Several years ago, I met Denise Barkhurst when writing a story on Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas. Denise became the 4th President & CEO in August 2008 after working for the program for 10 years in other roles. As CEO, she leads one of the top 10 largest Big Brothers Big Sisters...
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Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States, and we have our very own branch in San Antonio. Big Brothers Big Sisters South Texas (BBBSST) is one of the hardest working nonprofits I know. They face an ever increasing need to provide mentors for...
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In keeping with the National Mentoring Month theme, here’s another example of an excellent mentoring program, this time from San Anto Cultural Arts. San Anto, located on San Antonio’s Westside, offers community-based programs in an artistically inspired environment. Since 1994, the good folks at San Anto’s El Placazo Barrio Newspaper and Mentor program have...
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January is National Mentoring Month. So, this blog is about … mentoring. If Sarah Palin can make up words, I can make up definitions. My definition of a mentor is a caring adult who helps a young person get a grip on life. Mentors make that happen by being an encourager, a listener, an...
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This is my own definition of a volunteer–a person who shares time, talents, experience, and love to a help make a difference in their community. While most nonprofits use volunteers all year round, there is a greater need during the holidays. Here are a few opportunities I ran across this week from Twitter and...
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Still Waiting for Limelight's Sonic Boom Nightlife: It’s easy to get worked up with nostalgia about a place, particularly one you got wasted in a lot. That seems to go doubly true on the St. Mary’s Strip, where... By J.D. Swerzenski 5/22/2013
2012 Best of San Antonio Food Winners List Best of 2012: 2012 Best of San Antonio Food Winners List 4/25/2012
Local tattoo artist featured in second season of Oxygen’s 'Best Ink' Screens: Before the rattling drill of the tattoo gun, there is the calming hum that sounds through the room. The act of tattooing is brash and self-destructive. Those who... By M.R. Brown 4/3/2013
Best Place to be at 4:20 Best of 2013: 4/24/2013
Daft Punk: 'Random Access Memories' Aural Pleasure Review: Fresh off shattering Spotify streaming records, Daft Punk return with their dance music history lesson, Random Access Memories. Rooted in the... By M. R. Brown 5/21/2013
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