Commentary & Opinion

San Agustín Cathedral: God’s presence is mediated through art and architecture

By Osvaldo Taméz | September 29, 2017

Preserve, restore, and respect the physical space

Proposed interior renovation of San Agustín Cathedral: a mutilation of a beloved, historic house of refuge and prayer

By Magdalena Flores-Alexander | September 22, 2017

Plan dishonors the loving hands that built it with nothing in their hearts but the honor and glory of the Almighty.

Annenberg survey: disturbing results on American knowledge of the Constitution

By Nancy Black Sagafi-nejad, Esq. | September 20, 2017

Civics needs to make it back into the curricula

Boulevard of the Americas design: two of three firms follow City RFQ specs and citizen charette input

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | September 18, 2017

Council selects firm Monday

Ask for the key if you don’t want to climb through any of the broken windows

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | September 5, 2017

Who would throw $25K into this blighted hazard?

(Answer implied.)

Old Mercy Hospital ad hoc chair La Vaude: demolition is a remedy; City wants to find Hail Mary funding to repurpose Carranco’s blighted and decrepit ruin in the Heights

By Maria Eugenia Guerra | September 2, 2017

“We can hear the owner’s sad story once more about his lack of money to fix the massive health and quality of life problem he created; we can hear about his phantom buyer, but what we are not going to hear is that the owner is going to take full responsibility for the mess he made.”