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Shell Energy Stadium – Houston Dynamo
Photos by Eric Moreno, Stadium Journey
Stadium Info FANFARE Score: 3.43
Shell Energy Stadium2200 Texas AveHouston, TX 77003
Houston Dynamo website
Shell Energy Stadium
Year Opened: 2002
Capacity: 20,039
Houston Dynamo FC – Shell Energy Stadium
In 2006, the owners of the original Major League Soccer (MLS) San Jose Earthquakes were granted the rights to relocate, and they chose the fourth-largest city in the country as their new home. The cosmopolitan Houston, Texas proved to be a perfect fit f...
Keeping Older Adults From Isolation Key To Their Mental Health
SAN ANTONIO - Science has shown that human beings are inherently social creatures by nature.
By and large, we live and thrive amongst our “herd.” Having lunch with friends, going on a walk with a coworker during break time, or having a phone call with a family member are ways we keep social. As it turns out, this social connectedness is crucial to our long-term health.
This is social wellness. Many barriers exist that often keep people, especially older adults, from maintaining social wellnes...
Minute Maid Park - Houston Astros
Photos by Eric Moreno, Stadium Journey
Stadium Info FANFARE Score: 4.14
Minute Maid Park501 Crawford StHouston, TX 77002
Houston Astros website
Minute Maid Park website
Year Opened: 2000
Capacity: 41,168
Houston Astros – Minute Maid Park
The Houston Astros were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise to call the Lone Star State their home when they were founded in 1962. The then Houston Colt .45s spent three seasons at Colt Stadium while awaiting the completion of the “Eighth Wonder o...
Area Foundation Program Combats Elder Abuse
SAN ANTONIO - Just as it is an inevitable fact that aging is a part of life, a sadder fact is that many of our elders become subjects of abuse, often from those that are that are entrusted with caring for them.
It’s a serious and widespread issue in need of attention – hence the designation of June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month and June 15 in particular as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
Across the country, people supporting the cause wear purple in an effort to shed light on what is, unfor...
A Matter of Pride: Supporting Our LGBTQ+ Community
SAN ANTONIO - If it’s June, it must be Pride.
June has become recognized across the country as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Evolving out of the Stonewall riots in New York in the late 1960s and the subsequent gay pride marches of the 1970s, Pride Month started to gain traction across the globe.
Most major metropolitan cities around the world recognize and celebrate the month — San Antonio being no exception.
Pride Day is celebrated to commemorate the landmark Stonewall event – in San Antonio, it is ma...
San Antonio Missions Owners Working Towards New Ballpark
Photo by Eric Moreno, Stadium Journey
A recent report in the San Antonio Express-News has revealed that the ownership group of the Double-A San Antonio Missions is zeroing in on a new stadium for the club. The current ownership group purchased the team in 2022, and have always eyed a move into the Alamo City’s vibrant downtown area.
According to the newspaper’s reporting, the Missions ownership group has been buying up parcels of land in the downtown area since taking over the team. It is unc...
The UIL merry-go-round
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One of the long-standing constants in high school athletics is the regular district realignment by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). Every two years, the UIL reviews the enrollment data for grades 9-12 of its participating members; using enrollment calculation formulas, schools are assigned to their conferences and districts.
Schools and their athletic...
Washington Mystics are Most Expensive for Fans in WNBA
The WNBA recently began its 28th season in mid-May. Enthusiasm for the league is at an all-time thanks to an influx of exciting rookies, led by number one overall draft pick Caitlin Clark. Across the league, interest has been at its highest since the WNBA’s inaugural season.
For fans looking to take part in the action, they are going to have to pay a price, literally – the increased excitement has brought with it a surge in season ticket and merchandise sales across the league. Along with tha...
Dell Diamond – Round Rock Express
Year Opened: 2000Capacity: 11,631
Round Rock Express – Dell Diamond
At the start of the 21st century, baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan and his business partners purchased the Jackson Generals and moved them to the north central Texas city of Round Rock – in time for the 2000 season, the Round Rock Express, named for their famed owner, were born. As the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, the Express has experienced lengthy periods of success while sending crop after crop of talented bal...
Book Review: Playing from the Rough
Author: Jimmie James
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright: 2024
The best stories about sports are, far more often than not, deeper than the game itself. The best sports stories are those of individuals overcoming obstacles, conquering personal demons, dealing with social inequities, or finding redemption.
On its surface, Playing from the Rough by Jimmie James is the story of a man’s Odysseus-like quest to play the top 100 golf courses in the U.S. in one year.
However, each course on James’ j...
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium – San Antonio Missions
The origin of the San Antonio Missions and minor league baseball in the Alamo City can be traced back to the club’s founding in 1888. One of the four charter members of the Texas League, the Missions have found themselves aligned as the farm club for a host of MLB teams over the years – these include the St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Houston Colt .45s, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, and currently the San Diego Padres.
Over the course of their hi...
Older Americans Month: Talking Generations Over Dinner
SAN ANTONIO - Few things in life bring people together quite like a meal.
It has long been acknowledged that sitting down and eating with someone is virtually the perfect way to break down barriers and build lines of communication. This is, in part, the concept behind the Generations Over Dinner initiative.
Created by the Modern Elder Academy, these shared meals offer opportunities for people of different ages to sit down and learn from one another.
“Generations Over Dinner is an open concept...
60 Years In The Making: Area Foundation Fiesta Float
SAN ANTONIO - Each year, when the calendar turns over to the month of April, San Antonio collectively turns to one the city’s most beloved traditions: Fiesta! For nearly a fortnight, the entire city is caught up in a revelry of music, food and cascarones.
A Fiesta highlight is the event that started it all, the Battle of Flowers parade. In existence for over 130 years, the parade is one of the oldest and most successful fundraising events in all of Texas. Given its importance in the community...
River Oaks Country Club – U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship
The U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship has been a tournament on the ATP schedule since its founding in 1910. Throughout its history, the tournament has been won by a litany of all-time men’s tennis greats, including Arthur Ashe, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, and Andre Agassi. It is now the only ATP tour-level event in the United States to be played on a clay surface.
Houston, the largest city in the Lone Star State, has been home to the tournament since 2001 when it moved from Orlando. In 2007 t...
The Top 10 Sports Movies Filmed in Texas
Since the dawn of the motion picture industry, film makers have found their way to Texas to create their silver screen magic. The very first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, Wings, was filmed in Texas. Westerns, comedies, romances, and sci-fi have all been made within the confines of the Lone Star State. However, perhaps no other genre has lent itself so well to being filmed in Texas than the sports film.
While football has been the subject most visited in the state, virtually ...