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Pilot program seeks to save historic San Antonio shotgun houses and create jobs FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 Celia Mendoza owns this 700-square-foot “double shotgun” rental unit near San Antonio College. It is one of about 300 shotgun houses spread throughout San Antonio’s urban core. They were built from the 1870s to the 1930s for working-class families.Billy Calzada /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of11 This row of houses on West Ashby includes a shotgun house, right, thought to hav...

Costs of turning former Frost HQ into city offices now tops $140 million FacebookTwitterEmail View of the new Frost Bank Tower and the original Frost headquarters, now known as City Tower.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer The city’s estimated price tag for buying and transforming Frost Bank’s old headquarters downtown into offices for employees has swelled to just over $140 million, an increase of 52 percent. Officials now anticipate spending $88.1 million on renovations, up from the $41.5 mi...

San Antonio City Council takes first step in implementing $154 million workforce development program FacebookTwitterEmail Career Counselor Jessica Donovan meets with a client using a computer station at Workforce Solutions Alamo. The organization is a clearinghouse for job applicants. The city’s new four-year, $154 million Ready to Work job training and education program is expected to launch next September.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer San Antonio City Council took a first step Thursday to...

San Antonio airport officials seeking longer runway to lure European flights FacebookTwitterEmail San Antonio International Airport’s aviation director, Jesus Saenz Jr., outlined plans to expand the main runway to lure flights to Europe.Bob Owen / Staff photographer San Antonio’s aviation director unveiled an ambitious plan to lure European flights while predicting the airport’s passenger numbers could significantly improve by the middle of next year as Americans start getting vaccinated....