San Antonio ISD seeks community input on how to repurpose empty school buildings

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio ISD community is actively trying to get the neighborhoods involved in what happens to the buildings left empty following the district’s “Rightsizing” plan. Each month, San Antonio ISD’s Repurposing Panel meets to discuss ideas and plans for what to do with the more than a dozen campuses after they … Read more

Key moments at the Tonys: Jay-Z and Hillary Clinton in the house, strides for women and a late upset

NEW YORK – “People, stop texting me!” pleaded Kecia Lewis, with comic exasperation. The veteran Broadway performer had just won her first Tony award in a 40-year career, for the Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s Kitchen,” and was trying to read her acceptance speech off her phone. But she was being distracted by those pesky congratulatory … Read more

‘A dream come true’: 5-year-old heart transplant survivor gets special tour of Fifth Third Field

5-year-old Emmalyn Rowan recently celebrated three years since her heart transplant and got to explore Fifth Third Field with the umpires. TOLEDO, Ohio — Emmalyn Rowan is an inspiration to all. The 5-year-old had her first open-heart surgery when she was 2 days old and recently celebrated the three-year anniversary of her successful heart transplant. … Read more