Árbol de la Vida: Did You See it Saturday?

by RoadRunner | Feb 23, 2020 | art, history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

The Texas Trail Roundup Saturday walks took you through the mission trails. Did you see the Árbol de la Vida? It has a story to tell. In the Spring of 2017, San Antonians from all walks of life gathered to share their stories and, over the course of two years, their...

Our Very Cultured Pearl: the Hippest Place in Town

by RoadRunner | Feb 23, 2020 | food & drink, history, San Antonio insider, shopping, Sightseeing

Sunday’s walks will took you through The Pearl, one of the trendiest spots in San Antonio. We’ve scheduled the start times so that you will hit it about the time the farmer’s market opens: 10AM-2PM, rain or shine. This is a producers-only...

When the Saints Came Marching In

by RoadRunner | Feb 22, 2020 | history, San Antonio insider

The five San Antonio missions got their names from saints and benefactors: who were these men and women who left their names on our landscape? Saint Anthony, by the way, is considered to be the finder of lost things. So, if you get lost during the Texas Trail Roundup...

Spanish Governor’s Palace

by RoadRunner | Jan 15, 2020 | art, history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

Built in the 1740s, the Spanish Governor’s Palace (105 Plaza de Armas, across the parking lot form City Hall)  was a military fortification and a home for the Spanish Captain of the Presidio San Antonio de Béjar. In 1804 the last captain, José Menchaca, sold the...

San Antonio’s Chili Queens (and Frito Pie!)

by RoadRunner | Sep 4, 2019 | food & drink, history, San Antonio insider

From the 1860s until the late 1930s, both visitors and locals enjoyed the food and entertainment offered in the plazas of San Antonio by the Chili Queens. These women served chili con carne and other Mexican American foods from dusk until dawn at the San Antonio...

The Alamo: John Wayne Has a Lot to Answer For

by RoadRunner | Aug 26, 2019 | history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

Here in San Antonio we get a kick out of visitors who ask, “where is the Alamo?” — and they are standing right in front of it! In the iconic 1960 John Wayne movie of that name his first view of the Alamo is across the dry Texas plains. Even in 1836,...