Freedom, opportunity, prosperity. These are just a few of the ideals that draw people from other countries to the United States. Here they hope to achieve not just success, but respect, free of the encumbrances of cultural restrictions that often dictate foreign...
CYNTHIA RODRIGUEZ Age: 32 Occupation: Teaching assistant, Culinary Institute of America (CIA), San Antonio. Personal: Shares her life with daughter, Carissa, age 12, and their Chihuahua, Carmelo. Why she's a Role Model: After more than a decade of ups and downs in the...
From the time she is old enough to fashion a veil out of tissue paper and walk down a pretend aisle, a girl has big dreams about her wedding day. As an adult, those dreams don't change, regardless of whether she is 20 or 50 — they just may take on a different form....
As a child in Cleveland, Mary Frances Robinson used to visit the Cleveland Art Museum to admire the works of famous artists from the past. She liked to draw and paint herself and often wondered whether she could ever produce anything like the old masters' canvases....
Residential streets in older sections of San Antonio are full of surprises. You never can be sure of what you'll find. What began as bungalows can end up as mansions, with multiple architectural styles in between. The tree-lined street where the homeowner and her...
As 2008 morphed into 2009, many of us surely made the most popular of the usual New Year's resolutions: Lose weight, or at least get more fit. Of course, diet and/or eating healthier would help, but that's the subject of another article. Now, about the quest for...
We all remember the memorable scene from the movie Jerry Maguire where actors Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. banter with the now-famous phrase "Show me the money!" It's a phrase small-business owners often utter under their breath, wondering where they can go to find...
In the January/February issue of SAN ANTONIO WOMAN, I wrote about the mind-body connection from an historical perspective. In this article, I am writing about experiences I have had in life that have moved me to the view that a better term for mind-body connection is,...
"Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure." –Norman Vincent Peale Maybe the economy has resulted in your being laid off, or you just think it's time for something new. Maybe you're getting back into...
It’s 7 o’clock on a Friday, and the sushi bar at Koi Kawa is buzzing with activity, while the dining room is still relatively empty -- except for dutiful Dining Companion, of course; she’s always early, and I’ve given up trying to break her of the habit. The early...
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo counts strong women among leaders Two weeks of calf ropin,’ bull ridin,’ great music and good old family fun have made the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo one of the most eagerly anticipated and highly attended events in the city. But...
For many, a breath of fresh air is hard to come by. More than 35 million Americans are living with, and dying from, lung diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. In fact, lung disease is one of America’s most serious...
After 40 years, couple is still together and enjoying art, travel and gardening Rarely these days do we hear about high school sweethearts -- native San Antonians, no less -- who are still together and happily married after more than 40 years. Diane and Bob are just...
Kids love to play, and there are plenty of businesses around the San Antonio area that provide them with the opportunity to do just that in a safe and structured environment. But while it may look like fun and games, there is much more to owning and operating a...
Bringing fresh perspective as the second generation of her family at upscale fashion store COURTNEY GLOVER PERCY Age: 26. Occupation: Marketing director, Julian Gold. Personal: Married since June 2008 to Charles Brandon Percy. Why she’s a Role Model: Brings a fresh...
implementing changes to benefit City Hall and San Antonio Back in October, just a couple of weeks after the financial markets crashed, the City of San Antonio received some really good news: The Standard & Poor’s Rating Service, one of the top bond-rating agencies in...
One thing that comes up repeatedly in conversation with psychologist Susan Mengden is her preference for teamwork: "I look back at my life, and I realize that everything I did and everything I've accomplished has been as part of a team. I really like that. I don't...
You may have heard about the Center for the Intrepid (CFI), but you may not realize the worldclass work it's doing for veterans right here in San Antonio. Its main goal is to maximize the potential of the military's wounded warriors to live and work productively,...
