The Where I Live series aims to showcase our diverse city by spotlighting its many vibrant neighborhoods. Each week a local resident invites us over and lets us in on what makes their neighborhood special. Have we been to your neighborhood yet? Get in touch to share your story.
Where I Live: Alamo Ranch
Benjamin Godina enjoys bringing his Alamo Ranch neighbors together as part of the homeowners association’s social committee.
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Where I Live: Whispering Oaks
My family moved to Whispering Oaks during my freshman year of high school, an exciting and eventful time for many teenagers. With my high school just a five-minute drive away, I spent the majority of my teenage years bringing friends to my house to swim and hang out after school and during the hot Texas…
Where I Live: Monte Vista
Parker Dixon writes that Monte Vista is much more than its well-known grandiose architecture begotten by the opulence of the past.
Where I Live: Downtown
Being from Uvalde, visiting San Antonio gave me a taste of city life that I have never outgrown. I can remember walking down Houston Street and ogling the fancy window displays of the department store Frost Brothers, followed by a late lunch at Schilo’s and on into the evening walking the River Walk seeing the…
Where I Live: Alamo Ranch
Living on the Northwest Side of San Antonio in the Alamo Ranch community, specifically in The Preserve at Alamo Ranch subdivision, has been a journey filled with purpose, family and the realization of long-term dreams. As a military family, the decision to settle in this area was not arbitrary; it was a thoughtful choice based…
Where I Live: Eagle Creek Ranch
Eagle Creek Ranch’s long winding roads and oak trees make it hard for Maricella Flores to ever say goodbye to the quiet, rural scenery.
Where I Live: Downtown
The River Walk is literally Jesse Cazares’ front yard in downtown San Antonio, a neighborhood the author loves to explore.
Where I Live: Cibolo
When I was growing up in quaint New Braunfels, the term “small town” used to truly apply. I loved the community events, like parades, and all the small businesses whose owners seemed to know and help each other. After completing my education in Tyler, I realized how much I missed the small-town feel and community…
Where I Live: Denver Heights
As a native New Yorker, it has always been important for me to live close to downtown. After more than 10 years on Lone Star Boulevard, an unexpected move last summer led me to this 1925 remodeled gem on the East Side of San Antonio, and I am all kinds of happy here. While I…
Where I Live: Northwest Side
For most of my life, I’ve lived on the Northwest Side of San Antonio. Though the area has changed considerably, it’s always been a family-friendly community with great schools and caring neighbors. Since moving back to San Antonio after attending university in Lubbock, I’ve been rediscovering my neighborhood and my hometown. The boom of residential…
Where I Live: Deco District
In the Deco District, we’re flanked by the Los Angeles Heights-Keystone, Beacon Hill and Jefferson neighborhoods. Instead of feeling split between all of them, my wife, Shelton, and I feel like each one makes our home a special place to live and raise our almost 3-year-old. About one year ago, we sold our home off…
Where I Live: Stone Ridge
Waking up for the first time in a new home is at the top of my list when it comes to cherished experiences worth repeating. The morning sun peeking through the windows of your new space, the slight disorientation, the thrill of wondering how you will make it your own. Empty walls, new places to explore…
Where I Live: Universal City
I was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, and moved to San Antonio in 1967 when my Air Force father was stationed at Randolph Air Force Base. While my father had many temporary duty assignments over the years, my mother, sister and I stayed behind and lived on base for 13 years. Some of my best memories…
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