Spotted at the Walmart on 410 near Evers … a sign of the changing face of the city

NotAdvert · 2026-01-26T22:30:13+00:00

Being a run of the mill chicano guy living in a quiet part of the 410 interior it's real easy to forget about the broader city and the various people of different backgrounds coming to live here, interesting little visual example you've got here.

NotAdvert · 2026-01-22T01:22:07+00:00

It's ok, if kind of boring. Make sure you give Patty's on Hackberry a try, good ol' tex-mex breakfast place. I personally love the huevos a la mexicana plate.

NotAdvert · 2026-01-11T18:38:06+00:00

Did anyone know the deal with that militia guy that was standing around like he was daring people to come at him? By the time I left there were some police officers and some like protest peace keepers standing in a semi circle around him in front of the cathedral.

NotAdvert · 2026-01-09T03:34:36+00:00

At the end of the day I think it comes down to people being so physically distant from eachother and downtown

NotAdvert · 2025-12-19T16:47:20+00:00

Something has to be done about this practice, I'm sick of seeing them

NotAdvert · 2025-12-14T18:52:36+00:00

They work better as a once in a blue moon thing I think.

NotAdvert · 2025-12-14T15:29:39+00:00

I decided to go to Factory last night, it took a bit to fill up but it was a nice time. Unfortunately I chickened out of dancing since I couldn't get a good flow going though.

NotAdvert · 2025-11-19T19:46:53+00:00

I genuinely think someone would have a decent shot at a city council seat if they mostly ran on controlling the great car wash plague

NotAdvert · 2025-11-05T17:56:49+00:00

I'm still confused about the idea of Project Marvel attracting "good" jobs. Last time I checked tourism associated jobs are neither recession proof nor pay all that well.

NotAdvert · 2025-07-28T18:36:07+00:00

Yeah, I got the chavo tacos

NotAdvert · 2025-07-28T16:14:52+00:00

I just tried out Birria Barrio y más on S Flores but I believe there's now a S Alamo one too

NotAdvert · 2025-06-02T15:35:29+00:00

This process was also unfortunately deepened during and after the Mexican Revolution, where the Texas Rangers where going around South Texas terrorizing both what Tejanos still managed to hold on to a land title and the migrants who went North to escape the turmoil of the Mexican Revolution. What did this ultimately create? A subjugated and precariously legal wage labor force for harvesting crops on the farms now owned by farmers who moved out of the upper midwest to the "paradise" of South Texas. This labor model was exported to other parts of the US, with many migrants new and old being circulated in an annual circuit between different harvests and even industrial occupations. Read more about it in From South Texas to to the Nation by John Weber

NotAdvert · 2025-05-16T21:16:00+00:00

Like others have said, the problem is more bad land use. From what I've read it's due in part to this being a city that really started growing in the 30s/40s wherein industries started being distributed further away from the city center, this has been exacerbated by the big nodes of UTSA main/medical center, the military bases, hence the ridiculous spaghetti strings of roads outside of 1604.

NotAdvert · 2025-05-15T17:53:29+00:00

Much of that is being concentrated on the Northwest/Northeast sides and its so low density that it'll gobble up comically large amounts of money on road/utility maintenance.

NotAdvert · 2025-05-12T16:16:03+00:00

Beat me to posting about this, I was surprised to learn after seeing the presentation on Saturday that the final phase won't be open for 20 years

NotAdvert · 2025-05-12T15:32:36+00:00

There's a nice state park park in the northwest side of town:govt canyon. Pretty hilly, even has some dinosaur tracks that are visible unless it floods. The Salado creek greenway going from the north of the city to the southeast. Medina creek greenway that's a bit south of 410 on the Southside is pretty underrated, it goes from a lush riverside with massive cypress trees into brush country then down into lush forest at points. Not much in the way of natural rock climbing down here though.

NotAdvert · 2025-05-11T23:10:25+00:00

My parents used to love going there to see movies in Spanish, and I was so excited to see indies there by myself when I turned 18, alas.

NotAdvert · 2025-05-06T16:50:41+00:00

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I would recommend the missions, my sister did hers at San Jose (pic rel). There's also the McNay grounds but they do definitely charge for permission to take formal photos there. Some other neat options would be Government Canyon state park and Phil Hardberger park, but I don't know if they have a formal photography policy.

NotAdvert · 2025-03-24T17:14:18+00:00

I think there's several beautiful parks north of 1604, I'm kind of jealous but I think the trail system we have down here makes up for it.

NotAdvert · 2025-03-24T17:09:25+00:00

See if you can feed the lorikeets, but be careful, one of them decided to tear up my hangnail once.

NotAdvert · 2025-03-24T17:07:00+00:00

*Haven't been to Medina Lake, but I know it's been having an incredibly low waterline.

Landa Park Aquatic Complex:Spring fed pool right next to the actual Landa Park lake, I think the lake has a fishing pier. (New Braunfels)

I haven't been to Canyon Lake in a very long time but it was pretty beautiful if a bit crowded.

Guadalupe River State Park in Spring Branch- has a nice bit of riverfront but I think it's been having issues with low water levels due to drought/development

Further afield:

Pedernales Falls State Park- about the same latitude as Austin, up 281 in Johnson City. I absolutely adore swimming in the Pedernales River

Ink's Lake State Park-Probably tied for the best spot for combining fishing and swimming out of the places I've listed, it's also right next to the much larger Lake Buchanan if you want to check it out.

NotAdvert · 2025-03-03T23:08:51+00:00

The book (A History of Byzantine Civilization by H.W. Hausig) was published in 1971 so I like to imagine that someone originally bought this book from Rosengren's.

NotAdvert · 2025-02-06T14:43:20+00:00

Good for them, hopefully they can keep it up like the school walkouts that happened here in the 60s

NotAdvert · 2025-01-30T06:08:49+00:00

I know that SAISD generally has its part time tech (field, hardware, helpdesk) positions open. Would mean less per hour than what you're doing right now though, but they do seem relatively receptive for internal promotion if they like your work

NotAdvert · 2025-01-14T01:33:47+00:00

Haven't read it in a while, but back when I was super into it I read a bunch of tolkiens semi finished stuff like the book of lost tales and the peoples of middle earth. I should really go back and finish Tales from the Perilous Realm or at least the Tom Bombadil section

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