes and counseling
Feb 24, 2010
1:04 pm

Joleen Garcia sees women as the most important facet in a family, and believes building a stronger woman builds a stronger community.

For the past three years, Garcia, executive director of the Martinez Street Women's Center, has been helping to provide the East Side and South East Side of San Antonio a grassroots education in women's health. 

"By working one by one with each family and each woman and each young girl, then overall we're going to be supporting a really strong East Side San Antonio," says Garcia.

Joe Torres
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Rev. Claude Black: "Remember me as a person who found meaning in his life"
Feb 24, 2010
11:33 am
To commemorate Black History Month, and to mark a year since his passing, watch exclusive video of interviews with Rev. Claude Black, produced by  the Source of Light Center at University Presbyterian Church in March 2004.
 
Black was a civil rights activist and minister of the Mt. Zion First Baptist Church in San Antonio for almost 50 years. He served on the San Antonio City Council from 1973 to 1978, and became the city’s first black Mayor Pro Tem.
 
Black worked closely with other civil rights advocates including A.
Antonio Rodriguez
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Signs of spring at Presa Street Community Garden
Presa Street Community Garden
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Feb 22, 2010
12:42 pm

The Presa Street Community Garden just got a boost and a spruce-up from various fraternities and sororities from Trinity University.

Besides weeding and pruning back old plants, the group created new paths in the garden and fixed older paths. They also spent time cleaning out and organizing a storage shed filled with old planters, gardening tools and supplies for signage used to disguingish plants.

Lettuce, sage and rosemary are already growing and ready for harvesting in different plots. The garden is located on South Presa Street, in the Lavaca neighborhood.

Heather DiMasi
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Asian culture thrives in San Antonio
Feb 17, 2010
11:41 pm

The Institute of Texan Cultures Asian Festival this weekend will offer a sampling of what the local Asian community has to offer along with a glimpse of Asian culture as a whole.

Mike Nishimuta, a member of Japan-America Society of San Antonio (JASSA), said it isn’t too difficult to find an authentic taste of Asian culture in San Antonio, especially during Asian Festival time.

The Asian Festival started as a family reunion 23 years ago and has evolved into one of the Institute of Texan Cultures' most anticipated events.

Jennifer Herrera
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