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🌱 A New 'TX Best BBQ' HEB + S. Park Mall Evo Theater Opens This Year

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Good day, neighbors! Gabriela Couvillion here with your brand-new edition of the San Antonio Daily.

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Here are the top stories in San Antonio today:

  1. The H-E-B grocery store that opened up in New Braunfels on Friday, April 29 is the first one to have a two-story "True Texas BBQ" restaurant and "Home by H-E-B" department.
    "The new 122,000-square-foot store" is located at 651 South Walnut Ave., "next to the site of the former H-E-B" on the same street.     The venue's BBQ eatery features "indoor seating on both levels" and serves "the best barbecue," according to Texas Monthly, which "named H-E-B's True Texas BBQ brand the best barbecue chain in the state." The "Home by H-E-B" department offers "Haven + Key" and "Texas Proud" brand items for the home, such as "home textiles, pieces of décor, furniture, accent pieces, and other items." Julie Bedingfield, H-E-B's public affairs manager, said, "With an enhanced in-store experience and commitment to top-quality service and selection, this new store is tailored to serve the needs of this growing community and provide our customers with the best we have to offer." The new location is open every day of the week from 6 a.m.-11 p.m. For more information visit: (culturemap.com)
  2. "When Mona Patel was 17, "a drunk driver changed the trajectory of her life forever." At that time, she was a student at California Poly Tech and one day when "she was walking on campus," she was hit by the drunk driver causing her "lower leg and foot" to be smashed. Despite many surgeries, she eventually had to have her leg "amputated below the knee" and although she looked for support groups, unfortunately she didn't find any. At that moment she "vowed that she would be the one to help others facing life after losing a limb." Twenty-five years later, she is still keeping that promise through the San Antonio Amputee Foundation, which she founded. "As a licensed clinical social worker, she meets one-on-one before an amputation and after to show patients what their future can be." She recently "told three new amputees that you have to remember that your spirit, your love, your heart did not live in that foot or that leg that was amputated." She said, "It's in here," as she pointed to her heart.
    "Patel's next goal is to hike the highest peak in every state" and she's getting closer and closer to her goal, as she has already "reached the top of 14 mountains." For more information on Patel and her nonprofit, as well as a video on her story, please visit: (KSAT San Antonio)
  3. This year, Evo Entertainment Group will be opening a new film entertainment location inside South Park Mall, located at 2310 SW Military Drive. The new theater will feature "12 movie screens, dine-in cinema service, a video arcade, bowling alley, virtual reality experiences and bumper cars." Scheduled to open in December 2022, the new venue will "bring 175 jobs" to San Antonio. To apply CLICK HERE and for more information visit: (FOX 29)

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Today in San Antonio:

From my notebook:

  • "Celebrate Mother's Day on the San Antonio River Walk this year! There's no better way to spend the day than by walking along the banks and enjoying good eats, drinks, shopping and more! For more information visit https://bit.ly/3gD3eax." (Facebook)
  • The San Antonio Zoo just opened 'Neotropica' and is opening a reimagined Kronkosky's Tiny Tot Nature Spot and a new 4D theater in the summer! They're working on the basics too, and a new themed concrete pathway is coming soon!" (Instagram)
  • Great news from San Antonio ISD! U.S. News ranked three SAISD schools among the top 10 in San Antonio! Congratulations to Young Women's Leadership Academy, Travis Early College High School, and Fox Tech High School! Details at http://ow.ly/3G0W50IZxNc." (Facebook)
  • "The San Antonio Zoo is bustling with fun! First, stop by to visit the zoo's newest addition to the crew, Frida the jaguar; then grab tickets for Zoo-La-La! on May 12, a sip and savor of over 50 different San Antonio restaurants event! Details at https://bit.ly/3ve3DrY." (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!

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