San Antonio is a great community for small business owners. The talent and entrepreneurship in our city is vibrant, which always leaves a number of products and services to consider when gift shopping. In honor of Mother’s Day, many...
A certain smell. A prize-winning (or at least often requested) recipe. Her inclusion of an ingredient that other people would never consider. Maybe the fact that she managed to burn frozen dinners. For many of us, memories of Mom...
You’re sipping a morning coffee and asking yourself, Should I grab the kids and go somewhere today? Or should we stay in? Our family usually answers, “Go somewhere!” San Antonio has tons of fun things for families to do....
Spring fun in San Antonio is blooming everywhere you look. From river parades to arctic dinosaurs, fun is bursting across the Alamo City. There’s something for everyone—and most of these activities extend far beyond spring break. Mark your calendar...
When I was little, living in Mexico in a small town 60 miles away from Laredo, I used to hear about Thanksgiving celebrations, but it wasn’t until I got to the U.S. that I truly understood its meaning. I...
One winter day in 2003, my friend Chrissy and I sat outside Starbucks on our college campus.
"Kristin," she said, "did you know that some women get Brazilian waxes? They pay someone to wax the hair in their butt-cracks."
"No," I...
Tis the Season! There are so many unique and memorable holiday events in San Antonio this season that are free and family friendly.
Free Events (sorted by date)
Holidazzle, Saturday, December 7th - 8:00 A.M.–9:00 P.M. at Baldwin Municipal Complex (Schertz)...
Do the words "supply chain issues" have you quaking in worry about Christmas shopping? Does the thought of more stuff/clutter and too many toys that don't get played with cause you to twitch? Worry no more and use San...
As a librarian, I am always talking up the services that our libraries provide and that makes them community centers. Now, as their physical doors are temporarily closed, it’s time to explore their virtual resources more. Reading is a...
Looking outside – or at the thermostat – it’s hard to believe that whatever you want to call our February Freeze/SNOVID-19/Snowmageddon/Snowpocalypse/Elsa’s Revenge ever happened. My kid was blissful in shorts this week and I’m sure he wasn’t the only...
Perfect for a literary pumpkin patch, a special activity with the kids or to indulge your own crafty needs, these painted pumpkins re all the cute with none of the pumpkin guts or carving.
Supplies:
Hollow craft pumpkin (black and...
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Like it or not, San Antonio mamas, our children are part of the digital age. It’s at once exciting and terrifying. They...
I desperately love the idea of meal planning. I really want to be the mom who has meals planned out three weeks in advance—and I adore and have collected several meal-planning printables, notepads, and magnets. But the simple truth...
Spring Break.
Sometimes it conjures up thoughts of the beach, or skiing, or museum gazing.
But if you’re spending Spring Break in San Antonio, it probably conjures up thoughts of food, glorious food. (Please tell me that you started singing the...
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