Editorial

Beefing Up Broadway: Development Downtown
Spring 2025 Nick Blevins Spring 2025 Nick Blevins

Beefing Up Broadway: Development Downtown

Jones Avenue, off of Broadway, was a lonesome sandy-colored road fifteen years ago, home to the San Antonio Museum of Art—and not much else. Today, the art museum is practically hidden. The trees are grown, and new apartment buildings and pubs crowd the street. River North is among San Antonio’s newly flourishing neighborhoods, urban renewal happening uptown and downtown. 

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Puro SA: Puro Handsome Tommie
Spring 2025 Nick Blevins Spring 2025 Nick Blevins

Puro SA: Puro Handsome Tommie

“I still very much run my shop like a record label. Subpop, Sacred Bones, SST, and all these classic punk record labels created a scene around their brands.” He noted that one of his favorite experiences during his time in the music industry was seeing at a big Scandinavian music festival how diligent they were about putting local merchants on showcase for visitors. “There’s tons of places to go put hair on the floor. I’m really proud of creating that image, brand, and culture that makes people want to be here, to be a part of it.”

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