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Skip to main content Currently Reading From Army interrogator to pastor: The unlikely tale of how this tattooed motorcycle lover came to lead a Southtown church FacebookTwitterEmail Chad Belew of The Arsenal church hears that a lot.Robin Jerstad / Contributor The growl of a Ducati motorcycle tore through Southtown on a recent Sunday morning, as Chad Belew, long burly beard over his red flannel shirt and tattoos down his left arm, pulled up behind the former Southtown Community Church to resume his calling as pastor. Like Paul Bunyan with a Bible for an ax, Belew takes his share of swings at p...

Skip to main content Amazing Popsicle stick toys made by San Antonio grandmother, from Titanic, Big Ben to carousel, doll house FacebookTwitterEmail Estela Mehring said anyone can do the kind stick art she does. It just takes dedication and enjoying the process as well as the results.Robin Jerstad /Contributor Most abuelas make cookies and hot chocolate for their grandchildren. Estela Mehring whips up tabletop Ferris wheels and dinosaur merry-go-rounds. During the pandemic, the retired nurse’s aid in San Antonio has made more than a dozen dollhouse-scale models out of hundreds of toothpicks...

Would Prop B hold San Antonio police accountable or defund them? Both arguments are a stretch FacebookTwitterEmail Ananda Tomas, deputy director of Fix SAPD, hands out yard signs to volunteer Arturo Ordoqui. Fix SAPD is a leader in efforts to pass Proposition B.Robin Jerstad /Contributor In an otherwise low-key local election, Proposition B on San Antonio’s May 1 ballot is arguably generating more debate and heated campaign activity than even the mayoral race. One reason is the intense spotlight on allegations of police misconduct as witnessed recently in courtrooms and via camera footage a...

Infrastructure bill includes green projects - and San Antonio advocates have some in mind FacebookTwitterEmail Cyclists ride on the Salado Creek Greenway near the Jack White Trailhead on Sunday afternoon. Local officials say proposed funding from a massive infrastructure bill in Congress could expand the park network.Robin Jerstad /Robin Jerstad Even among wisened civic leaders who have learned not to get too excited about the lofty plans of new administrations, there is palpable cheer among some in San Antonio who think President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal could have...

Fiesta Drive-In Concert Yvonne Anderson carries her Chihuahua, Lola, that is dressed in a Frida Kahlo-inspired costume during the 2019 Fiesta Pooch Parade to benefit Therapy Animals of San Antonio at the Alamo Heights Pool grounds on Saturday, Apr. 27, 2019. This year's event was bittersweet due to the death of Norma Brooks who suffered in a car wreck days before she and her dog, Shanti, were to honored in the parade as "King Anbarkio" on Saturday. Friends, family and supporters wore t-shirts imprinted with a photo of Brooks and Shanti as they took part in the parade. Brooks' sons D...