SLIDESHOW: Hemisfair restoration

March 24, 2017
Updated: September 28, 2017 - 6:24 PM
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The restoration efforts of Hemisfair Park came closer to fruition March 23 when two new designated park streets opened to the public.

Hemisfair Boulevard and East Nueva Streets are two low-speed roads open for foot and bike traffic. In 2018, the street will open up for vehicles. The grand plan is to connect the park to nearby neighborhoods and other parks, as in the past. The next segment of Hemisfair is anticipated to be completed in late 2018 or early 2019.

Photos by Cynthia Hererra

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Amanda Lozano adores dogs, Chicano literature, fine food and drink. As Editor of The Mesquite, she sets the agenda for campus and community reporting at A&M-San Antonio. Lozano worked previously as a reporter and photographer at La Prensa Newspaper and wrote articles for other local publications including The Rivard Report and SAFlavor.com. When not being journalistic, she either performs in an all-female mariachi group or can be found pigging out at local mom-and-pop eateries.

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Cynthia Herrera is currently a senior at Texas A&M University-San Antonio pursuing a communications with a minor in sociology. She’s obtained two associates degrees from San Antonio College, one in journalism and the other in photography. While at SAC, she was selected be Assistant-Managing Editor and then Editor of The Ranger newspaper where she was jack of all trades, juggling writing, videography and photography. She is proud of her roots as they lead her to her Mayan heritage. Her mother and grandparents are from the small town of Halacho, Yucatan. She’s attempting to learn the Mayan language from her grandparents. She’s broken down barriers by becoming the first in her family to attend and graduate from a university. She longs to live her life telling other people’s life stories using video and photography as her medium. Her biggest dream is to eventually travel the world and then travel in a Volkswagen camper with her camera in hand and her dog, June, by her side. In her spare time she enjoys antique and vintage shopping with her family, scavenging her way through small towns in search of hidden treasures.