September 26th, 2007 | by Angela | published in Best work, Interactives
This map shows parks in San Antonio that have at least a half mile of trails for walking, jogging, hiking and biking.
The solid dots represent parks with trails that total more than 2 miles.
The target dots represent parks with trails of one-half mile to 2 miles.
Turn on your speakers to hear more information about some […]
September 24th, 2007 | by Angela | published in Sports, Videos
Tension hung in the air like an electric charge at the championship bout of the Alamo City Rollergirls. The Dragon Divas won the 2007 title when they beat The Missyfits 102 to 93. The action will resume again next spring.
Note: The picture above is by Edward A. Ornelas/Express-News staff
September 23rd, 2007 | by Angela | published in Sports, Videos
In Week 3 of McCarney’s Minute, San Antonio Express-News sports writer Dan McCarney reviewed the games of three local high schools and looked forward to one upcoming game.
September 20th, 2007 | by Angela | published in Best work, Features, Videos
Venture Crew 100 is a brand new group for 14- to 21-year-old boys and girls who enjoy high adventure activities like canoeing, hiking and camping. On Sept. 8, the nine-member Crew canoed down the Nueces River with a group of Boy Scouts.
September 19th, 2007 | by Angela | published in Business, Features, Videos
Gifts Galore, a shop in Pleasanton, is well known for its chocolate tamales. Owner Catherine Brown said she came up with the recipe in a dream. The store seems double blessed, because it also survived a recent fire.
September 19th, 2007 | by Angela | published in Interactives
By Anita Baca and Angela Grant
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute gave a 60-question civics literacy test to freshmen and seniors at 50 colleges around the United States. The average college senior scored only 54 percent on the test. We’ve selected questions from each section of the test. Try it yourself!
Note: This quiz was built using Brightcove […]
September 19th, 2007 | by Angela | published in Best work, News, Videos
A report about civic literacy in the U.S. said colleges are not preparing students for civic participation. We asked San Antonio students some of the questions from the civics test used in the report.
September 16th, 2007 | by Angela | published in Sports, Videos
Here’s the link for week 2 of McCarney’s Minute.
September 15th, 2007 | by Angela | published in Features, Videos
Learn about the people who make up the San Antonio community. This month visit a woman with pet chickens, a ringmaker, a 93 year old who does volunteer work, and an exemplary student at Warren High School. Note: I only did the video about Meagan Hernandez and I did the Flash programming for the whole […]
