Five mornings a week she is the anchor of the News 4 WOAI Today show and host of the station's San Antonio Living, this city's No. 1 lifestyle program for women. "Then, in the afternoons, I turn into a taxi," she jokes. That's when she becomes just "Mommy" to her two...
Everyone, it seems, has an opinion of lawyers, and too often it is disapproving. Stand aside for five women who are in positions to shatter any negative perceptions. All five of the main San Antonio bar associations have women as presidents now for the second year in...
On most nights, Belinda Menchaca can be found in the dance studio at the Institute of Mexico, where she conducts rehearsals of the Guadalupe Dance Company. It's a handsome space, with the right kind of floor, mirrored walls and a lot of room for dancers to practice...
Rebecca Valadez inspects her freshly manicured, pale-pink fingernails with a frown. "My mom said I had to get them done," she says. "This is just going to chip off when I play the guitar." It's just one of many contradictions in her career, which she's talking about...
One of Letty Lew Lloyd's heart's desires was realized more than two decades ago when the historic Alamo Heights home she had long admired went up for sale. "I told my husband that I had to have that house," she recalls. With an impish smile and enthusiastic lilt in...
When Alma L. Lopez was 5 years old, her maternal grandmother urged her to be la nunca vista — something that's never been seen before. With that guidance, Lopez set out on a string of uncommon achievements. When she graduated from St. Mary's Law School in the late...
Many years ago, I read about a sociological 'crossover' effect in relationship lifestyles. Now I see evidence of it around me (and in my life). The phenomenon can be described as follows: Women tend to start adult life more interested in 'nesting' than in career,...
Ask just about any woman if she's happy with her weight, and the resounding answer is likely to be NO. Though many of us want to shed some weight, tone our physiques or fit into a smaller size, those desires often aren't enough motivation to put us on the path to...
Chef Sander Edmondson, once immersed in the crucible of contemporary Southwestern cuisine at Polo's in the Fairmount, has now settled into a comfortable middle-age at Bistro Time. The cafe's cozy environment, with its flanking banquettes and wood-framed ceiling, is...
Ever notice that there are some people with whom you just naturally seem to click? Your conversations flow freely, and you feel an instant rapport. Yet there are other people with whom communication is more of a struggle. Less flow. Just don't feel like you're on the...
