The Institute of Texan Cultures will display a Day of the Dead Altar for restaurant owner Viola Barrios through Nov. 2. The beloved woman became nationally known for the home-style Mexican cooking she served at Los Barrios, a restaurant she started with $3,000. This spring an intruder killed her during an overnight home robbery, [...]

Devastation in Surfside Beach from Angela Grant on Vimeo.
The small coastal community of Surfside Beach, about 50 miles southeast of Houston, sustained extensive damage from Hurricane Ike.
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Oasis of fuel savings in San Antonio from Angela Grant on Vimeo.
While many people are cursing high fuel costs, those at Alamo Biodiesel in central San Antonio smile as prices climb. The company’s business has blossomed as customers seeking financial relief have sought out its cheaper alternative fuel.

Skateboarding to the Savior from Angela Grant on Vimeo.
More than an awesome hangout with rails and ramps, Delta Force Skate Church ministers to young people who are often exposed to drugs, gangs and crime. The Lakeview Baptist Church program has been successful at turning many of them to God.

Houston super pastor Joel Osteen packed the AT&T Center on Sunday with high-technology preaching. But how does the experience compare to a small community church in San Antonio?

This interactive, multimedia Water Fun Guide shows people natural water spots within a one-hour drive of San Antonio. It is driven by an online database, which allows people to search the rivers, lakes and swimming holes for places to go swimming, kayaking, canoeing, boating, fishing, picnicking and more.
This guide was my idea, and I enlisted [...]

Officials believe arson is the cause of a four-alarm fire that wreaked extensive damage on the Texas Governor’s Mansion early Sunday morning.

Note: Picture by Robert Hendricks
I’m back from Chicago where I taught beginner video shooting and editing at a Visual Editors video workshop.
Robb Montgomery of Visual Editors organized the workshop, which was held at the offices of the Chicago Sun Times. We had about 10 students in the beginner class — The perfect number because everyone [...]

Michele Moad-Hageman went on a quest to create a truly flamboyant hat for the Fiesta Hat Contest hosted by the Woman’s Club of San Antonio.