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I can hardly believe I'm done. I can hardly believe I won't be back again soon. I've spent most of the last three months working 60+ plus hours per week on a project in San Antonio. That's on top of another month early last fall and a few weeks last...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 23, 2011 6:48 PM

My week in jail and a visit to the Aztec Theater for "San Antonio Rose Live"

Because this is a long entry, you'll need to click the "Continue reading" link to see the whole thing. Clicking any of the photos will take you to a bigger version and my full set of San Antonio streetscape photos. If you're interested in hotels, restaurants, historic preservation, and entertainment...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 27, 2010 11:29 PM

San Antonio sojourn

I'm nearing the end of two business trips in one week, separated by less than 16 hours at home, both involving graveyard-shift hours. The first was to Altus, in southwestern Oklahoma -- drove down on Wednesday, worked the wee hours of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, slept a bit, then drove...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 11, 2010 7:34 PM

A Tale of Two Texas River Cities

An edited version of this column appeared in the April 2, 2008, issue of Urban Tulsa Weekly. The published version is available on the Internet Archive. Posted on August 4, 2018. A Tale of Two Texas River Cities By Michael D. Bates On a recent business trip to San Antonio,...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 2, 2008 4:30 PM