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This election cycle's limited choices for mayor is a direct result of term limits that San Antonio voters opted for in 1991.

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The late 'Red' McCombs chaired the Hemisfair committee that realized the building of the Tower of the Americas. But did the fair really "make" SA what it is today?

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Too many delays and too many unexplained disruptions might well lead to far more 'no' votes on the next big bond program.

Tags: Cityscrapes, News Features, San Antonio construction, St. Mary's Strip, City of San Antonio, road construction, Broadway, North New Braunfels, Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda, San Antonio City Council, San Antonio infrastructure, San Antonio bond issues

The reality of downtown San Antonio is that we succeeded in creating a place for tourists to wander that holds little appeal to San Antonians beyond the twinkling lights of the River Walk.

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San Antonio's blunders with the Alamodome and AT&T Center offer warnings about the dangers of ignoring public input as we mull a new facility for the Missions.

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Somehow, this community could manage to build a grand new performing arts center, and yet fail to support and sustain a symphony orchestra originally founded in 1939.

Tags: Cityscrapes, News Features, San Antonio, Texas, Cityscrapes, Tobin Center, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, Municipal Auditorium, performing arts center, San Antonio Symphony, symphony, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Phil Hardberger, economy, cultural landscape, classical music, San Antonio Philharmonic, Ballet San Antonio, Opera San Antonio, venue tax, Bexar County, Nelson Wolff, Pat DiGiovanni, Centro San Antonio, Hemisfair, Museo Alameda, Market Square, Centro des Artes, civic buildings

According to recent news reports, Weston Urban is working to develop a new minor league ballpark downtown.

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Over a decade of changing mayors, new councilmembers and different city staffers, no one seemed to question the wisdom of a city-financed hotel.

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