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North San Antonio Edition VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3 DEC. 20, 2023JAN. 26, 2024
Britney Ramos, a teacher at Northside ISD’s Locke Hill Elementary School, works through a math lesson with a pair of third graders in November.
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School districts innovate to ll teacher vacancies
“Our mindset has been, ‘We don’t know what’s going to happen at the state level, but let’s do some- thing to curb teacher vacancies,’” said Ben Muir, NISD’s executive director of human resources.
In addition to increased wages and benets, districts such as North East and Northside have looked toward alternative ways to hire additional teachers, including targeted pay raises and hiring degreed teachers who lack certication.
BY EDMOND ORTIZ AND JARRETT WHITENER
Due to a teacher shortage in the San Antonio region, local school district o cials have worked to increase wages, benets and other incentives to attract and retain teaching sta.
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Impacts: Marijuana-inspired sandwich shop opens (Page 4)
Government: Hollywood Park bans short term rentals (Page 6)
Events: Find a spot to take in the holiday lights (Page 12)
Dining: Restaurant serves up interior Mexican cuisine (Page 13)
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by registered nurse Tara Rodriguez, the medical spa provides beauty, cosmetic and personal care services near Stone Oak, including Botox, dermal llers, platelet- rich plasma therapy and intravenous infusion therapy. • Opened Nov. 2 • 946 N. Loop 1604 W., Ste. 100, San Antonio • www.mybffaesthetics.com 4 Boozy Scoop Ice Cream Bar The bar replaced Buzzed Bull Creamery inside Napoli’s Pizzeria. Boozy Scoop oers more than 10 avors of ice cream in cups, shakes and cones. Alcoholic and dairy-free options are available. • Opened in October • 2903 N. Loop 1604 E., Ste. 105, San Antonio • www.boozyscooptx.com 5 La Fonda.MX The Mexican restaurant opened near the Churchill Estates neighborhood, serving regional Mexican dishes, such as Chipotle Ahumado and Filete a la Madrilena. Breakfast and lunch are available. • Opened early November
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6 Havana Bar and Grill The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the bar and grill. Located near Churchill Estates, Havana oers Caribbean and Latin American inspired dishes and drinks
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marijuana-inspired sandwich chain, opened a second San Antonio shop Nov. 20 at the Redland Plaza retail center. Cheba Hut serves more than 20 kinds of toasted sub sandwiches, cereal bars and cookies, and nonalcoholic and alcoholic drinks. • Opened Nov. 20 • 2907 N. Loop 1604 E., San Antonio • www.chebahut.com 3 My Best Face Forward Aesthetics The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the north central San Antonio business. Owned
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7 Dog Days Day Care, Boarding and Grooming The pet business opened near the Lockhill Estates neighborhood, and oers day care, grooming, treadmills for pets to walk indoors during inclement weather, and a six-week training program to help build a stronger bond between a pet owner and their dog. • Opened late September • 1031 Patricia Drive, San Antonio • www.dogdayssa.com
1 Solana Orthodontics Dr. Sandra Nairooz was set to open a new practice in the Redland Plaza shopping center. Solana oers orthodontics, Botox and dermal ller treatments. • Slated to open Dec. 15 as of press time • 2907 N. Loop 1604 E., Ste. 101, San Antonio • www.solanaortho.com 2 Cheba Hut Company owners, who describe this eatery as a
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8 Smokerz Paradize The 16th San Antonio-area store recently opened, and oers smoking related products such as pipes, electronic cigarettes and avored tobacco. • Opened early November • 14554 Brook Hollow Blvd., San Antonio • www.smokerzparadize.com 9 Select 210 Market The outdoor market owners opened a second location in Hill Country Village. The new market will operate the third Sunday of the month at The Alley on Bitters, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., featuring area farmers and artisans oering homegrown or handmade products. • Opened Nov. 19
• 15024 Vance Jackson Road, San Antonio • www.ldpre.com
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11 North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Brett Finley was appointed the North San Antonio Chamber’s CEO and president, eective Nov. 28, capping a nearly yearlong search. Finley most recently served as government aairs director at the San Antonio Board of Realtors. Finley replaces Cristina Aldrete, who resigned as chamber CEO and president in November 2022. • 12930 Country Parkway, San Antonio • www.northsachamber.com
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13 The Old English Tea Shoppe The shop oers traditional British teas, meals and pastries, and opened before Thanksgiving. Located in the former Savor Bistro spot at a Stone Oak retail center, Old English features a British sta preparing and serving authentic English foods for breakfast and lunch, including a full English breakfast and Sunday roasts. The tea shop also has coee options and a kids menu. • Opened Nov. 21 • 20122 Stone Oak Parkway, Ste. 105, San Antonio • www.theoldenglishteashoppe.com
12 Dirty Dough Cookies Dirty Dough Cookies closed its Stone Oak location in November—about six months after that franchise opened. Franchise representative Jason Miyasaki said in a social media post that business had been slow, and he was looking for someone to buy the location. • Closed Nov. 30 • 19903 Stone Oak Parkway • https://dirtydoughcookies.com
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10 Presidio Apartments Austin-based Lonestar Development Partners will build a 316-unit multifamily community near Shavano Park. Construction on the $40 million, 330,000-square-foot development is due to begin in January, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation ling. • Opening: Spring 2026
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Government
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Hollywood Park bans short-term rentals Hollywood Park City Council on Nov. 14 unan- imously approved the city zoning commission’s recommended ban on short-term rentals, citing residents’ concerns about public safety, commu- nity spirit and property values. What happened Council in August began pursuing a prohibition on Airbnbs and similar ventures, responding to a rising number of residents’ complaints about noise, trac and parking at active short-term rentals. Residents have also said they feel short-term rentals pose a risk to local public safety, homeown- ers’ property values and to the town’s single-fam- ily residential zoning rules, ocials said. City leaders said Hollywood Park has six known short-term rentals, but some are owned by corpo- rate interests. Until recently, the city could only address
Mayor Nirenberg seeks talk of potential charter amendments San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg is asking the city’s charter review commission mem- bers to discuss potential amendments voters may weigh in the November 2024 election. In a nutshell Nirenberg on Nov. 14 asked the reconsti- tuted 15-member commission to examine nine topics, including whether to extend mayoral and/or City Council terms from two to four years, and possibly increasing the number of single-member council districts to better reect the city’s current and future population growth projections. Nirenberg said he hopes the commission will complete its work and submit recommen- dations to the council by June 14.
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What is a short-term rental • An STR is deined as all or part of a property rented to anyone who does not have the right to possess or use the property for a minimum of 30 straight days. About the ban • The ban does not affect leasebacks, where a home seller leases the house back from the purchaser. • Short-term rental operators must fully comply with the ban within six months—by May 14—of the council’s ordinance approval.
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complaints about short-term rentals through rules covering nuisance or code violations. City Secretary Patrick Aten said 200 property owners reported they supported the ban, with 19 others reporting they opposed it.
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Education
BY EDMOND ORTIZ
NEISD ocials consider dual language changes North East ISD ocials have proposed clustering dual language program campuses districtwide. The background District administrators briefed the NEISD school board Oct. 9 on ways the district could reduce a $39 million budget decit, including potentially streamlining the number of elementary schools that provide dual language courses. Ocials said dual language programming has grown more popular because it helps Span- ish-speaking students learn and improve their English speaking and writing skills. But the number of dual language course teacher vacancies has risen, district ocials said. NEISD had 24 such vacancies in the 2022-23 school year; 19 of those spots were lled by international teacher hires. This school year, the district had 12 such vacancies as of mid-October.
Education foundation raises nearly $106K The Northside Education Foundation in Northside ISD raised nearly $106,000 in its fall Giving Campaign to help support educators. What happened District ocials said the NEF New Teacher Grant Patrol surprised nearly 200 new edu- cators with grants in November and Decem- ber to help support classroom initiatives. Digging deeper The foundation will also recognize 20 district departments and campuses, such as Rawlinson Middle School, with a grant award for meeting or exceeding their cam- paign goals and for having the most donors. Donors will also receive gifts from NEF as a thanks for their support.
6,722 students in 22 bilingual campuses, including 16 elementary schools 10,820 school-age children living in NEISD learning English in 2022-23 7,126 school-age children living in NEISD learning English in 2015-16 Numbers to know
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What’s next District ocials unveiled two options for 16 participating elementary schools. Option A would “cluster” dual language courses by moving program- ming from two campuses that are no more than 2 miles apart and consolidating at one school. Superintendent Sean Maika said cutting down 16 to eight dual language elementary schools could save NEISD $8 million over the next two years. Option B would let two nearby schools keep their dual language courses but lower the enrollment. Trustees are expected to act on the matter in February.
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Transportation
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Council calls for transit- oriented developments Three San Antonio City Council members are calling for the creation of a transit-oriented devel- opment, or TOD, plan to encourage development in areas eyed for future public mass transit projects. The background On. Oct. 17, council members Marc Whyte, Teri Castillo and Sukh Kaur submitted a council consideration request, or CCR, for city sta to formulate a TOD plan to complement VIA Metro- politan Transit’s planned Advanced Rapid Transit North/South and East/West lines. The ART system is being designed to provide faster, frequent and reliable service using dedi- cated lanes of trac, VIA ocials said. What’s next Council members submitting the CCR asked city sta to put the issue on a future meeting agenda of
NW Military project remains on track Texas Department of Transportation ocials said work on Northwest Military between Loop 1604 and Huebner Road remains on schedule to be done in February or March 2024. The project will add a center turn lane, sidewalks and bicycle lanes. • Timeline: July 2021-February 2024 • Cost: $15.5M • Funding source: TxDOT
According to some San Antonio City Council members, a transit-oriented development plan would provide the city with several benets: Moving forward
Incentivize redevelopment to support transit ridership located in easy walking distance of transit stops Incentivize development strategies to better accommodate pedestrians
Encourage active, livable places along ART routes
Encourage various housing choices near transit facilities for various ages and incomes Minimize barriers to incorporate retail and small businesses into redevelopment
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the council’s governance committee. Construction will begin in 2025 on VIA’s North/ South ART line, which will stretch from the San Antonio International Airport to the Roosevelt Park area on the south side.
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From the cover
School districts innovate to ll teacher vacancies
BY JARRETT WHITENER AND EDMOND ORTIZ
The speci cs
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Educators, such as Britney Ramos, a third-year teacher at NISD’s Locke Hill Elementary School, said competitive pay and benets are just two of many factors teachers consider in their job hunt. Ramos said some educators may feel compelled to reconsider their career path if pressured by such things as sta ng shortages in other campus positions, and mounting state mandates and paperwork. “All that does is put a burden on teachers,” Ramos said. Muir and Chyla Whitton, NEISD’s executive director of human resources, said the number of teacher vacancies in their respective districts is down from last school year, but it is still a chal- lenge to ll positions, such as special and bilingual education. O cials with NISD and NEISD said their respec- tive districts being districts of innovation, a state- wide designation, gives them exibility to hire degreed, noncertied teachers, and oer other
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NEISD and NISD each implemented historic raises since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to o cials in each district. In February, Gov. Greg Abbott’s Teacher Vacancy Task Force released a report on teacher recruitment and retention challenges statewide. The report showed pay as a top priority. However, NISD and NEISD leaders said during budget meetings they are each operating with a budget shortfall, and they are unable to sustain additional compensation increases yearly at their existing budget level. NEISD Superintendent Sean Maika said administrators sought to save money, increase e ciencies and reduce the district’s $39 million shortfall while developing this school year’s pay program.
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incentives to boost recruitment and retention. Muir said rehiring retired educators has helped to ll NISD teacher vacancies. Whitton said she felt NEISD’S district of innovation designation and salary hikes targeting specic positions have helped to reduce her district’s sta ng burdens.
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Going forward
49,782 teachers left their jobs and 51,001 new teachers were hired. North East AFT President Patsy Esterline told NEISD trustees in a scal year 2023-24 budget meeting that teachers need a higher level of nancial steadiness in uncertain times. “To best serve the students, we need an experienced and stable workforce. We don’t have that right now, so it must be a district priority,” Esterline said.
• More incentives Melina Espíritu-Azocar, chief of sta of the Northside American Federation of Teachers, said she has seen many teachers leave her district or the education profession altogether because they feel they have neither adequate pay nor a work-life balance. In the 2022-23 school year, there were 371,650 teachers statewide, according to Texas Education Agency data. Last school year,
While compensation is one of the most important pieces of hiring and retention, ocials with NEISD and NISD said they are looking to enhance bene ts and other conditions in order to help teachers. Ocials said they plan to focus on these factors: • Work-life balance • Work culture • Dedicated planning time • Increased job beneits
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Real estate
Events
BY EDMOND ORTIZ
Number of homes sold
• Dec. 28, 8 p.m. • Tickets start at $75 • Alamodome, 100 Montana St., San Antonio • www.alamobowl.com Kids’ Countdown at The Doseum Families can ring in the new year early with a kid- friendly New Year’s Eve event, complete with music, treats, activities and a noon balloon drop. • Dec. 31, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. • $25 • 2800 Broadway St., San Antonio • www.thedoseum.org/events
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Rotary Ice Rink Rotary Club of San Antonio hosts the ice rink at Travis Park, where visitors can skate and enjoy refreshments. Reserve a time online; admission includes skate rentals. • Mon.-Thu., 5-10 p.m.; Fri., 5-11 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun., noon-8 p.m. through Jan. 15; times vary on holidays • $15 • 301 E. Travis St., San Antonio • www.rotaryicerink.com HEB Feast of Sharing The grocer will sponsor its 31st annual holiday dinner at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The dinner is open to the community and includes music and crafts. • Dec. 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free • 900 E. Market St., San Antonio • www.heb.com/feast Valero Alamo Bowl The Alamo Bowl is the annual matchup of top teams from the Pac-12 and the Big 12 conferences. This year’s matchup pits the University of Arizona Wildcats against the University of Oklahoma Sooners.
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Celebrate SA San Antonio Parks Foundation will present Celebrate SA, the city’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration. Road construction is expected to cause activities to take place in dierent areas of downtown, but still within walking distance. • Dec. 31, 6 p.m.-midnight • Free • South Alamo Street; Market Street between South Alamo Street and Grand Hyatt San Antonio;
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Football Showcase High school football fans can watch two games featuring top players on the same day and in the same place. The All-American Bowl showcases the nation’s best seniors, and the San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game features standout local players. • Jan. 6, noon and 5 p.m. (kickoffs) • $11.50 and up, free for kids under age 2 • Alamodome, 100 Montana St., San Antonio • www.nbcsports.com/allamericanbowl and www.sanantoniosports.org/event/ aab-sas-all-star-football-game
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Community
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Holiday Events Guide
2023
Several communities, businesses and organizations celebrate the holiday season with events and exhibits lled with Christmas lights and illuminated displays.
December
Campre Lights McGimsey Scout Park is hosting a holiday drive-thru light show featuring characters, symbols and other seasonal displays. • Dec. 20-30, 6-10 p.m., (Thu., Sun.); 6-11 p.m., (Fri., Sat.) • $40 per vehicle (admission) • 10810 Wedgewood Drive, Castle Hills • www.campirelights.org Windcrest Christmas Light-Up Windcrest residents are invited to decorate their homes with interesting displays of holiday lights as part of a decades-old tradition. Dozens of participants compete in a variety of categories. Resident contest winners and participants are highlighted in a free map
The South Pole Residents may visit The South Pole, an illuminated holiday experience where visitors can drive through lighted tunnels and displays while Christmas music plays across the park.
• Dec. 20 through Jan. 8, 6-10 p.m. • $30 (per car admission, Mon.-Thu.) $35 (per car admission, Fri.-Sun.) • 5135 N. Loop 1604 E., San Antonio • www.thesouthpolesa.com
found at City Hall. • Through Dec. 31 • Free
• City Hall, 8601 Midcrown Drive, Windcrest • www.windcrest-tx.gov/190/windcrest-light-up
Santa’s Ranch Holiday season revelers may drive 1 mile of winding country roads and view more than 2 million lights and animated displays. • Through Dec. 31, Sun.-Thu. and Dec. 31, 6-10 p.m., and Fri.-Sat., 6-11 p.m. • $37 per car (admission) • 9561 N. I-35, New Braunfels • www.santasranch.net
The Light Park The drive-thru holiday wonderland is lled with millions of twinkling and synchronized Christmas lights, tunnels, displays and festive music. The event is pet-friendly, and it oers light refreshments and other accessories for purchase. • Nightly through Jan. 1 • Cost varies by date • Retama Park parking lot, 1 Retama Parkway, Selma • https://thelightpark.ticketspice.com/ 2023-the-light-park-san-antonio
Hendrix Family Holiday Light Show The Cibolo-based Hendrix family is again oering their homegrown holiday light display, synchronized to music and open to the community. Motorists are asked to drive slowly and carefully in front of the Hendrix
property and to dim their lights. • Daily through Jan. 2, 4-10 p.m. • Free • 332 Blaze Moon, Cibolo • www.facebook.com/hendrixholidaylights
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Dining
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Enchiladas poblanas is a popular dish among customers at Panla Cantina ( $14 ).
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Pan la Cantina serves up interior Mexican cuisine
Gaby Hinojosa and Charlie Gonzalez own Panla Cantina in far North San Antonio.
together, and Pan la Cantina was the result. Hinojosa said her menu is largely inuenced by Mexican street food and snack vendors. “Our food here is like Mexican street food, but elevated,” Hinojosa said. What’s on the menu Popular menu items at the cantina include Mexican street corn, an appetizer made of charred corn o the cob mixed with chipotle mayonnaise and queso fresco, and topped with lime and chili powder, Hinojosa said. Enchiladas poblanos is another entree popular with diners, she said. “We have very authentic avors, but we like to give the food a little twist,” she added.
Gaby Hinojosa, co-owner of Pan la Cantina near Johnson High School, said she and husband and business partner, Charlie Gonzalez, continue to evolve the oerings at their North San Antonio Mexican eatery, which they opened in April 2022. The background Both Mexican natives, Hinojosa and Gonzalez met at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. The couple graduated from CIANew York and, as Hinojosa put it, life led her and Gonzalez to San Antonio, where he co-founded Tlahco Mexican Kitchen and she worked with renowned local chef Andrew Weissman at Signature at La Cantera Resort and Spa. But the couple sought to create a new eatery
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