SOUTH SAN ANTONIO
LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWS LOCALCOMMUNITYNEWS.COM | VOL. 1, ISSUE 9 | NOV. 3 - DEC. 1, 2020
EQUAL ACCESS
Harlandale’s all-inclusive sport court scores with community
Vertical Farming
HEALTH
GROWS ON THE SOUTH SIDE
by EDMOND ORTIZ
FAMILIES WITH PHYSICALLY challenged children can now look to the South Side for a sport venue especially designed with those youngsters in mind.
by TRAVIS E. POLING
THE OUTBREAK OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS is transforming the nature of health care delivery across both the planet and the greater San Antonio area.
In September, the Harlandale Independent School District and Believe It Foundation provided a sneak preview to Bankshot Basketball, a unique, all-inclusive and adapted court, which enables and encourages play between people of all abilities. “By giving physically challenged
As providers grapple with the current disease and its staggering impact, physicians and other medical professionals are formulating plans to combat future pandemics. Edith Ambrester went through breast-cancer management, chemotherapy, surgery and radiation. Everything not requiring in-person consulting, from treatmentpreparation instructions to follow-up,
SCORES continues on pg. 10
by EDMOND ORTIZ
PG. 08 | LOCAL LOWDOWN
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RESIDENTS ALONG the South Flores Street corridor are spreading the word about vertical farming and how it could someday benefit their neighbors and beyond.
Members of the grassroots South Flores Community group have been initiating small-scale projects where crops are grown in stacked layers in a compact, controlled environment. GARDEN continues on pg. 12
At the height of the pandemic, University Health System personnel such as diabetic retinopathy screener and medical assistant Juanita Banda (above) were reassigned to help screen patients and visitors. Such positions are likely to be a regular staff function. Photo by Mark C. Greenberg/UHS
ADAPTING continues on pg. 16