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RESTAURANT GUIDE
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A & A HOME FURNISHINGS BRINGSINTERNATIONAL STYLE TO SAN ANTONIO HOMES
REVEREND DR. RICHARD KNOTT JR. CELEBRATES 30 YEARS ATALAMO HEIGHTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
A MIDCENTURY MODERN RANCH HOUSE IN ALAMO HEIGHTS
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08 Business Profile: Pete Markwardt,Owner Of A&A Home Furnishings
12 Profile: The Rev. Dr. Richard Knott, Jr.of Alamo Heights Presbyterian Church
15 Coastal Escapes
18 Wine & Dine
20 Home: Reimagined Ranch For Modern Living
24 AHISD School News
26 Neighborhood News
28 78209 Restaurant Guide
30 The Buzz
32 09-Lives
33 Police Blotter
34 Vintage View
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78209BUSINESS PROFILE
By BONNY OSTERHAGE Photography by CASEY HOWELL
PETE MARKWARDT’S A & A HOME FURNISHINGSBRINGS INTERNATIONAL STYLE TO SAN ANTONIO HOMES
AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE DAY
Catching up with Pete Markwardt isn’t easy.That’s because the owner of A&A Home Fur-nishings (formerly Armoires and Accents) isconstantly on the move, traveling to China, Indiaand Mexico in search of the unique, high-qualityfurniture and home accents that fill his 12,000-square-foot store on Sunset — as well of manyof the city’s most well-appointed homes.
GETTING BACK TO HIS “ROOTS”How does a former home loan officer from
Olmos Park find himself in the furniture import-ing, retail and wholesale business? For theAlamo Heights graduate, it was simply a matterof parlaying a hobby into a career.
“I’ve always had a natural affinity for furni-ture,” explains Pete, who graduated from SMUwith a finance and real estate degree. “I just wentto antique auctions and started buying.”
Pete opened up a 600-square-foot retail storein Dallas to sell his treasures in 1994 at a timewhen he says that boutique importing was justbeginning to take off. He realized the potentialof the trend, moved home to San Antonio andopened Armoires and Accents in 1999 in a 900-square-foot house. “I saw San Antonio as a greatmarket for what I do, and I thought it was a greatplace to raise a family,” he says about his deci-sion to return to the Alamo City.
Today, Pete’s company, Cottonwood TradingCo., encompasses GrassRoots Imports and A&AHome Furnishings. Although he has closed the
retail store in Dallas, he maintains a design ware-house in that city’s trendy Design District, aswell as an additional wholesale showroom inHigh Point, North Carolina, where he sells tolike-minded retailers.“We look for retailers aroundthe country who are identical to us and that want ex-clusive and unique pieces,” he explains.
TREASURE HUNTINGThose pieces come from international fac-
tories that Pete, who serves as his company’shead buyer, has identified and visits regularlyin order to have a hand in the process from de-sign to finishing. He explains that he seeks outyoung factories that match his own size andgoals and then helps them become successful.Rather than simply bringing back items that areindigenous to the countries in which they arecrafted, Pete works with the factories to createdesigns that will work with the current U.S.decorating trends.
“I’m more than just a buyer” is how he de-scribes his role in the big picture. “I am a con-sultant, and I help with development.”
Approximately 80 percent of the furniturePete carries is imports in which he has personallyoverseen the design, quality level, finishes andeven the packaging. This process makes hispieces not only exclusive, but also a better valuebecause he is essentially cutting out the middle-man. “It allows us to carry luxury furniture at agreat price,” he explains.
STYLE WATCHTraveling to the factories and being hands-
on in the business also allows Pete to make surethat he is staying current on industry styles andtrends. As in fashion, trends in home furnishingscome and go. He recalls that when he first startedselling, the styles leaned toward dark wood andrustic finishes, with Mexican hacienda and Tus-can styles in high demand. Today, Pete says hiscustomers want more modern, clean lines andlighter finishes. It’s a look he identifies as “tran-sitional,” meaning that it can work with eithermodern or traditional décor.
Knowing how to marry those different lookscan be challenging for many clients. That’s whyPete and his experienced A&A Home Furnish-ings team offer an in-home design service. Forjust a $175 initial consultation fee (which is re-turned after the customer spends $1,000), anA&A professional will make a house call and doas little or as much as the client wants in termsof interior design and decorating. Because A&Ahas accessories and an upholstery line in additionto the vast selection of furnishings, the talentedstaff has everything on site to assist with theclients’ needs and help them avoid some com-mon pitfalls.
“Trying to do everything at once is a com-mon mistake people make when they are furnish-ing their homes,” Pete says. He also sees peopleroutinely purchasing the wrong size of furniturefor the space or resort to buying everything in
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“Our goal is to help you finish your project and, hopefully, you will purchase some items from us in orderto do it.”
A FULL PLATESan Antonio homes are not the only spaces that this talented businessman is making more beautiful.
Pete is currently involved in the design and furnishing of a boutique hotel in picturesque San Miguel deAllende. The 15-room Granada Hotel will be a mix of Spanish and other Old World styles, creating whatPete describes as a “comfy” environment, but with plenty of amenities for the discerning traveler.
A restaurant serving Mediterranean fare will be part of the property, and it is reflective of Pete’s ownlove of that cuisine. A single dad, he and his 14-year-old daughter spend quality time cooking together,making flatbreads and other treats, using herbs that Pete, who has a green thumb, grows in his garden.
While his culinary tastes run toward the Mediterranean, his personal decorating style is one that Peterefers to as “casual European,” with rich finishes and patinas. “I have an old soul,” he laughs.
But don’t confuse “old soul” with “set in his ways.” This is a man on the move who is always lookingfor new ways to grow and evolve his business with the times. And while he may have only 27 employees,this small-business owner is not afraid to dream big. He explains that he has all the pieces in place tobuild the wholesale business and is considering expanding the retail locations within Texas.
“I’m always dreaming of ways to grow the retail end,” he says, adding that for now, just keepingeverything going is a challenge. “My plate is pretty full.”
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it wasn’t his first choice. Born in California, theson of a Presbyterian minister says that it wasnever his intention to follow in his father’s foot-steps. On the contrary, after attending BelhavenCollege, he decided to pursue a career in the legalprofession, enrolling in law school at the Univer-sity of Mississippi in Oxford.
“Growing up, going into the ministry was the
78209PROFILE
By BONNY OSTERHAGE Photography by LIZ GARZA WILLIAMS ANDCASEY HOWELL
THE REVERENDDR. RICHARD KNOTT CELEBRATES 30 YEARS AT ALAMO HEIGHTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWITH
shelves. Historical fiction, theology, science andbiographies are just a few of the genres that makeup his impressive library and offer a glimpse intothis self-described bibliophile’s passions. “I readabout 50 novels a year just for fun,” he says.“That’s in addition to the books I read for work.”
It is that quest for knowledge that eventuallyled Richard to the ministry, although admittedly
WisdomIn a world where a growing number of people
want their information condensed and presentedto them in 140 characters or less, delivering anattention-grabbing, thought-provoking theologi-cal message every Sunday can be a challenge.
The Rev. Dr. Richard Knott Jr., senior pastorat Alamo Heights Presbyterian Church, doesn’tlet that fact deter him. In fact, this devoted spir-itual leader not only accepts the challenge, butrises to it 24 hours a day, seven days a week,bringing his highly regarded intellect, thoughtfulinsight and straightforward approach to the ap-proximately 350 members of a church that hasgraced Alamo Heights for more than a century.
So how does a man who has been leading hiscongregation for the past 30 years keep it freshevery week? “It is difficult over 30 years not tobe redundant,” he admits, adding that he has hadto shorten his messages over time from “manu-scripts” to “notes.” “People want easy answersto complex questions, so I study a lot.”
His other secret to success? “I pray a lot too,”he says with a smile.
FINDING HIS CALLINGYou can tell a lot about a person by his sur-
roundings. The Rev. Knott is no exception. Oneof the first things you notice upon entering hisoffice is the selection of books that fill the
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last thing I wanted to do,” confesses Richard, whotook time off from college to serve in the U.S.Navy. “But when I was in law school, I becameintrigued more with the theory behind law. I wantto know ‘why’ rather than ‘what.’ I realized thattheology attempts to study ‘the great why.’”
After extensively researching his options, thefuture pastor found a fit with the Austin Presbyte-
rian Theological Seminary in 1978 (his father’sown alma mater). He was impressed with the ac-ademically rigorous curriculum. “It was muchharder than law school,” he says, adding that only11 of the 33 students in his class graduated fromthe program.
Richard went on to earn his doctorate fromthat same seminary in 2002, spending a gruelingseven years trying to balance school, his respon-sibilities as a husband and father and his duties aspastor. It wasn’t always easy, but he managed tojuggle it all successfully, even spending two longyears writing his dissertation while working fulltime. “This congregation has put up with a lot ofmy growth,” he acknowledges gratefully. “Theyare very tolerant and compassionate.”
Many members of the congregation first metthe man who would later become their senior pas-tor when he was still a seminary student interningat Alamo Heights Presbyterian. At the end of the15-month term, Richard accepted a position witha church in Dallas, but returned to San Antoniotwo-and-a-half years later to assume his currentposition as senior pastor to the congregation thathe warmly describes as a unique and welcominggroup of people.
“This is a multigenerational, multicultural,theologically diverse congregation,” he says ofhis flock. “They come from many different walksof life, but most of the people I’ve met here wouldgive you the shirt off their backs if you were inneed,” he adds fondly.
FINDING HIS BALANCEOverseeing a congregation like Alamo Heights
Presbyterian involves more than simply standingin the pulpit on Sundays. In addition to workingon his sermon all week long, Richard has a myriadof additional responsibilities that go along withthe title of senior pastor, including counselor,moderator, performer of ceremonies and business-man. Throw in husband, father and grandfather,and you begin to wonder if he relies on divine in-tervention to find the time to pursue his varioushobbies and interests. “Let’s just say I don’t leavemany gaps in my schedule,” he laughs.
The evidence of Richard’s many extracurricu-
lar activities is scattered throughout his office. Acollection of Samurai swords, hapkido canes andAsian art and décor pays homage to his interest inthat culture, specifically the martial arts.
“I started practicing martial arts as a way ofmanaging stress, but I discovered I really like thediscipline,” he explains, pointing out that it isn’tcompletely unrelated to his day job. “Martial artsbegan within the context of religion, specifically
TOP, THE REV. KNOTT WORKS OUT WITH A YOUNG MARTIAL ARTSPRACTITIONER. BELOW, HE IS PICTURED WITH HIS WIFE, GINIA.THEY LOG 60 - 80 OF MILES ON THEIR HIGH-TECH BICYCLES EVERY WEEK.
the Buddhist monasteries.” Perhaps one of the only pastors in town who holds both a seventh-degree
black belt in tae kwon do and a fifth-degree black belt in hapkido, Richardestablished the American Tae Kwon Do Schools (ACTS) in 1992 as a wayto share the benefits of martial arts with students ranging in age from 4 to70 years old. The program has grown from 10 students in 1992 to more than145 today, and classes are held at various churches around town.
When he’s not keeping his martial arts skills sharp, Richard and his wifeof 32 years, Ginia, (a native San Antonian) hit the bike trails. The couple,who met while Richard was working as a bouncer at her UT sorority house,are avid cyclists, and now that their three daughters are grown, they log 60to 80 miles per week, riding the hills outside of Comfort and Fredericksburgon the weekends and taking advantage of San Antonio’s greenway trails dur-ing the week.
When Richard isn’t riding a bike, he’s building a bike. Ordering framesoff the Internet and securing parts at a discount, the pastor taught himselfto build racing bikes from the ground up. He estimates that he has built atleast a dozen bikes over the years and has sold several of them to fellowcycle enthusiasts.
In the summer, the Knotts escape the oppressive heat of San Antonio infavor of cooler Colorado temperatures. There, they spend their days alter-nating between scenic bike rides and another of the pastor’s favorite pas-times, fly-fishing.
Whether it’s drafting an educational and uplifting message for his con-gregation, practicing his martial arts, cycling or perfecting his fly-tying tech-niques, the Rev. Knott is a dedicated student of life. He pursues his pastimesand his profession with equal amounts of passion and is constantly lookingfor new challenges. For him, the key to life is to never stop questioning,seeking and learning.
“You always have to be learning,” he says, with years of wisdom and ex-perience to back him up. “People get bored with life if they stop.”
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By JANIS TURK
You may have heard Texas referred to as “the Third Coast” since the EastCoast and the West Coast like to take top billing. But that’s OK: Texas is somuch bigger and better in so many ways that Texans don’t mind if our Gulfsurfs a wave or two behind the East and West Coasts. We still like our beachesthe best.
Texas’ sunny Gulf seashore communities are family getaway spots withina quick drive of most major Lone Star cities. Houston has Galveston nearby;Austin and San Antonio have Corpus Christi, Port Aransas and Rockport; andpeople from all over the state love the beaches all along the Texas Gulf Coast.
There’s nothing posh and pretentious about our coastal communities:They’re all about families, fishing, couples, condos, swimming, sunbathing,dolphin watches, sunset toasts, sandcastles, volleyball and more. We don’tworry about which coast ranks No. 1— we’re too busy having the most fun.
Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills families can be sitting at the dinner tableand say, “Let’s head to the coast,” then throw their beach towels and bathingsuits in the back seat, and be on the ferry to Port Aransas by nightfall. Thebiggest dilemma ’09-ers face is figuring out which beach they want to visitthis weekend.
So here is a guide to help you decide on the best Third Coast vacation spot tospend a weekend, a week, spring break, a summer or even a lifetime. Texas beachesare the best not just because they’re so close, but because they offer so many op-portunities for fun in the sun that 78209 residents simply can’t resist.
GALVESTONGlenn Campbell made this town‘s name a household word in the 1960s
with the ballad Galveston, about a soldier missing the town and the womanhe loved. For that reason, it’s perhaps Texas’ most famous coastal city. Only50 miles from downtown Houston, Galveston is located on the barrier islandsof Galveston Island and Pelican Island, and the community covers about 200
square miles. For over 100 years, it has been a major U.S. commercial centerand one of the largest ports in the United States. Hit hard by a major hurricanein 1900, and then devastated again in 2008 by Hurricane Ike, Galveston is aresilient city that has survived to retain its place as a major port city harborand a hub for Texas coastal tourism.
Moody Gardens packs in such attractions as a giant aquarium, a museum,the Rainforest Pyramid, 3-D and 4-D theaters and a paddlewheel boat cruise.There’s Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark. But Galveston’s biggestlure may be The Strand, a five-block downtown business district near the city’swharf. The Strand Historic District is a National Historic Landmark Districtmade up of mostly Victorian-era buildings that today house restaurants, antiqueshops, bars, tearooms and more. It’s considered the heart of Galveston’s en-tertainment district, and it’s also not far from where major cruise ships anchor— a reminder that Galveston is often flooded with visitors who come here tobegin and end Mexican and Caribbean cruises. The Strand is also home tomajor annual festivals such as Dickens on the Strand and Mardi Gras Galve-ston, which is now 104 years old and ranks as the third-largest Mardi Grascelebration in the United States. 78209 citizens like Lucy Wilson love spendingtime in Galveston.
ROCKPORT/FULTONCloser still for 78209-area citizens is a place that calls itself “The Charm
of the Texas Coast,” the twin-sister beach towns that many consider the heartof Texas fishing, bird watching and boating: Rockport and Fulton.
A favorite of those who love to fish, the Rockport area is a great place forfamilies because it has Texas’ only certified and designated Blue Wave Beach,as determined by the Clean Beaches Council of Washington, D.C. The mile-long sand beach is litter-free and handicap-accessible with public restroomand shower facilities.
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But Rockport isn’t the place most San Antonio residents think of for itsbeaches — they think of it as a great place to eat at popular restaurants likeCharlotte Plummer’s Seafare Restaurant, The Boiling Pot, Allegro Bay (for-merly Hemingway’s) and Latitude 2802 restaurant and art gallery. It’s also atown full of shopping options: coastal curio shops, art galleries, boutiques andantique shops.
San Antonio folks also know Rockport/Fulton as a good place for a coastalsecond home, and many 78209 residents have homes in the Key Allegro com-munity. Others like to rent condos overlooking the water or stay in the Victo-rian splendor of Hoopes’ House Bed & Breakfast. San Antonio residentsDeeAnn and Skinner Simpson have been going to Rockport for years. Regularvisitors and part-time locals enjoy boating and water sports and appreciatevisiting historic sites like the Fulton Mansion museum and enjoying the flora,fauna, wildlife and bird watching at the nearby Aransas National WildlifeRefuge.
PORT ARANSAS AND MUSTANG ISLANDJust about everybody’s favorite little beach town, however, is Port Aransas
(“Port A,” as Texans lovingly call it), just a quick drive from Corpus Christiover to Mustang Island. You can get to Port A by ferry or drive overland fromCorpus Christi, and staying there at condos like Port Royal means you’relikely to run into someone from San Antonio. There is something windblownand beachy about Port A, as visitors run around the area on golf carts andscooters and wear sandals and swimsuit cover-ups to restaurants and dinersin town.
Many 78209 citizens also have second homes at places like CinnamonShore, and others have beach bungalows, condos and houses in town and upand down the coastline. Edith McAllister, Rose Marie and Buddy Banack andmore love having a beach-getaway place in Port Aransas.
While in Port Aransas, where big stretches of beach along Mustang Islandallow cars to drive on the sand, visitors enjoy fine dining at restaurants likeThe Pelican Club (formerly Beulah's), Roosevelt’s at the Tarpon Inn and Mar-cel’s, or casual dining at Trout Street Bar & Grill and Virginia's on the Bay.
Port A is a family-friendly place for dolphin cruises, bicycle rentals, sand-castle building and more. Campers love going a little farther down the beachto Mustang Island State Park, where you can camp, kayak, ride dirt bikes,hike, swim and play all day in the sun. There you’ll find 48 water and electrichook-up campsites and 300 drive-up primitive sites, many with picnic tables.
Southeast of Corpus Christi, Padre Island National Seashore, one of thenation’s most popular national parks, is located approximately 22 miles southof Port Aransas. It is the longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island in theworld, home to five species of sea turtles that nest there each year.
CORPUS CHRISTINearby, the big city of Corpus Christi has lots of great hotels, restaurants,
museums and attractions, too, including the USS Lexington, the Texas StateAquarium, the new Schlitterbahn, the Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge,the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History and even the Selena Mu-seum for fans of the late Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla Perez. TexasA&M University Corpus Christi has a beautiful campus there, too.
So whatever your reasons, whatever the season, remember that the ThirdCoast has plenty of sunny coastal escape destinations, and one of them is sureto become your No.1 favorite beach retreat.
A group of women from 78209 who own homes in Port Aransas meet in support of thePort Aransas art center. Front row, from left, Nancy Steves, Meta Hausser and EdithMcallister; back row, Karen Winship, president of the center, and Taddy Mcallister.
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Beto’s remains stuck in a crazily colored time warp, cheer-ful service and all — and this is a good thing. The popularrestaurant’s if-it-ain’t-broke attitude has allowed the kitchen tofocus on perfecting, for example, the beef and red chile em-panada with its delicate wrapper and lusty filling. La Judy withblack beans, rice and sausage and calabacita con puerco areother options; with any and all you could gild the lily with someof Beto’s roasty-toasty salsa, but it’s not really necessary.
Inventive tacos such as the roasted veggie with mush-rooms, sweet potato, squash and corn are another menu main-stay, but it’s the fish taco that originally brought Beto’s to ourattention. There is the option here of fried fish nuggets, butgrilled is the way to go — even if the expertly cooked pescadois likely to be the all-too-popular tilapia; it’s the total packagewe’re looking at, in any case, and if we admit to removingsome of the cabbage-cilantro slaw for structural reasons, the“famous poblano sauce” and tender corn tortilla help pulleverything together.
If much of the menu hasn’t changed in years (a good thing,remember), there are some items new at least to me, amongthem the excellent Peruvian-style ceviche. We get tilapia once
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again, but it’s citrus-marinated and additionally enlivened withPeru’s classic aji amarillo (yellow chile). And whereas in Chilethe ceviche might be blended with chunks of boiled sweet po-tato and served with corn nuts, Beto’s offers slices of fried sweetpotato dusted with chile and pieces of roasted corn on the cobslathered in spicy mayo and dusted with cotija cheese. A moundof tortilla chips accompanies the ceviche — useful in theory butless so in practice because of their being so broken and twisted.Solution? Break them further and scatter over the top of the fish.
Tilapia may be everywhere these days, but so is Diners,Drive-Ins and Dives’ Guy Fieri. Regardless, we are tempted totry “Guy’s Favorite” Chalupa Cabra on our next visit. Who,after all, could resist the combination of a curried goat stewserved over guava and cream cheese roll empanadas toppedwith some of that extra cabbage slaw and served with toastedcoconut and roasted corn? Yes, at $17.99 it’s by far the mostexpensive item on the menu, but maybe if you split it withsomeone having Beto’s riff on the bean burger and a side ofyucca fries… Those empanadas can, of course, be had in theiroriginal dessert form; we also remember with fondness the ba-nana with leche quemada and pecan.
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or Kim and Rob Kacprowciz,ranch life was just what the
doctor ordered. As an emer-gency room physician and partner
with Urgent Care San Antonio, Robwanted room to roam with mature trees
and a sizable backyard. Kim was drawn tothe midcentury modern ranch style of thehome they selected.
An original Alamo Heights brick ranch-style home built in 1949 stretched from endto end on a one-half-acre lot offering roomto expand in the backyard areas for addi-tional living area. “I looked at every singlehome that came on the market in the AlamoHeights School District,” says Kim. “We fellin love with the original 59-foot-longscreened-in porch that offered wonderfulviews of the mature trees on the property.”
Under the guidance of architect CraigMcMahon, the existing home was opened upby removing most of the interior walls tocreate a large, inviting living room, diningand kitchen space with glass on both sidesof the home. A 1,400-square-foot additionthat includes the bedroom and bathroomspaces runs perpendicular to the originalstructure and engages the restored screenporch facing the backyard.
The couple have acquired impressivepieces of contemporary art that anchor
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rooms with colorful visual statements com-plementing the restrained interior’s design.In the main living area, a massive Caesar-stone quartz island in pure white with flecksof gray and black separates the modern work-ing kitchen from the gathering area. Over thebar, a wall sculpture made of recycled metallicense plates by California artist MichaelKalish depicts a large martini glass garnished
with green olives. “We used to drink quite afew dirty martinis,” states Rob.
In the intimate family room, a massiveacrylic by Fort Worth artist Daniel Blagg ti-tled Starlight Theatre centers the room. Justoff this space is the kid zone for their son,Gage, a budding artist. Kim has framedGage’s inspired artwork from classes he has
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by a husband-and-wife architectural team inBrooklyn, New York, consists of a profusionof transparent blown glass orbs suspendedfrom electrical wire. Kim selected all of thefixtures and hardware for her home. In a far corner of the lot, a stackable four-
car garage designed as a “pool cabana” inte-grates into the landscape surrounded by anazure blue pool. Careful attention to scale byMcMahon ensured that the detached structuredoes not overwhelm the main home and out-side spaces, but resides in harmony with themodern ranch vernacular.
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ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD
AHISD IS REDUCING UTILITY COSTS By ROSALINDA MONTERO
Alamo Heights ISD is on track to save thousands of dollars a year by reducing its utility costs. Allcampuses in the district, including its maintenance building, are now fitted with solar panels.Monthly utility bills will be reduced by the amount of solar power the building uses instead of hav-ing to buy it from CPS Energy. “That will save the district approximately $39,000 annually,” saysMike Hagar, assistant superintendent of business and finance.The renewable energy initiative began in 2010 when AHISD applied for CPS Energy’s Solartric-
ity, a unique program meant to attract businesses to produce power. These selected businesses, inturn, sell the produced energy back to CPS at 27 cents per kilowatt, which is three times what thedistrict pays in utility costs. The district was one of 10 recipients awarded the project. “We installed 500 kilowatts of solar arrays on our high school and Woodridge Elementary. That
project was completed two years ago, and it has generated approximately $235,000 annually for theschool district,” says Hagar. The district is currently in a 20-year contract to sell its power to CPS.Since the completion of Solartricity, the district wanted to continue its energy-saving efforts by
adding solar panels to its remaining campuses: Howard Early Childhood Center, Cambridge Ele-mentary, Alamo Heights Junior School, Robbins Academy and its maintenance building on Ritti-man Road. Hagar says the additional panels cost $1 million, but CPS rebates on solar helped offsetthe price. He explains, “CPS will rebate back to the district approximately $400,000 this year,which will help in our general fund.”The goal of Alamo Heights ISD has been to use more renewable resources while saving the dis-
trict money in the long run. Hagar believes they are making progress: “Along with the solar panels,we also have an ice storage plant at the high school to help reduce energy. In addition, we recycle atall our campuses.”Since the end of May, all district buildings with the new solar panels have been generating power.
You can monitor and watch the live data by going to the Alamo Heights website at www.ahisd.netto learn more.
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NEW! ANNUAL PROOF OF RESIDENCEAND ONLINE REGISTRATIONBeginning Aug. 1, Alamo Heights ISD will annu-
ally require current proof of residence. The district will also require all parents to utilizean online registration system, which will also openAug. 1.In order to access the online registration system in
August, parents will need a Home Access Center ac-count. If parents have not already established an ac-count, the district asks them to do so prior to June 12.This can be done by going to the AHISD website underthe Students and Parents tab and clicking on “HomeAccess Center.” Parents can then click on “Create anAccount” on the left side of the page. More information will follow in July about how to
register online and provide proof of residence.
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Set in a casual “summer camp” environment, Summer at Heights (SAH) letsattendees choose from a variety of creative camp options: arts and crafts, chess,theater, dance, sports, music, science, robotics and more. Designed for studentsages 5 and older, courses are provided to students throughout the communityby some of San Antonio’s leading artists, educators and professionals. Withsessions for all ages and interests, it is our goal to offer students the opportunityto experience new adventures, expand existing horizons, arouse curiosity, ex-change ideas and products, stimulate creativity and give them a chance to laughand have fun in the process.
Courses will be offered June 9 - July 4. The week-long sessions will be held atWoodridge Elementary, 100 Woodridge, with sports camps and courses heldat AHJS sports venues, 7607 N. New Braunfels. Transportation will be pro-vided for full-day participants from AHJS to Woodridge for lunch. There aretwo sessions daily: Morning sessions are 9 -11:30 a.m.; afternoon sessions are12:30 - 3 p.m. Register for the month, or sign up a week at a time. Informationis available www.ahisd.net/summeratheights
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78209 NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
With the arrival of summer this month, there will be plenty of requestsfor barbecue for picnics and summer flings, so head over to the newlyopened Smoke Shack at 3714 Broadway across from the Witte Museum,and order up. Remember the barbecue served at the food truck/trailer at410 and Nacogdoches for the past three-and-a-half years? Now the ownershave expanded to their new convenient location. Breakfast, lunch, dinner,catering and drive-through are offered, and you can conveniently chooseeither location to cure your cravings. Owners Chris Conger and wife Kate have been very pleased with their
loyal patrons that continue to frequent both locations and are very thankfulfor their support, according to Chris (even if they do have to maneuverHildebrand and Broadway traffic — when is it going to be finished?)Brother Bob now runs the trailer, and his wife, Jamie, oversees the catering— a family business for sure, and they come from a family of ‘09-ers aswell. Here‘s to a summer of barbecue favs like sliders, pulled pork, brisket,baked potato salad, coleslaw and breakfast tacos. Get your order in nowfor the Fourth of July — after all, what would a July Fourth picnic be with-out barbecue?
It’s all about cookies, barbecue and swimming. If you are a78209 reader/subscriber — and why wouldn’t you be? — you mightrecall from the April issue a story about two stay-at-home moms wholeft the business world and opted to open a warm-cookie deliverybusiness named Cookie Cab.
Micheal Starks, local lawyer-turned-cookie entrepreneur/artist,recently launched The Smart Cookie. Another clever cookie con-coction, these little artistic pastries in vanilla and chocolate are al-most too pretty to eat. You will want to gift them, show them off anddisplay them as if they were art. They take three days to make, andyou must order at least two weeks in advance. Customization is thespecialty. Look for The Smart Cookie at upcoming ’09 events, andcall for your own personalized pieces of art at (210) 885-1535, [email protected], or visit The Smart Cookie on Facebook.Another smart cookie!
POOL’S OPENAnd it wouldn’t be summer
without the Alamo HeightsSwimming Pool. School’s outon June 5, and the pool will beready and inviting, opening at3 p.m. that very afternoon. Forover 60 years, Alamo HeightsPool has offered swimminglessons, exercise and relax-ation to the Alamo Heightscommunity. Call (210) 824-2595 if you have questions.Summer is definitely here!
Smoke ShackThe
SUMMER is here!
By LESLIE FOLEY
WHAT’S NEW IN‘09
COOKIESmart
La Fonda Sunset Ridge is set to reopen in the former home of Raf-fles Bar at 8633 Crownhill Boulevard. Frontier Enterprises, ownerof Jim’s Restaurants and the Magic Time Machine, has acquiredthe restaurant and plans to reopen it. No date has been set — sograb a margarita and stay tuned, my friends.
LA FONDA SET TO REOPEN
TAKE TIME TO ENJOY COOKIES, BARBECUE AND SWIMMING
AMERICAN20NINE255 E. Basse, #940798-9463
410 DINER8315 Broadway822-6246
ANNE MARIES’S BISTRO555 Funston Place826-5800
BIRD BAKERY5912 Broadway804-2473
BOARDWALK BISTRO4011 Broadway824-0100
BROADWAY 50/505050 Broadway826-0069
CAPPY’S5011 Broadway828-9669
CAPPYCCINO’S BISTRO5003 Broadway828-6860
CORNER BAKERY CAFE255 E. Basse #100441-4553
EARL ABEL’S2101 Austin Highway, #175822-3358
EZ’S BRICK OVEN & GRILL255 E. Basse804-1199
EZ’S BRICK OVEN & GRILL6498 N. New Braunfels828-1111
GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S2922 Broadway828-5392
J. ALEXANDER’S255 E. Basse, #1300824-0275
JIM’S RESTAURANT4108 Broadway828-5120
JIM’S RESTAURANT8427 Broadway826-7001
MAGIC TIME MACHINE902 N.E. Loop 410828-1470
MAMA'S CAFE2442 Nacogdoches826-8303
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NOSH1133 Austin Highway826-6674
RAFFLES RESTAURANT & BAR1039 NE Loop 410826-7118
SILO ELEVATED CUISINE1133 Austin Highway824-8686
STONE WERKSBroadway at Basse823-3508
TWIN SISTERS BAKERYAND CAFE6322 N. New Braunfels822-0761
ZEDRIC’S5231 Broadway824-6000
ASIANHSIU YU8338 Broadway828-2273
KOI KAWA4051 Broadway805-8111
MON THAI BISTRO4901 Broadway822-3253
OSAKA JAPANESE STEAK AND SUSHI4902 Broadway822-0300
P. F. CHANG’S255 E. Basse507-1000
SUSHI ZUSHI999 E. Basse826-8500
SNOW’S VIETNAM3244 Broadway892-7461
TONG’S THAI1146 Austin Highway829-7345
BARBECUEBUN ‘N’ BARREL1150 Austin Highway828-2829
THE BARBEQUE STATION610 N.E. LOOP 410691-3332
THE SMOKE SHACK3714 Broadway829-8448
EUROPEANCRUMPETS3920 Harry Wurzbach821-5454
FREDERICK’S7701 Broadway828-9050
HOFBRAU & BEER GARDEN7310 Jones Maltsberger290-8066
LA MADELEINE4820 Broadway829-7291
LION & ROSE ENGLISH PUB5148 Broadway822-7673
GREEKPAPOULI’S GRILL255 E. Basse, #384804-1118
HAMBURGERSCHEESY JANE’S4200 Broadway826-0800
CHESTER’S HAMBURGERS1006 N.E. Loop 410805-8600
FIVE GUYS BURGERS260 E. Basse, #107822-6200
FUDDRUCKERS8602 Botts Ln.824-6703
LONGHORN CAFE1003 Rittiman at Harry Wurzbach822-7272
ORDER UP999 E. Basse824-9600
ITALIANCERRONI’S PURPLE GARLIC1017 Austin Highway822-2300
PAESANOS555 E. Basse828-5191
PIATTI255 E. Basse832-0300
SORRENTO5146 Broadway824-0055
TRE TRATTORIA4003 Broadway805-0333
MEXICAN/LATINADELANTE21 Brees Blvd.822-7681BETO’S8142 Broadway930-9393
EL MACHITO7300 Jones Maltsberger314-3971
PALOMA BLANCA5800 Broadway822-6151
PICANTE GRILL3810 Broadway822-3797
SOLUNA COCINAMEXICANA7959 Broadway930-8070
TACO GARAGE8403 Broadway826-4405
TOMATILLOS CANTINA3210 Broadway824-3005
URBAN TACO290 E. Basse, #105332-5149
PIZZACALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN255 E. Basse 424-2014
FLORIO’S PIZZA7701 Broadway805-8646
GRIMALDI’S PIZZA330 E. Basse, #101832-8288
VOLARE GOURMET PIZZA5054 Broadway828-3354
SOUTHWESTERNCANYON CAFE255 E. Basse225-0722
STEAKSTHE BARN DOOR8400 N. New Braunfels824-0116
FLEMING’S STEAKHOUSE255 E. Basse824-9463
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By BONNY OSTERHAGE
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Here’s what’s buzzing in 78209this month.
GOINGS-ON IN 78209
THEBUZZ
THE BUZZ
Need family-friendly fun that doesn’t involve theme parks, road trips or plane rides? Thengrab your coolers, chairs and blankets and head over to the Nature Trails parking lot of Viescafor Movie Nights in the Heights. First up is The Lego Movie on June 20 at 8:30 p.m. It iscosponsored by Generations Credit Union and will feature goodie bags for the kids and thechance to win prizes for the grown-ups. Get there early for good seats!
HEB BODY ADVENTURE OPENS in the Heights
If the kids are driving you crazy this summer, take a time-out for a massage with “sole.” Heeling Sole Barefoot Mas-sage and Yoga is open in the Carousel Court ShoppingCenter. Using techniques unlike anything you’ve ever ex-perienced, these skillful massage therapists use their feetto tackle your deepest tissues, alleviating knots and tension.This may be the first time you’ve let someone walk all overyou and ENJOYED it! Once you’re nice and limbered up,take advantage of one of the many yoga classes offeredthroughout the day. You’ll return home relaxed and readyfor more summer family fun. For more information visitwww.heelingsole.com.
MASSAGE BY FOOT
Four young women from the Alamo Heightsarea have won the Girl Scout Gold Award, the high-est recognition earned by Girl Scouts in grades 9through 12. They are Kathleen Weigel, Anna Heine-meyer, Virginia Seal and Rachel Vaughan.
Each girl spent 65 to 80 hours planning and im-plementing a meaningful Take Action project thatfulfilled a need within the community. KathleenWeigel worked at the Green Door thrift shop, whichdistributes all profits to charities, to improve organ-ization and attract new customers. She will enter Se-wanee, The University of the South, this fall.
Anna Heinemeyer created an interactive JuniorNaturalist Program for children and their parents at
GIRL SCOUTS WINTOP HONOR
Summer’s here, and the time is right for takingin some new adventures. You can start with the newH-E-B Body Adventure Powered by UniversityHealth System at the Witte Museum. This highlyanticipated addition to the museum features fourfloors of interactive adventures for all ages. With avirtual buddy as your guide, you can enjoy a vari-ety of virtual experiences from cycling through aSan Antonio River landscape to examining a life-size human body on an anatomy table. If you prefer your activities to be less “virtual”
and more “hands-on,” there are plenty of real-lifeactivities to engage in, such as live cooking demon-strations and exercises in meditation and relaxation— who couldn’t use that? For more information, check out www.wittemusuem.org.
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THEBUZZ
in the HeightsIn case you haven’t heard, the Alamo Heights’City Council election results are in, and thebiggest news came with the upset of Elliot Weserby his opponent, Lynda Billa Burke. Burke se-cured the Place 4 position with 61 percent of thevote. Other winners in the election include FredPassel, who will serve a third consecutive termin Place 3, and John Savage, who will also beserving a third consecutive term as the Place 5representative. In other political news, Anne Bal-lantyne defeated Michelle Brady with 67 percentof the vote to become the new mayor of TerrellHills. She will fill the shoes that have been filledby Mayor Brad Camp for the past 12 years.Charles Parish and John Low secured councilPlaces 1 and 2 in uncontested races.
ELECTION RESULTS
Northeast OB/GYN Associates is excited toannounce the opening of its Alamo Heights loca-tion at 250 East Basse Road, Suite 205 in the newQuarry Village II Center.
Its physicians are currently accepting new pa-tients and most insurance plans.
The staff consists of Drs. R. Kent Sadler, BruceAkright, Robin Womack, Marianna Law and MarcyRosen plus Marney Kidwell, nurse practitioner.
Northeast OB/GYN Associates value yourtrust in our health care services. We are com-mitted to delivering the highest quality inhealth care for women and in offering the mostcurrent and comprehensive treatment optionsavailable. Please call (210) 653-5501 to sched-ule an appointment.
the San Antonio Botanical Garden. She plans to at-tend Rhodes College in the fall. Virginia Seal initi-ated Comfort for Casualties to help deserving catsand dogs become better candidates for adoption. Sheattends the University of Texas at Austin.
Rachel Vaughan, who attends Saint Mary’s Hall,worked with the Eastside Sprouts Community Gar-den to create a Have a Rainy Day project focusingon water conservation.
She installed two rainwater catchment barrels toirrigate the community garden more efficiently.
The four will join other Gold Award recipi-ents from 21 counties in Southwest Texas whowill be honored in a statewide ceremony at theState Capitol on June 14.
NORTHEAST OB/GYN ASSOCIATESOPENS IN QUARRY VILLAGE II CENTER
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BURGLARY 05/13/14 100 blk ArcadiaA maintenance person observed three (3)subjects running away from the laundryroom of an apartment complex. Investiga-tion revealed the coin boxes on the wash-ing machines had been compromised andall the coins inside were stolen.
EMERGENCY DETENTION05/14/14 5400 blk BroadwayOfficers investigating a reported assault lo-cated the subject involved near where theassault occurred. The subject was incoher-ent and rambling as officers attempted tointerview him. Investigation revealed thesubject suffered from a mental illness andhad not taken his medications in severaldays. The subject was transported to Uni-versity Hospital for further evaluation andtreatment.
WANTED PERSON05/14/14 200 blk HendersonA suspect in a local burglary case volun-tarily came into the police office for an in-terview. When he was positively identified,it was discovered the subject had an activearrest warrant issued by Bexar County fortheft by check. The subject was taken intocustody and transported to jail.
WANTED PERSON05/14/14 300 blk Austin HwyThe driver of a vehicle stopped for trafficviolation was found to have an invalid dri-ver’s license. Investigation revealed the ve-hicle had been missing from the vehicleowner for three weeks and the driver wasnot authorized to possess or use the vehi-cle. A juvenile passenger was checked fortruancy and it was discovered he had anactive arrest warrant issued by BexarCounty for assault on a public servant(teacher) and runaway. Both subjects weretaken into custody. The driver was eventu-ally released when the vehicle owner de-clined to press charges and the passengerwas transported to Bexar County JuvenileDetention.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF05/16/14 300 blk CardinalThe rear window of a vehicle was broken
out while parked in a rear driveway duringovernight hours. The ex-girlfriend of thereporting person’s son is suspected ofcausing the damage.
BURGLARY05/16/14 200 blk GrandviewOfficers responding to an activated bur-glar alarm discovered the apartment hadbeen unlawfully entered by prying thefront door. A video game system and sev-eral games were reported missing.
VEHICLE BURGLARY05/17/14 200 blk ArcadiaAn unlocked vehicle parked in a commonparking lot was unlawfully entered duringthe overnight hours and rummagedthrough. No property was discoveredmissing.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF05/17/14 100 blk CardinalA resident reported that an openingmechanism and handle were damaged ona rear gate to her backyard.
EVADING ARREST05/18/14 6100 blk BroadwayOfficers working a vehicle burglary inter-diction assignment observed two malesubjects wearing dark clothing and ridingbicycles without having required head-lamps or reflectors. Officers initiated a traf-fic violation stop resulting in one subjectstopping and the other fleeing on the bi-cycle. The second subject was eventuallytaken into custody for attempting to eludepolice officers. Both subjects were eventu-ally booked into jail for the evading chargeand narcotics violations.
NARCOTICS VIOLATION05/19/14 5100 blk BroadwayDuring a traffic enforcement contact anofficer smelled a strong odor of burntmarijuana coming from the vehiclestopped. Investigation revealed the threeoccupants had smoked marijuana in thevehicle a short time earlier. Also discoveredwere several items of narcotics parapher-nalia. The vehicle occupants were issuedcitations and released after showing nosigns of impairment.
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