In 1936, Grant Elementary School was located at the corner of Elmendorf Street and Delgado Street, and served African American students from San Antonio’s Westside neighborhoods.
Read MoreOn April 10, 1952, George W. Church, Sr., opened Church’s Fried Chicken-To-Go at 111 S. Alamo Street, the first of more than 1,600 Church’s Chicken locations worldwide.
Read MoreThis spring the ScoutSA team partnered with the Public History program at St. Mary’s University to complete a challenge with 9 students enrolled in a course titled Public History in the Digital Age.
Read MoreThe ScoutSA team will debut a new Snapshot of special places in San Antonio every Friday in May!
Read MoreBeing ScoutSA intern has been such a fantastic experience and I have both learned and contributed so much that it is hard to put it all into words. There is no question about it, I LOVE my job! Where else would I have had the opportunity to have fun being “Preservation Princess” on stage at the Arneson River Theater, or live out a childhood dream of being a “paletera” passing out popsicles to Rehabarama volunteers on a hot day, or have a front row seat to a historic light show under the stars at Mission San Jose?!? While those were fun volunteer experiences outside the office, inside the office there is also never a dull day. I love that I have been given opportunities to work on projects that I was passionate about which utilized strengths in my skillset and also challenged me enough to grow me professionally.
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