🌱 Airport Grants + MLK March + Best Quality Daughter + SA Events

Good morning, neighbors! It's me again, Gabriela Couvillion, your host of the San Antonio Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Warmer; areas of morning fog. High: 69 Low: 56.

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Here are the top stories today in San Antonio:

1. U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar recently announced, "that the San Antonio International Airport, Stinson Municipal Airport, and Kelly Field will receive $12,755,389 under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act." Congressman Cuellar said, "Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these new grants will deliver good-paying jobs for Texas while making sorely needed renovations to these airfields." In addition, the three airports will also "receive similar funding from the infrastructure law for the next five years, as part the program's airport development." For more information, visit: (FOX 29)
2. San Antonio's 2022 Martin Luther King (MLK) March has been canceled due to the "surge of omicron cases in and around San Antonio." According to the MLK Commission Board, the MLK March cancellation also includes "a number of activities, vendors and informational booths out at Pittman Sullivan Park" and "all activities traditionally held in front of MLK Academy." MLK Commission Chair Renee Watson said, "Once we remove the stage and everything, we want to utilize the area for vaccination sites, testing, make sure the community knows this is what is important to the MLK Commission and the City of San Antonio... Keeping our people safe." For more information, CLICK HERE and visit: (WOAI)
3. Best Quality Daughter, a popular San Antonio Asian restaurant, "has been named one of the 10 best new restaurants in the country." Jennifer Dobbertin and Quealy Watson opened the restaurant at the "historic Mueller House at the Pearl in late 2020, during the height of the pandemic." Their menu features tasty dishes such as "cashew chicken, shrimp, roast pork shoulder, Taiwanese popcorn fried chicken, and other Asian delicacies." The restaurant landed spot No. 9 on the national top 10 list of Best New Restaurant by USA Today 10Best. For more information, visit: (culturemap.com)
4. Due to the increase of COVID-19 cases, "with a current seven day moving average of more than 3,100 cases," many events in San Antonio have either been canceled or changed. According to Metro Health, "at this time there is no plan in place to create stricter COVID-19 guidelines" but that could change, depending on hospitalizations and positivity rates." FOX 29 contacted the mayor's office regarding any plans to create stricter guidelines for San Antonio, but unfortunately "the mayor was not available for comment." For more information on local event cancellations and for a video regarding the COVID-19 surge, visit: (FOX 29)

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Today in San Antonio:

• Divorce Workshop sponsored by Second Saturday at 1102 E. Sonterra Blvd. (9 a.m.)
• Learn to Dance in a Day! Swing and Country Two Step Workshop at New Braunfels American Legion Walton F Hoffman Memorial Post 179. (10 a.m.)
• Shake Rattle & Roll! 1950's Sock Hop Dance Lesson at SWING 525. (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• "Thank you to Tim Duncan and our community donors who helped us at the San Antonio Food Bank surpass our goal of 2.1 million meals for the Tim Duncan 2.1 Holiday Challenge. With your help, we were able to raise over 6 million meals for our neighbors in need! Thank you, San Antonio, for helping us fight hunger and feed hope!" (Facebook)
• "Your last weekend to enjoy the Holiday Lights on the San Antonio River Walk is this weekend! Don't miss the spectacular display of over 100,000 lights on every evening now through Jan. 10 at dawn!" (Facebook)
• "Check out the upcoming events at the San Antonio Carver Community Cultural Center to find celebrations of African and African-American culture!" (Instagram)
• "San Antonio Spurs' Dejounte Murray is back like he never left! Y'all make sure to go vote DJ for NBA All Star right now at NBA All-Star 2022!" (Instagram)
• "Dottie needs your help at San Antonio Pets Alive! My team is moving quickly in the new year, trying to help new dogs and cats, along with the ones already in our care. Forty new cats, kittens, puppies, and dogs have already found safety with us in 2022. To help, please go to: Medical (donorsnap.com)." (Instagram)
• "The San Antonio Zoo is now accepting intern applications for the spring session! Internships available throughout the zoo include animal care, marketing, education, guest experience, human resources, and culinary. Visit our website at sazoo.org for more information and to apply, go to: Zoo Careers." (Facebook)

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— Gabriela Couvillion

About me: I'm an active mom of two grown sons and lifelong San Antonio resident. I received a BA in Spanish from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and in my free time I immerse myself in creative writing. Thanks for reading Patch, and feel free to reach out if you have any news and happenings you think may appeal to our readers!