Melissa Renteria

San Antonio

Southside Reporter at MYSA

Southside Reporter at The San Antonio Express-News

Staff writer, editor Express-News. Former editor Southside Reporter, Northside Herald, Faith, Conexión. Pet mom to Juanito. I tweet news, Spurs, film & TV.

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Articles

A four-alarm blaze tore through OLLU's historic 'Old Main' 17 years ago

1 week ago | expressnews.com | Melissa Renteria

A massive fire tore through Our Lady of the Lake University's historic Main Building 17 years ago this week in San Antonio history. The four-alarm blaze on May 6, 2008, destroyed or made unusable numerous offices, classrooms, student housing and a cafeteria, displacing 100 students from their dormitory and forcing faculty and staff to salvage what they could. Despite the heavy damage, no deaths or injuries were reported, newspaper archives show.
'Dome dirt' trial over mishandled soil ended with a settlement 29 years ago

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Melissa Renteria

This week in 1996, a trial to determine who mishandled 500,000 cubic yards of contaminated Alamodome soil ended quickly with the announcement that a settlement had been reached. Two years in the making, the "dome dirt" trial pitting the city of San Antonio against Alamodome contractors and the site's former owner ended just four minutes after jurors took their seats, according to newspaper reports.
NIOSA kicked off 77 years ago as a one-night event in La Villita

3 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Melissa Renteria

When it started in 1948, A Night in Old San Antonio was just that - a single-night event that celebrated the culture and history of the Alamo City. The event on April 21, 1948, presented by the Conservation Society of San Antonio, was held at La Villita for an evening that included a street market, strolling musicians and dinner served from chuck wagons, newspaper archives show.
Tim Duncan's odd game ejection stunned Spurs fans 18 years ago

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Melissa Renteria

It was a game in which the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs were expected to empty their benches by the start of the fourth quarter. On April 15, 2007, the Spurs were in Dallas to face their Western Conference rival. Both teams had secured their spots in the NBA playoffs that were set to start in about a week. With 2:40 left in the third quarter, Tim Duncan headed to the bench. Moments later, Manu Ginobili was called for a reach-in foul on Mavericks guard Jason Terry.
San Antonio’s passion play staged along downtown streets on Good Friday

1 month ago | star-telegram.com | Melissa Renteria

The annual tradition of staging the passion of the Christ along San Antonio's downtown streets on Good Friday continues this year, starting at Travis Park and concluding at San Fernando Cathedral. The passion play, which depicts the trial, suffering and death of Jesus Christ as a procession along downtown streets, will follow the same route as last year's production, the Archdiocese of San Antonio said.
President Ford's well-publicized tamale mishap happened 49 years ago

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Melissa Renteria

If someone could have stopped him, they probably would have. Those who were there for President Gerald Ford's tamale-eating faux pas during an Alamo City campaign stop 49 years ago say no one expected him to reach for the masa-laden dish. Those attending a reception given by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas for Ford's visit on April 9, 1976, looked on as he spotted a plate of tamales, picked one up and took a bite without first removing its corn husk wrapping.
Local leaders make plea for kindness at Golden Rule Day event this weekend

1 month ago | star-telegram.com | Melissa Renteria

An interfaith event celebrating the Golden Rule fundamental principle that directs people to treat others as they would like to be treated is planned for this weekend with faith, community and civic leaders set to participate. The Golden Rule Day event is scheduled to begin at noon Sunday at Confluence Park, 310 W. Mitchell St. It is open to the community. Participants are asked to bring their own blanket or lawn chair.
San Antonio’s first Handy Andy store opened 98 years ago

1 month ago | star-telegram.com | Melissa Renteria

The smiling, bespectacled Handy Andy pitchman made his debut 98 years ago, when the first store in what would become a popular grocery chain opened its doors. Brothers A.L. and E.C. Becker opened San Antonio's first Handy Andy at 1716-18 Broadway on April 2, 1927. The grand opening followed heavy promotion in local newspapers.
The Timeless Influence of Tejano Icon Selena

1 month ago | sanantoniomag.com | Melissa Renteria

Christina Martinez fondly recalls the number one thing she’d ask her father to buy on weekend trips to the pulga. Her cassette tapes of Selena y Los Dinos, worn out from frequent listening, needed regular replacement. “That was one of the things I would ask for on the regular,” Martinez says. “Then it was the CDs, and I’d wear those out, too.”Martinez now listens to Selena on music streaming services, but the way she listens to the Tejano singer’s music hasn’t changed the way it makes her feel.
San Antonio experienced final concert at Hemisfair Arena 30 years ago

1 month ago | star-telegram.com | Melissa Renteria

Rocker Sammy Hagar promised fans such a great show at Hemisfair Arena that it would save the structure from demolition. "We'll do such a legendary concert tonight, they'll have to make a monument out of it," the Van Halen lead singer said 30 years ago as the band took the arena stage in what would be the final concert performed at the 27-year-old building. The arena was set to be demolished that summer to make way for a convention center expansion.