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...
Suzanne Scott: An Affinity For The River
San Antonio native Suzanne Scott spent her childhood and adolescence on the South Side without ever playing on or walking along the shores of the San Antonio River. “It wasn’t part of our lives,” she explains. “We couldn’t go to the river because it was channelized...
Women CEOs Are Making A Difference in San Antonio Business
It wasn’t so long ago that the business of running a business was left to the men. In the landscape of today’s job market, however, that concept is simply archaic. The following women are just three examples of why women are making a difference in the business world....
Nan Cuba: Novel Examines Damage Caused By Suicide
One of the questions Nan Cuba gets a lot when she speaks to book groups is: How did your novel get included in O, The Oprah Magazine’s “15 Riveting Reads” for the month of May? Such an endorsement is no small accomplishment for any writer, let alone a first-time...
From East Coast Mansion to Monte Vista Manor
A mile and a half from downtown San Antonio is the largest historical district in the United States. The Monte Vista Historical District was designated as a historical landmark in 1998, and it contains a mixture of small bungalows and mansions that are architecturally...
Influential Women Enjoy a Hill Country Retreat
Located just outside of Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country, Boot Ranch is an idyllic golf community that offers members the opportunity to unplug from the technology that plagues us all and enjoy a more relaxed pace in a Hill Country haven. Peaceful doesn’t...
Say Willkomen to Fredericksburg
New Yorkers have the Hamptons, their go-to weekend getaway spot, much cooler than Manhattan’s concrete jungle and a favorite escape each summer. On the West Coast, folks flee the urban sprawl to cruise the California wine country, places like Sonoma and Napa, where...
Invasive Cosmetic Surgery
Don't let your sagging make you sad. We may feel much younger than our numerical age, but our appearance can give us away. Cheer up. You can achieve a more youthful look with a plastic surgery cosmetic procedure. Last year, over 14 million cosmetic procedures were...
Business Woman Spotlight: Marietta C. Alba
Apartment & Relocation Center President / Broker What do you do? I am president and the broker of Apartment & Relocation Center. I started the company in 1983. We provide rental relocation services for those new to San Antonio because of their employment, those...
Choices in Retirement Living
Finding a good fit in a retirement community is a concern for aging seniors and their families. The number of people seeking these lifestyles is rising as our population ages. For the past several years, many families have been unable to afford the move to a...