Trends in Fashion and Makeup The future looks bright and gem-colored for the holidays. Julian Gold’s vice president of marketing, Courtney Percy, says stylish women will be transitioning fall trends that translate right into the holidays: “There’s lots of color,...
Make a Beeline to Boerne
For many San Antonio locals, a day trip or weekend getaway to the Texas Hill Country once meant a drive to Fredericksburg, where we’d go to enjoy shops, restaurants, holiday festivals, parks and natural attractions. But on the way there, many of us happened upon the...
According to Linda Nov/Dec 14
I dedicate this column to our Armed Forces, past and present. Living in San Antonio has given me a profound sense of how important the military is to our community and also to the world. I grew up in a city with a major military base, but I never felt the...
Guys To Know: Dirk Elmendorf
Married for seven years, Dirk and his wife, Annie, an amateur triathlete, have two children, and in Dirk’s words, “have happily put down roots in San Antonio.” Though he maintains close ties with Rackspace, Dirk left the company in 2009, ready to take on new...
Woman on a Mission: Sheriff Susan Pamerleau
Sheriff Susan Pamerleau guides Sheriff’s Office into the 21st century On July 17, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office held a job fair to attract more women into the law enforcement profession. At the morning gathering at the Region 20 Educational Services Center, where...
It’s good to be the boss
Three women find success owning franchised businesses Many women fantasize about leaving the world of 9-to-5 and becoming their own boss. Dreaming and doing are two vastly different things, however, and leaving an established career with a steady income to start from...
Women in Business: Serving Seniors
Taking care of elderly is a rewarding profession for these women Growing older is a part of life, albeit one that many of us look to with a combination of fear and trepidation. We worry about our health, quality of life, finances and other issues that accompany the...
Guys to Know – John Melleky CEO, Fiesta San Antonio Commission
San Antonians love Fiesta, but they may not realize how much planning, fundraising and hard work it takes to make the annual fest a fun and successful celebration for all who participate. While the individual events are run by various nonprofit organizations –...
Business Woman Spotlight: Helen Velesiotis
Helen Velesiotis Owner, President and CEO Taco Taco Café What do you do? I manage all aspects of my business. Length of time at this job: 15 years. What is it that you like best about your job? Creating food and serving people. Education/Major: Business school. What...
Starfish in Southtown
Stylish restaurant swims in a new direction Draped nets and fishing floats and tempest-tossed lifesavers ... the temptation must be great. I refer to the décor of so many knee-jerk seafood joints around the world — the aquatic equivalent of the serape-and-sombrero...
The Wine Bottle
Exploring the variations in size, shape and color. Wine bottles are available in a variety of different shapes, colors and sizes. The standard size of a wine bottle is 750 mL (25 ounces), but bottles can be as large as 500 ounces (the Nebuchadnezzar, a rare...
Lofty contemporary in Alamo Heights
'50s ranch house gets new look Suzanne Cavender frequently found herself walking her dogs on LaJara Boulevard, wondering if it was time to move from the Lincoln Heights home she shared with husband Rick. They’d raised their daughters there, built a good life, but the...
All the right moves
Ballet San Antonio comes into its own Ballet San Antonio’s president and executive director Courtney Barker has long wanted her company to play a part in the revitalization of downtown, and this fall a big part of that plan is becoming reality. Together with the San...
The Fresh New Face of Fredericksburg
But don't forget the old attractions. Folks who haven’t visited Fredericksburg lately might think there’s nothing new under the Gillespie County sun, but they’d be wrong. There’s a fresh new breeze blowing through the Texas Hill Country, bringing with it new...
Kids & “Bad” Words
Kids & "Bad" Words Do you give a D@#!? There is a scene in one of my favorite holiday movies, A Christmas Story, where Ralphie utters “the queen mother of dirty words” and gets his mouth washed out with soap. While the scene is hilarious, the situation isn’t quite as...
According to Linda Sep/Oct 2014
What's Relevant in San Antonio If I could do it over again, I would live minimally. The urban renewal phenomenon is really intriguing to me. It’s all about sizing down to what we need rather than what we think we need because of a mindset that started when we were...
Mentoring A Catalyst for Success
Entrepreneurs realize sweet dream Starting a business isn’t easy. Just ask Katie Harvey, who founded KGBTexas.communications, one of the largest woman-owned full-service communications firms in Texas, in a one-room office in 1994. “Like a lot of business owners, I...
Higher Education
college Higher education is a maze without a map. Many thousands of prospective college students will be struggling to navigate that maze next spring. With at least 52 institutions of higher education in San Antonio and more than 4,000 in the United States, it can be...
