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Check out the neighborhood discovery tours available online at www.saculturaltours.com. The tours feature Downtown North River, the Westside, and the Eastside. Each tour features restaurants, arts and culture, people, historic sites and landmarks, and local shops in the neighborhood. This is a great opportunity to explore San Antonio’s rich cultural heritage throughout the city. The tours are free of charge and available to download or view online at www.saculturaltours.com.
The Office of Historic Preservation maintains a list of people interested in acquiring historic properties. Many of these properties are in a dilapidated state and require significant investment. The people on this list can be contacted regarding moving a house to a more secure location to prevent demolition or to purchase the property if the current owner cannot or does not want to maintain the property. View properties currently available. If you are interested in more details about this contact list or would like to be added to the list to be notified about potential properties that require assistance, please contact Larry Gutierrez at 207-7902 or by email at larry.gutierrez@sanantonio.gov.
The Office of Cultural Affairs and the San Antonio Film Commission is sponsoring The San Antonio Neighborhood Film Project to celebrate the opening of three new neighborhood discovery tours: the Westside "Murals y Más" tour, the Eastside "Echoes of the Eastside" tour, and the "Downtown North River" tour stretching from downtown to the new Museum Reach river extension. The tours are available at www.saculturaltours.com. The San Antonio Film Project is a film competition for local student and non-student filmmakers to submit original pieces by February 18, 2010 that capture the flavor and authenticity of each neighborhood profiled in the tour. The historic neighborhoods highlighted in the tour contribute to the sense of place within each area. Films can be from any genre and range from music videos to inspiring documentaries. Two prizes will be awarded for each of the three neighborhood tours: 1st prize in the Student Category is $1000, and 1st prize in the Professional/Amateur Category is $3000. Films will be judged by a panel of experts.