Major Subject Areas In the Humanities Introduction Local Publications Theater Missions Writing Art Music Alamo Local Artists Environment Deep in the Heart of SA Politics

SYLLABUS for the course
Field Assignments
Stories
Tourism Questions and Holy Grail
Service Learning Project

==> San Antonio CURRENT <==
Nine Lives Bookstore a locally owned business which sells discounted books. Its long term mission is to prevent the needless killing of felines due to overpopulation

• San Antonio's Architecture article from Express-News
  
• River Essay Photos by Amanda Cantrell
  
• Blue Hole Photos by Ms. Ornelas
  
• Old Spanish Trail Centennial
  
• A Side of San Antonio That Almost Forgets the Alamo NYT
  

• UTSA Students are conducting the site's first dig in years
  
• Alamo Photos by Mariana Ornelas
  
• The Alamo Official site of the Alamo landmark with many useful links
  
• DRT Daughters of the Republic of Texas – custodians of the Alamo
  
• Alamo de Parras A significant source of primary source documents and feature articles about the history of Spanish/Mexican Texas, the thriving Alamo community as well as the Battle of the Alamo
  
• Texas Historical Documents Links to Primary Source Documents on Texas History by Dr. Roger A. Griffin
  
• Texian Memoirs
  
• The Real Alamo Institute of Texan Cultures
  
• Alamo Images: Changing Perception of a Texas Experience
  
• Spanish Texas History Articles from the Handbook of Texas Online
  
• Texas in the Age of Mexican Indepdence
  
• Mexican Texas
  
• Mexican War
  
• The Border PBS Series. Has some good historical timelines
  
• Forgotten Pieces of Texas History series from the Houston Chronicle covering the Alamo, Goliad, San Jacinto, and Austin’s colony of San Felipe
  
• Texas, Texans, and the Alamo First known picture of the Alamo (1849) from the Center of American History, UT Austin
  
• George Nelson’s Illustrated History of the Alamo
  
• Brazoria County Historical Museum
  
• City Crest with Alamo remodeled by Battersby Ornamental
  
• Casa Navarro Historic Site
  
• Tejano History
  
• Texas Declaration Of Independence
  

• Films/Documentaries:
• American Experience: Remember the Alamo (PBS) Provides the Tejano perspective
  
• The Alamo (2004) Latest film on the Alamo directed by John Lee Hooker and produced by Ron Howard
  
• Texas Postcards old postcards of SA landmarks
  
• Film Review of The Alamo
  
• US-Mexican War PBS
  

• Salir Quarterly a new local publication dedicated to lesbian issues
  

• Museums:
• Outdoor birdhouse collection created by the the late Samuel Mirelez, who passed away very recently. It is located in the Dellview area at 211 Storeywood
  
• Art Blog
  
• San Antonio Art League
  
• San Antonio Musuem of Art
  
• McNay Art Museum
  
• Witte Museum
  
• SA Art League Museum
  

• Galleries:
• Local Photographer, Rudy Ornelas
  
• Blue Star Arts Complex
  
• REM, a local gallery above the Blue Star
  
• Art Pace
  
• San Angel Folk Art
  
• Joan Grona
  
• Stone Metal Press
  
• Gallista Gallery
  
• Garcia Art Glass
  
• New: San Pedro Springs Gallery
  

• South Town Arts District
  
• Common Ground an exhibit of 12 African American artists at the Carver Cultural Center
  
• Triumph of Our Communities article from the Express-News about a landmark book about Mexican-American Art, Triumph of Our Communities. The article also discusses the Gallista Gallery located in the South Town Arts District
  
• Chicano Murals article from the Express-News about Chicano murals here and elsewhere in the Southwest
  
• Low-Rider Mural
  
• Joan Fabian review at the REM
  
• Joan Fabian Site
  

• Arts Organizations:
• Esperanza Peace & Justice Center
  
• Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
  
• Carver Community Cultural Center
  
• Southwest School of Arts and Crafts
  
• San Antonio Cultural Arts Center
  

• Local Artists in the Olmos area
  
• Juan Farias
  
• Juan Farias
  
• Cesar Martinez El Pantalón Rosa
  
• Cesar Martinez Oral history with artist done by the Smithsonian Institute
  
• Cesar Martinez Residency with Art Pace
  
• John Mata article from the SA Current about an up and coming artist, John Mata
  
• Sidney Lanier and his writings
  
• LLoyd Walsh PAC art instructor
  
• Lloyd Walsh Paintings
  
• Luis Guerrero sculpture from scrap
  

• Land Heritage Institute located on the southside of SA
  
• Introduction to the Edwards Aquifer
  
• Karst Conservancy explains what a karst aquifer is
  
• SAWS Info on the Aquifer
  
• Environment Texas
  
• EPA Wants Aquifer Site on List
  
• Phase 2 of Eco-system analysis
  
• What Is the State of San Antonio's Environment
  
• Trinity Aquifer
  
• City Council Rejects Grandfathering Claim
  
• Underground Water Will Be a Valuable Commodity
  
• Valley Water Woes Grow
  
• Working Together: Olmos Dam
  
• Cooler in the Shade
  
• Water on way to being liquid gold in the state
  
• Opponents Unite to Battle Bandera Road Elevated Tollway Option
  
• SA Encouraging "Green" Building
  
• Containment Policy Kelly's toxic triangle
  
• Urban Sprawl
  
• Land Stewards Best Way to Keep Our Water Clean
  
• Earth matters BLOG
  
• Fighting the Good Water Fight
  
• Pushing Water Through a Maze
  
• Urban Forestry Projects
  
• Hill Country Roads
  
• Mike Greenburg: City South Approach Would Save Trees
  
• Troubled Waters water pollution in Texas
  
• Report Says Texas Awash in Overly Polluted Water
  
• 10 Tree Challenge
  
• Stop the Bulldozers by Char Miller
  
• The Natural Area Parks
  
• Japanese Tea Garden in Disrepair
  
• Sewer Leak Over Aquifer
  
• The City is Recharging the Water-Quality Ordnance
  
• Ouch... AGUA article scroll down some to locate
  
• Council Works to Balance Tree Rules about the SA Tree Preservation Ordinance amendments
  
• Jon Allan article about Jon Allan, new Mayor of Helotes who’s fighting the Wal-Mart store to be built on the Scenic Loop
  
• Irene Scharf: Nature Preservation Priority for Activists
  
• Irene Scharf, PAC Librarian, Fights Wal-Mart article about Helotes fighting the Wal-Mart store
  
• Birds article about Egrets returning to Mitchell Lake which is a stone’s throw away from our campus
  
• The Edwards Aquifer Homepage
  
• Witte Museum World of Water Exhibit
  
• Caves: A Window into the Edwards Aquifer
  
• San Antonio River
  
• Mitchell Lake Audobon Center
  
• Mitchell Lake Eco-Resource
  
• Mitchell Lake History
  
• Mitchell Lake Wetlands Society
  
• Mitchell Lake Wetlands
  
• Mitchell Lake “Birds in Paradise”, article from San Antonio Current
  
• Who Owns the Water? article from Parks and Wildlife Magazine
  
• The Politics of Water a locally produced program by Don Gomes of Texas Public Radio about the politics of water. It was aired on 9/22/05
  
• McDonough, Interview with William
  
• McDonough, Article on William
  
• H2O University from SAWS
  
• Watersheds of the Edwards Aquifer
  
• Watersheds and the Regional Water Plan

• Development in SA and how it affects the aquifer SA Express-News article, 10/16/05
  
• Why the PGA development and others were built despite the 1995 moratorium for construction over the recharge zone

• Government Canyon new state park
  
• Bill Moyers article, "Caring for Creation"
  
• San Pedro Springs Park recent renovation
  
• AGUA's efforts to close loopholes on aquifer protection
  
• AGUA efforts at stronger regulations
  
• Water--Can We Get Enough? Q&A
  
• San Antonio Springs
  
• Tree Preservation Ordinance a study done by UTSA of its effectiveness
  

Water Sources
Guide to SA Aquifer
Rain and Droughts
Dry Times
Ogallala Aquifer

• Environmental Non-Profits and Government Agencies:
• Alamo Area Council of Governments
  
• Aquifer Guardians in Urban Areas
  
• Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance
  
• Edwards Aquifer Authority
  
• San Antonio Water System
  
• San Antonio River Authority
  
• Smart Growth San Antonio
  
• Alamo Group of the Sierra Club
  
• Helotes Heritage Association read about the continuing saga of an historic, picturesque community trying to prevent a Wal-Mart from being constructed
  
• Citizen's Tree Coalition
  

• Romance Being Put Back in Rose Window MY SA article
  
• The Missions of San Antonio a brief introduction of the missions with photos
  
• San Antonio Missions: National Historic Park National Historic Park Service
  
• San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Brief summaries of each mission plus photos
  
• National Park Service: San Antonio Missions Nature and science at the missions
  
• San Antonio Mission Trails Biking the Mission Trails
  
• Mission Trail Map
  
• Local Hikes: Missions San Jose - Concepcion Out-&-Back An out and back hike from Mission San Jose to Mission Espada and back
  
• Missions Accomplished Article by Jan Jarboe in Texas Monthly
  
• 18th-century Texas lives in the quiet beauty of four Spanish Churches Travel article in Houston Chronicle
  
• Mission art is revealed, bit by tiny bit preserving and restoring the missions, article from SA Express-News
  
• San Antonio Missions photo gallery
  
• Photos: San Antonio Missions photo gallery
  
• Mission San Jose photo gallery
  
• Literary San Antonio: The Missions Missions from a literary perspective
  
• Bridges Listed in San Antonio Historical bridges in San Antonio, two dealing with missions
  
• San Antonio Missions: Spanish Influence in Texas Mission lesson plans/activities
  
• Map of the entire missions park area
  
• San Jose Mission restoration work Restoration Associates
  
• Mission Concepcion restoration work Restoration Associates
  
• More photos of Missions
  
• Mission Reach Project an article from the Current about the Mission Reach Project, an ambitious endeavor to restore the San Antonio River and wild habitat around the missions
  
• Missions: Trip Report
  
• Photograph of Doorway, Mission Espada
  
• Photographs of Missions
  
• Los Vecinos de las Misiones article - some folks living just outside Mission Espada don’t have running water
  
• Driving directions to Mission Espada from PAC
  The Missions and Mission Systems In Texas
  

• Performance Venues:
• The Cove
  
• Salute International Bar
  
• Carmen’s de la Calle Café
  
• Luna Live specializing in jazz, blues, latin music Wednesday-Saturday
  
• Blue Star Brewing Company live jazz every Tuesday
  
• Gerry Gibbs and the Thrasher Big Band
  
• Casbeers long known for it variety in local music
  
• The Landing
  Hyatt Regency,
  123 Losoya,
  San Antonio, (210) 223-7266
  A popular jazz bar/restaurant on the River Walk
  
• Swigs
  111 W. Crockett, #205,
  San Antonio, (210) 476-0005
  A martini and cigar bar reminiscent of the 1940s with nightly jazz
  
• Red Room It is designed for serious listening and has a bohemian atmosphere
  

• Organizations:
• San Antonio Blues Society
  

• Tejano/Conjunto Music:
• Accordian Dreams PBS
  
• Border Cultures: Conjunto Music
  
• Tejano/Conjunto Music Festival
  
• Roots of Tejano and Conjunto Arhoolie Records
  
• Conjunto A photography book about the great musicians of conjunto music – by John Dyer
  
• Puro Conjunto An Album in Words and Pictures – edited by Juan Tejeda and Avelardo Valdez
  
• Musica Nortena
  
• Texas Folklife Resources Conjunto
  
• Texas-Mexican Conjunto article by Manuel Peña
  
• The Unofficial Conjunto Primer Sy Kushner
  
• Los Lobos Livin’ la Vida NAFTA
  
• Musica Norteña
  
• Honoring Tony de la Rosa
  
• Conjunto Music- Texas Handbook Online
  
• About the documentary Accordion Dreams by Texas Observer
  
• Flaco Jimenez biography
  
• Flaco Jimenez Interview
  
• History of the Saxophone in Tejano Music
  
• Musica Tejana: Nuestra Musica
  
• The Accordion
  
• KEDA Radio Jalapeño the city’s only conjunto station
  
• Musica Chicana
  
• Article about KEDA Radio and the threat of media consolidation from the SA Current
  
• A primer on conjunto music written by Carlos Guerra
  
• Conjunto Music Photos
  
• Trumpeter Jazzed About Teaching, Too about local jazz musician Cecil Carter who plays trumpet and keyboards
  
• Las Altenas Mariachis
  

• KRTU Jazz Calendar
  
• Jazz Calendar by vocalist Bette Butler and her husband Joel Dilley, one of SA’s finest bass players
  
• Joan Carroll fine local jazz vocalist . There are also video clips of selected performances
  
• San Antonio Brass
  

• Deep in the Heart of Cementville about the old Mexican-American community of Cementville
  
• Obituary: Canchola built life around cement factory
  
• Still Separate and Unequal an article from the SA Current by Dr. Heywood Sanders of UTSA about the racial/ economic divide in San Antonio
  
• Map of City Council Districts
  
• Born and Raised in SA
  
• The Best-Laid Plans: How San Antonio Grew and Why by Dr. Char Miller, Trinity University
  
• History of the Union Stock Yard District
  
• Deco District on Fredericksburg Road
  
• No Dicks Need Apply an article from the Current about expanding the Riverwalk, much of it with local residents in mind, not just tourists
  
• Districts and Diversity
  
• A new generation of artists and young professionals is making their home in the heart of San Antonio's East Side an article about the growing revitalization of the East Side
  
• Cost of Living Calculator
  
• Five SA Neighborhoods Whose Preservation is Threatened
  
• Bexar County and the Riverwalk
  
• The Southern Edge: Old Ways Disappearing
  

• MAPS:
• Land Annexation of 2002
  
• Land Annexation of 2005
  
• Map of the ammended Southside Commnunity Plan
  
• Map of Southside
  
• San Antonio
  

• DEMOGRAPHICS:
• GIS Demographics
  
• South Central SA Demographics
  
• San Antonio Demographics
  
• City/County Demographics from the official city government
  

• Strunk's Elements of Style classic rules of writing
  
• Plagiarism, What Is
  
• Writer's Web --help on the process of creating a good paper
  
• Citing Web and Internet Resources
  
• Humanities: Documenting Sources: MLA Style for academic research papers
  
• MLA Documentation a writing guide for research papers
  

• Fiesta SA: Ideology, Space, and the Reproduction of Popular Culture
  

Copyright © 7-27-05
Mariana Ornelas

• Attic Rep in residence at Trinity University
  

Copyright © 7-27-05
Mariana Ornelas

by Colby Glass, MLIS.