name of newspaper (San Antonio, Austin, Leon Valley: lease, home, landscaping)

[ilmd]

Isn't there another major newspaper in San Antonio brsides the Express? I thought there was- I'm not there now, but want to look online.. Thanks

[metalfish]

No,only the express news

[sapphire]

Years ago we had the SA Light, but it's long gone.

[CelesteDF]

There are also a number of weeklies - this isn't a comprehensive list but some of the larger ones include.

• The San Antonio Current, mainly focused on entertainment and culture, is the largest. It's comparable to Westword in Denver, Washington City Paper in DC and Austin Chronicle in...uh... Austin.

• 210 is a new weekly that the Express-News recently launched to compete with the Current. Same general type of content, but in my opinion trashier and less interesting.

• Then there's the PrimeTime Newspaper group that publishes the neighborhood-centric papers like the Northside Recorder, the Leon Valley Recorder, the military base papers, etc. I think the Express-News just bought PrimeTime, though and consolidated/laid off staff.

• There are a number of ethnic papers. Spanish papers include La Prensa and Rumbo de San Antonio. The main African American paper is San Antonio Informer.

• San Antonio Business Journal, part of the American City Business Journals network, is the weekly business paper.

[Insomniac]

Not trying to nitpick, but it's 210SA not just 210.

[metalfish]

The 210 is trash, its just a bunch of pop culture lists.

[Bowie]

It seems like The Current and 210SA exist mainly to provide strip clubs, liquor companies, 900-number phone services and personals ad buyers with a place to advertise. Being a relatively young city, San Antonio must have a tremendous demand for these things.

[940]

Originally Posted by sapphire

Years ago we had the SA Light, but it's long gone.

I remember the San Antonio Light and I also remember that the Express-News was broken up into two different newspapers. The San Antonio Express came in the morning and The News was the afternoon paper...two papers in a day and of course the news hadn't changed much usually by the time The News was thrown later in the day.

They eventually were merged together when the newspaper started putting out only one edition a day.

[metalfish]

wELL the current at least has reviews of local bars and restuarants, art exhibits, upcoming shows, and some local news and opinions. This week there was a negative story about the river north project and how it will most likey fail, just some writers opinion.

[CelesteDF]

Originally Posted by metalfish

This week there was a negative story about the river north project and how it will most likey fail, just some writers opinion.

I think you may be referring to Heywood Sander's op-ed (San Antonio Current - News & Politics). The point he makes is that population density is key to success for urban development.
Excerpt:
"What makes the River Walk work is a real density of people and activity. Not twinkling lights or landscaping, or even the water. People attract people. They crowd where there’s a crowd. ... The same logic of density and concentration has also worked against a host of efforts to “stretch” visitors and tourists to attractions like St. Paul Square and Sunset Station and even Market Square. A block or two away from the river and downtown San Antonio appears an uninviting panorama of empty storefronts with lease signs, parking lots, and garage entrances. Indeed, even along the river, distances measured in tens of feet can matter in attracting people, as the weak performance of the renovated Aztec Theater has succeeded in demonstrating."

Certainly these are valid points... until you factor in the huge increase in residential housing stock that will help create the very density that he's talking about. Right now downtown San Antonio is home to approximately 3,200 residents (source: CoSA Downtown Operations) - most of whom are in King William/Southtown. The new housing developments planned and under construction will at least double the downtown population, if not more. Will all of downtown be as packed as the River Walk? No, of course not... but there will be life where there currently is (almost) none. Besides, I think Woody Sanders just likes to play the pragmatic contrarian.