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TOM FROSTBanker, Leader, Model Citizen

Condo Living with Architectural Appeal

PATI RODRIGUEZCara Mia Spa and Salon Owner

AHISD NEWS

TOM FROSTBanker, Leader, Model Citizen

Condo Living with Architectural Appeal

PATI RODRIGUEZCara Mia Spa and Salon Owner

AHISD NEWS

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06 Business Profile: Alamo Heights Barber and Beauty Supply

10 Profile: Melanie Shankle

14 Home: A formal, Alamo Heightshome is restyled into a warm andwelcoming family retreat

17 AHISD School News

20 Neighborhood News

22 78209 Restaurant Guide

23 09-Lives

24 Police Blotter

25 Wine & Dine

26 Vintage View

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ON THE COVER: A lovely Pennsylvania Dutch-styledwelling built in the late 1950s in Alamo Heights.

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it above the door to his office, and he left the orig-inal hardwood floors intact. And even thoughdozens of bottles of old-fashioned barber products,like a rum and egg shampoo, line the shelves be-hind the counter, don’t let the homage to the earlydays fool you! This is a shop that caters to both thediscerning public and the licensed professional, of-fering them the latest in products and equipment.

A BEAUTIFUL CAREERSuarez has spent a large part of his career in the

business of beauty product distribution, importing

In the ever-changing and fickle world of beauty,youth is considered a valuable commodity. Sowhat keeps a barber and beauty supply shop witha vintage appeal in business past the ripe old ageof 70?

Well, as most people know, age is simply a stateof mind. Not only surviving but thriving in today’scompetitive market requires a clear vision, an un-derstanding of your customer and your industry,and an ability to combine the latest advances withthe tried and true. Pablo Suarez, owner of AlamoHeights Barber and Beauty Supply, possesses allof these attributes, along with a love of the AlamoHeights community that he has called home for thepast 16 years.

AGING GRACEFULLYBorn and raised in Mexico City, Suarez moved

to San Antonio and purchased the Alamo HeightsBarber and Beauty Supply and the adjacent OhNine Hair Studio in 1998. It was a store with a his-tory and a following, and Suarez made the decisionto maintain the charm that had served the businessso well. In fact, the only changes he initiated wereto the layout of the floor plan and the quantity andquality of products he sold.

Suarez kept the original sign, proudly displaying

By BONNY OSTERHAGEPhotography By CASEY HOWELL

ALAMO BARBER AND BEAUTY SUPPLY IS A CUT ABOVE

sought-after lines from the United States, Franceand even China to big box retailers in his home ofMexico City. As a result, this is a man who has hisfinger on the pulse of the beauty industry andknows what sells. He offers hard-to-find lines suchas Lucky Tiger and Clubman, as well as what heconsiders the must-haves, like Sebastian hair andOPI nail products. To those he adds of-the-momentand higher-end lines such as Moroccanoil, Brazil-ian Blowout products, BaByliss styling tools,Mason Pearson brushes and more. Over 12,000more, to be exact.

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“We are the largest barber and beauty supplystore in San Antonio,” says Suarez. “It’s one of thethings that sets us apart.”It’s not the only thing. Many of the sales con-

sultants are also licensed stylists and, as such, canoffer customers expert advice on which productswill best meet their needs. Many of those stylistsare employed next door in one of the two adjoiningshops: the Oh Nine Hair Studio and Suarez’snewest addition, Barber Shop of Oh Nine, whichhe opened in 2010.

“With the salon and barbershop being an exten-sion of the beauty supply store, we are more like abeauty super center,” explains Suarez. The salonoffers customers everything from nail services towaxing and nearly every hair service imaginable,including the popular Brazilian Blowouts and hairextensions, all in a relaxing environment. The barbershop is a decidedly masculine experi-

ence. Here gentlemen can get a shave, haircut orshoeshine in a room filled with animal trophies onthe walls, a large flat-screen television and leatherbelmont barber chairs from the 1970s. “The addi-tion of the barbershop was the biggest change Imade,” says Suarez. “The customers seem to reallyappreciate it.”

CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT’S A CUT ABOVESuarez understands that it is the customers that

have kept Alamo Barber and Beauty Supply inbusiness all these years. He has made it a prioritynot just to service their needs but to ensconce him-self within their community, embracing AlamoHeights and the lifestyle it affords. “ I love thetranquility of Alamo Heights and the friendlinessof the people,” says this single dad of two grownsons. Things like joining the local health club, playing

tennis and taking long walks with his girlfriendthrough the neighborhood have given him the op-portunity to meet his neighbors and customers andlearn more about them. “Many of my customershave grownup here and have been loyal to the shopfor more than 50 years,” he marvels. With beautysuperstores like Ulta popping up in the near vicin-ity, Suarez makes sure to stay a step ahead by re-warding his customers for their devotion. He sendstwice-weekly discount coupons via email, and if acustomer wants a product or a line he doesn’tcarry, Suarez will do his best to get it for them. “I think what makes our customers unique is that

they will still come here to shop rather than shoponline or go to another big box retailer for thesame product,” he says. “This neighborhood isvery committed to supporting local businesseswhenever they can and putting their money backinto the community.”Suarez does his part for the community as well

by participating in the Cancer Therapy and Re-search Center’s Partners Card Program, citing it asa way not only to give back personally but also away to offer customers the opportunity to stock upon their favorite products. An enthusiastic sup-

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“Many of my customers have grown up here and

have been loyal to the shop for more than 50 years.”

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porter of the Alamo Heights High School band program, he participates in a fundraising programwhereby local businesses pay for the band to come in and play for their customers and employees. “It’sfun,” he smiles. “They are really good!”Giving back to the customers and community extends to Suarez’s passion, which is travel. He attends

international trade shows and brings back the newest hard-to-find products, as well as plenty of knowledge andinformation that he imparts to his staff. Suarez realizes that with the Internet and the growth in the neighborhood, the competition for dollars

is fierce. By marrying the expectations of the original customers with the demands of a new, tech-savvyclientele, he is successfully cultivating a new era of devoted, brand-loyal shoppers. “Our customer service really is what sets us apart,” he says. “Customers want that personal attention

that comes from the boutique neighborhood stores. We give it to them.”

The salon offers customers everything from nail servicesto waxing and nearly every hair service imaginable,

The beauty supplystore rivals bigbox centersselling hard-to-find lineslike Lucky Tiger and CLubman, staples like OPI and Sebastian and of-the-moment, higher end lines like BaByliss and Moroccanoil.

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By COURTNEY BURKHOLDER Photography by CASEY HOWELL

MELANIE SHANKLE SHARES LIFE’S AMUSING MOMENTS IN HER BLOG

Some women wouldn’t appreciate being calledBig Mama. But for Melanie Shankle, the nick-name began as a term of endearment given toher by her daughter, Caroline, and eventually be-came the name that reshaped the course of herlife. Author of the thebigmamablog.com, a blogsite dedicated to motherhood and family,Melanie has built a business sharing the touch-ing and amusing moments of her life.Raised in Houston and Beaumont, Melanie at-tended Texas A&M University, where she re-ceived her degree in speech communicationsand, more importantly, met the man who wouldbecome her husband, Perry Shankle. A long-time resident of Alamo Heights, he grew up inSan Antonio and is the owner of Perry ShankleLandscaping Company. Married since 1997, theShankles have one daughter, Caroline. Life in theShankle home is the inspiration for the day-to-day hilarity chronicled in her daily blog. Melanie became the official Big Mama in Julyof 2006. “I started the blog as a way to record

my family memories,” Melanie says. “I’m notmuch of a scrapbooker, but I have always lovedto journal. The blog seemed a good way to keeptrack of the little things going on in my life.” Ini-tially, Melanie’s blog was her little secret: “Ididn’t even tell Perry.

I just typed my stories at night before I went tobed. I never dreamed anyone other than myfamily and friends would want to read them.”But read them they did! Today, the Big MamaBlog has over 125,000 subscribers who tune inweekly to read about the happenings of the

Shankle household and to find inspiration incoping with their own lives. “I’ll never under-stand why so many people read it every day, butat least part of the reason is because I really tryto find the humor in every situation,” Melaniesays. “Life can be so hard and so serious, and Ithink people always like to find a minute thatdoesn’t feel so heavy.”After two years of writing and growing the BigMama Blog, Melanie was ready for a new chal-lenge. “I had always wanted to write a book, buthad no idea how to go about it,” she admits. “Ihad a few friends in the writing industry, and I’dheard it was really hard to break in.” At a writ-ing conference in 2008, while speaking on thetopic of blogging, Melanie met a literary agentand gave him a sample of her writing. “He tookme on and really walked me through the entireprocess of writing the book,” she says. Her firstbook, Sparkly Green Earrings, a memoir, debutedon the New York Times Best-Seller list in February 2013.

BIGMAMA’S WISDOM

Today, the Big Mama Blog has over 125,000 subscribers who tune

in weekly to read about the happenings of the Shankle

household and to find inspiration in coping with their own lives.

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Sparkly Green Earrings is Melanie’s story about the small, seeminglyinsignificant moments in a mother’s life that fall by the wayside in themidst of all the chaos, but that are what truly make each of us Mama.“The good thing is there are always new moms interested in reading abook about motherhood, so there is always new interest,” she says. Last month, on February 4, Melanie released her second book, TheAntelope in the Living Room, a memoir dedicated to marriage that alsodebuted on the New York Times Best-Seller list. “We all have those littlethings about our spouse that drive us crazy, whether they are literalor proverbial,” she says. “The Antelope in the Living Room is my storyof two people sharing one life. Anyone who is married can relate.” Inthis book Melanie tackles marriage with the same insightfulness andhumor that mothers found so appealing in Sparkly Green Earrings. When Melanie isn’t writing or blogging, she can be found out andabout in Alamo Heights attending basketball and soccer games, shop-ping with her best friend, Amy Fisher (also known as Gulley, a regularon the Big Mama Blog), and performing all the normal duties that fa-mous mom-bloggers get to do, like grocery shopping, laundry and dry-cleaning drop off and pickup. She is also a regular contributor toThePioneerWoman.com, and she serves as the emcee for Lifeway’s an-nual DotMom conference. But her favorite job: soccer mom, right herein Alamo Heights.“I really love living in Alamo Heights,” Melanie says. “I moved arounda lot when I was a kid, so I love the fact that Caroline will graduate withmany of the same kids she is in school with now. I also love that AlamoHeights has the charm of a small town but the convenience of living ina big city. So many people who grew up here come back to raise theirfamilies here, and that’s a testament to Alamo Heights.”

“The Antelope in theLiving Room is my storyof two people sharingone life. Anyone who ismarried can relate.”

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When Sandra and Stanley Rosenberg purchased the home in1984, much of the formality was retained, but the happiness thatthey brought into their new home permeates throughout.

FOR FRIENDS & FAMILY FOR FRIENDS & FAMILY HOMEHOMEBy JOHN G. BLOODSWORTH Photography By AL RENDON

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A lovely Pennsylvania Dutch-style dwelling built in the late 1950s inAlamo Heights featured formal rooms decorated in silver-leafed wallcoverings, hung with beautiful crystal chandeliers and artisan-hand-painted walls of purest pigment. The house had remained in pristine con-dition for decades.

When Sandra and Stanley Rosenberg purchased the home in 1984,much of the formality was retained, but the happiness that they broughtinto their new home permeates throughout. “When I first looked at thishouse, I said, ‘I’m not grown-up enough for this,’” exclaims Sandra.“Orville Carr came over and said, ‘You’ll grow into it.’”

And she did, but not before a little remodeling was in order. Thekitchen was gutted, and new countertops were expanded so that modernappliances could be installed. A master suite addition included a sittingroom, personalized storage space and bath.

Outdoors, a pool was added with an outdoor fireplace, patio and poolhouse for entertaining. The fireplace can be viewed from the formal din-ing room and is often lit on winter’s evenings. A porch was convertedinto the breakfast room, just off the formal dining room.

With a joie de vivre that envelops their home, celebrations have ben-efited community organizations, welcomed friends and brought familymembers together for almost 30 years. The Rosenbergs’ home is the set-ting for lighting the Hanukah menorah and conducting the PassoverSeder, for festive meals on birthdays and backyard pool parties that haveincluded the entire Alamo Heights football team when a grandson playedfor the school.

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In the formal living room, collections ofevery kind find homes on built-in bookshelvesand neatly arranged display cases. Many oftheir pieces were gifts from dear friends andclients of Stanley Rosenberg, a senior partnerin the Loeffler Tuggey Pauerstein RosenthalLLP law firm. Stanley is an avid reader, withvolumes on Winston Churchill and World WarII lining the shelves. An expansive collectionof hand-painted metal toy soldiers depictingBritish campaigns in India and the Sudanneatly marches across one expanse of book-case in precise military parade.

Framed photos of family members fill everyroom. Three beautiful daughters – Susan,Carol and Jill – and their husbands and chil-dren are prominently displayed with treasuredpieces from both Sandra and Stanley’s child-hood homes.

In the den, a recently upholstered sofa doneby Orville Carr in an aqua Asian chinoiseriecotton blend nestles in a corner of the roomwith cozy overstuffed chairs for relaxing.Book-laden tables are close at hand. Sunlightdapples the room from a multi-paned windowthat allows a massive hanging basket filledwith seasonal flowers to be enjoyed indoors.It was a gift to Sandra from her daughters onMother’s Day.

Armchairs were refurbished and covered ina modern fabric. The master suite was fresh-ened with Italian fabrics and striped taffeta. Itwas one of the last projects done by designersCharles Forster and Carr before Carr passedaway in 2013.

Carr would be pleased to know that theRosenbergs have grown into their AlamoHeights home – beautifully.

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An expansive collection of hand-painted metal toy soldiersis displayed across one expanse of bookcase.

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The Showcase of Engaged Learning withTechnology is an annual event that featuresthe creative talents and technological skills ofour Alamo Heights students and staff. Eachyear, students work individually or collabo-ratively to produce a variety of projects uti-lizing the latest software and technologicaltools in order to showcase the skills learnedin their AHISD classrooms. These projects will be presented and “show-

cased” on Saturday, April 3, from 6 to 8 p.m.at Alamo Heights High School, allowing par-ents, fellow students and staff and our AHcommunity the opportunity to see what isbeing learned. Showcase attendees walkaway with new tips and tricks learned fromthe presenters, AH students, and some of thelatest tools and gadgets provided by sponsorsthrough generous door prizes.

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STUDENTS DISPLAY SKILLS AT SHOWCASE OF ENGAGEDLEARNING

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It is time to start planning for summer enrichment with AHISD’s Summer at Heights. Designed forstudents ages 5 and older, courses are provided to students throughout the community by some of SanAntonio’s leading artists, educators and professionals with sessions for all ages and interests. It is ourgoal to offer students the opportunity to experience new adventures, expand existing horizons, arousecuriosity, exchange ideas and products, stimulate creativity and give them a chance to laugh and havefun in the process.In a fun, casual summer camp environment, students can choose from a variety of creative camp op-

tions: arts and crafts, chess, theater, dance, sports, music, science, robotics and more. Courses will beoffered from June 9 through July 4. The week-long sessions will be held at Woodridge Elementary, 100Woodridge, with sports camps and courses held at AHJS sports venues, 7607 N. New Braunfels. Transportation will be provided for full-day participants from AHJS to Woodridge for lunch. There aretwo sessions daily: Morning sessions are 9 - 11:30 a.m.; afternoon sessions are 12:30 - 3 p.m.

START PLANNINGYOUR SUMMERAT HEIGHTS

Alamo Heights High School Swimming and Diving Team earned the re-gional title, breaking nine region and five school records in the process!

The team competed at the state championship Feb. 21 and 22.

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ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 1.

KIDS LOVE SUMMER AT HEIGHTS!

Early registration is advised, as all classes have a limited enrollment.

Online registration is recommended and is fast, safe and easy. Families who registeronline can access and verify their students’schedules and receive immediate confirmation.

A one-time nonrefundable registration fee of $15 per student per summer session is due upon enrollment.

Completed registration forms are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

The student information page must accompany registration forms.

Payment in full must accompany each registration.

Additional forms may be picked up at the AHISD Administration Building,7101 Broadway, or printed from our website,www.ahisd.net/summeratheights.

Forms with payment may be dropped off at Central Office, 7101 Broadway, or mailed.Please DO NOT drop forms off at participating campuses.

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By LESLIE FOLEY

78209 NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

It’s official – and you’re reading it here — Alamo Heights Rotary Clubwill celebrate Alamo Heights Night’s first year as an official FIESTA event.

PARTY TIME IN ’09 festivities will take place Friday, April 11, from5:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the campus of the University of the Incarnate Wordat 4301 Broadway. Skip the construction and opt for the free park andride service from Alamo Heights High School and Alamo HeightsMethodist Church (drop-off is in the AT&T parking lot across from UIW).

This 28th annual event will feature those faves you long for — grilledfish on site over wood-burning pits, funnel cakes, Texas barbecue, Tecate,Shiner Beer and Dos Equis. Bring the entire family for a night of fun, foodand festivities for Party Time in ’09.

‘09WHAT’SNEW IN

Party -Time in ‘09 on the Incarnate

Word Campus

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Have you noticed — or shall I say you can’t miss — the new(DO SEUM) SAN ANTONIO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM underconstruction at 2800 Broadway just south of E. Mulberry Avenue,across from Lion’s Field Park? We are really in the big leaguesnow! The new facility will nearly double in space the current40,000-square-foot facility to 65,000 square feet of indoor andoutdoor exhibit space and will include plenty of free parking anda café. Easier accessibility and free parking will ensure a largerattendance and many more creative thinkers! Keep your fingerscrossed that next summer you can drop the kids off and let themexplore and appreciate this new treasure in their own backyard.

Not only does all this construction make one want to detourback home, but there’s still a lot of bickering in ‘09. Referring tothe controversial apartment complex at Austin Highway andBroadway, critics and advocates alike have had plenty to say aboutthe proposed project and how it will “fit” with the rest of AlamoHeights. Now that the developer appears to havepulled the plug on this project, one wonders whatis in store next for this prime real estate.

And right in the same area is ALAMOOLIVE OIL, which recently opened at 5932Broadway. This luscious tasty treatnot only flavors your foodsbut is great for your heart,skin, hair, complexionand diet. Step insideand be tempted by thenumerous varieties of oliveoils and balsamic vinegars.Great gifts can be found for all foodies onyour list: martini mixes, gourmet salts, organic Italian pastas,stuffed olives, cookbooks and more. Sample, swoon and salivate… so swing on by and shop!

Do seum — San Antonio Children’s Museum

If you have information to share, then drop me a line at [email protected] and

let’s explore together.

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AMERICAN20NINE255 E. Basse, #940798-9463

410 DINER8315 Broadway822-6246

ANNE MARIES’S BISTRO555 Funston Place826-5800

BIRD BAKERY5912 Broadway804-2473

BOARDWALK BISTRO4011 Broadway824-0100

BROADWAY 50/505050 Broadway826-0069

CAPPY’S5011 Broadway828-9669

CAPPYCCINO’S BISTRO5003 Broadway828-6860

EARL ABEL’S2101 Austin Highway, #175822-3358

EZ’S BRICK OVEN & GRILL255 E. Basse804-1199

EZ’S BRICK OVEN & GRILL6498 N. New Braunfels828-1111

GOOD TIME CHARLIE’S2922 Broadway828-5392

J. ALEXANDER’S255 E. Basse, #1300824-0275

MAGIC TIME MACHINE902 N.E. Loop 410828-1470

MAMA'S CAFE2442 Nacogdoches826-8303

NOSH1133 Austin Highway826-6674

SILO ELEVATED CUISINE1133 Austin Highway824-8686

STONE WERKSBroadway at Basse823-3508

TWIN SISTERS BAKERYAND CAFE6322 N. New Braunfels822-0761

ZEDRICK’S5231 Broadway824-6000

ASIANHSIU YU8338 Broadway828-2273

KOI KAWA4051 Broadway805-8111

MON THAI BISTRO4901 Broadway822-3253

OSAKA JAPANESE STEAK AND SUSHI4902 Broadway822-0300

P. F. CHANG’S255 E. Basse507-1000

SUSHI ZUSHI999 E. Basse826-8500

TONG’S THAI1146 Austin Highway829-7345

BARBECUEBUN ‘N’ BARREL1150 Austin Highway828-2829

THE BARBEQUE STATION610 N.E. LOOP 410691-3332

EUROPEANCRUMPETS3920 Harry Wurzbach821-5454

FREDERICK’S7701 Broadway828-9050

HOFBRAU & BEER GARDEN7310 Jones Maltsberger290-8066

LA MADELEINE4820 Broadway829-7291

LION & ROSE ENGLISH PUB5148 Broadway822-7673

GREEKPAPOULI’S GRILL255 E. Basse, #384804-1118

HAMBURGERSCHEESY JANE’S4200 Broadway826-0800

CHESTER’S HAMBURGERS1006 N.E. Loop 410805-8600

FIVE GUYS BURGERS260 E. Basse, #107822-6200

FUDDRUCKERS8602 Botts Ln.824-6703

LONGHORN CAFE1003 Rittiman at Harry Wurzbach822-7272

ORDER UP999 E. Basse824-9600

ITALIANCERRONI’S PURPLE GARLIC1017 Austin Highway822-2300

MILANO RISTORANTE1907 Nacogdoches821-6373

PAESANOS555 E. Basse828-5191

PIATTI255 E. Basse832-0300

SORRENTO5146 Broadway824-0055

TRE TRATTORIA4003 Broadway805-0333

MEXICAN/LATINADELANTE21 Brees Blvd.822-7681

BETO’S8421 Broadway930-9393

LA FONDA SUNSET RIDGE6402 N. New Braunfels824-4231

PALOMA BLANCA5800 Broadway822-6151

PICANTE GRILL3810 Broadway822-3797

SOLUNA COCINAMEXICANA7959 Broadway930-8070

TACO GARAGE8403 Broadway826-4405

TOMATILLOS CANTINA3210 Broadway824-3005

URBAN TACO290 E. Basse, #105332-5149

PIZZACALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN255 E. Basse 424-2014

FLORIO’S PIZZA7701 Broadway805-8646

GRIMALDI’S PIZZA330 E. Basse, #101832-8288

VOLARE GOURMET PIZZA5054 Broadway828-3354

SOUTHWESTERNCANYON CAFE255 E. Basse225-0722

STEAKSTHE BARN DOOR8400 N. New Braunfels824-0116

FLEMING’S STEAKHOUSE255 E. Basse824-9463

RUTH'S CHRIS7720 Jones Maltsberger821-5051

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RESTAURANT GUIDE78209

AMERICAN | ASIAN | BARBECUE | EUROPEAN | GREEK | HAMBURGERS | ITALIAN | MEXICAN | PIZZA | STEAKS

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LAUGH FORLEUKEMIA

LYMPHOMAHONORING DR. KARLA

DIAZ DAVALOS

7820909 - LIVES

TOY DRIVE FOR THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

OF SAN ANTONIO AT THE ALTEZA

CLASS OF 2016MEMBERS OF ALAMO CHAPTER OF THE

NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE

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IDENTITY THEFT 02/07/14200 blk. ChesterA resident reported an unknown person usedhis identity to open a bank account and madea fraudulent charge to another account.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 02/07/14200 blk. ChichesterA family member visiting from out of townbecame enraged after a family disputeand caused damage to several items insidethe house before departing.The familymember returned later that night anddamaged a vehicle parked in the driveway.

DWI 02/09/145900 blk. BroadwayA driver stopped for speeding and runninga red light was found to be under the in-fluence of alcohol and impaired. The driverwas transported to jail.

WANTED PERSON 02/06/146100 blk. BroadwayA driver stopped for speeding was foundto not have a driver’s license and an ac-tive warrant for his arrest issued by TravisCounty for Driving While Intoxicated.The driver was transported to the Magis-trate’s office for disposition.

STOLEN VEHICLE 02/05/14 4700 blk. BroadwayAn officer on patrol conducted a routinecheck on a vehicle backed into a parkingslot of a business that was closed. Investi-gation revealed the vehicle was reportedstolen out of San Antonio. The vehicle wasimpounded pending recovery by the owner.

ATTEMPTED SCAM 02/05/14100 blk. KennedyA resident received a telephone call froma person representing themselves as a col-lection agency for the IRS and stating theyowed $14,000 in back taxes. When theresident challenged the legitimacy of thecaller and his company, the caller discon-nected the call.

ASSUALT 02/05/14Kampman/Cleveland Ct.A female walking her dog on Kampmanduring hours of darkness was approachedby two male subjects in a vehicle offeringher a ride. When she refused the ride, onemale subject exited the vehicle and at-tempted to pull the female toward the ve-hicle. The female was able to fight off themale subject but was injured when hestruck her in the face. The subjects fled thearea and were not located.

BURGLARY 02/03/145900 blk. BroadwayA closed business was unlawfully enteredduring overnight hours by throwing alarge rock through a front display window.Two (2) bicycles on display were stolen andanother damaged by the large rock.

DWI - 2ND 02/03/145400 blk. BroadwayThe driver of a vehicle stopped for speed-ing and swerving across traffic lanes wasfound to be under the influence of alcoholand impaired. The driver was booked intojail on an enhanced DWI charge due tohaving a previous DWI conviction.

DWI - ENHANCED 02/02/14 6300 blk. BroadwayA driver stopped for speeding was foundto have an invalid driver’s license. Furtherinvestigation revealed the driver was underthe influence of alcohol and impaired. Thedriver was booked into jail on an enhancedcharge of DWI due to having a blood alco-hol content higher than 0.15 BAC.

WANTED PERSON 02/01/145900 blk. BroadwayA driver stopped for a traffic violation wasfound to have an invalid driver’s licenseand an active warrant for his arrest issuedby Bexar County for narcotics charges.

VEHICLE BURGLARY 01/31/144900 - 5900 blk. BroadwayThree (3) vehicles parked in parking lotswere unlawfully entered by breaking outwindows to gain access to computer bagsand backpacks left in open view within thepassenger compartments.

VEHICLE BURGLARY 01/27/14100 blk. ArcadiaA witness reported observing a male sub-ject in his brother’s pick-up truck that wasparked in an apartment parking lot.Thesubject stole an iPod left in the passengercompartment before leaving in vehicledriven by a second subject.

EMERGENCY CALL 01/26/14100 blk. ElizabethA mother concerned for her son’s aggres-sive behavior contacted the police dispatcheron 9-1-1 to request a police response.Theson took the telephone away from hismother and would not allow her to speak tothe police dispatcher. Responding policetook the son into custody and transportedhim to jail.

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ALAMO HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENTCriminal InvestigationsDivision

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For many of us, Crab 7 Ways, which opened on Broadway in the post-Vietnam War era, was our first introduction to the food of the formerlyFrench-influenced nation. With the indomitable Snow Eisenhower as hostess,it quickly became iconic and then lapsed into an uncomfortable middle age.

Subsequent owners did nothing to burnish the restaurant’s reputation.But the grande dame of Vietnamese cuisine is back at the helm, the placehas been freshened up, and, if prices have risen and selection has diminished,there’s nevertheless reason to revisit.

Snow’s (excuse the familiarity, but I knew you when) spring rolls werealways exemplary — meaty, crisp and well seasoned. And, served with slabsof iceberg, cilantro and rice, they remain a mark for others to hit. Be sure tomake liberal use of the classic dipping sauce when you wrap the rolls in thelettuce. For nostalgic reasons, and to recall just one of those 7 ways, I alsoordered the crab and asparagus soup. It is still oddly comforting and respondswell to a drizzle of chili oil from the daunting-looking container full of chiliflakes on the table.

At lunch, steaming bowls of pho regularly appeared from the kitchen;I intend to go back to try at least one. But as the traditional mung bean pan-cake known as banh xeo (and pronounced bun sel) is far less common onlocal menus, it seemed the obvious choice. Two very large pancakes foldedover a filling of pork, bean sprouts and the occasional shrimp will be yourlot if you follow suit. Feel free to tackle the pancake pair with knife and fork,as eating it the traditional way, again tucked into lettuce with branches ofcilantro, is a bit of a struggle for Vietnam newbies. But I say go for it, chop-sticks and all — that’s what napkins are for.

There’s no getting around the awkward parking situation at Snow’s; ithas been ever thus and seems now only to be exaggerated — and to have ledto a kind of uneasy truce with the neighboring restaurant. But once inside,serenity prevails. My service was unflappable and friendly. And if the winesand liquors on display are, for the moment, only that, perhaps an appropriatelicense will one day appear. The grilled pork, recommended by the charminghostess, might go very well with a chilled rosé; the spicy chicken salad withan icy riesling. For now, stick with fragrant tea and your imagination.

78209 WINE & DINE

By RON BECHTOL

SNOW’S VIETNAMSPRING ROLLS ARE EXEMPLARY

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