SAGE San Antonio

San Antonio's Eastside has long been known for its rich history. Originally built around Fort Sam Houston, the Eastside is home to some of city's oldest neighborhoods such as Government Hill, Dignowity Hill and Denver Heights. These neighborhoods, along with the Eastsides' commercial districts, are being transformed thanks to a strong sense of comm... unity and the commitment of businesses large and small that call the Eastside home, including Coca-Cola Bottling Company of the Southwest, Holt, HEB and Spurs & Entertainment. In the winter of 2010 hundreds of San Antonio residents came together to participate in the Eastside Reinvestment Summit. The aim of the summit was to identify ways to drive economic development on the Eastside. In 2012, economic development is underway and the building blocks are in place. Jobs have been created, new businesses have opened, and catalytic projects have begun. Click here to see details from the summits shared by Mayor Julian Castro and District 2 Councilwoman Ivy Taylor. The future promises more transformation for the Eastside as San Antonio becomes the home of military medicine through a joint agreement by the Army and Air Force to create the San Antonio Military Health System SAMHS), with the majority of the mission based at Fort Sam Houston. The Defense Department's consolidation of enlisted medical training programs at the base will create a military medicine complex expected to have an average daily student enrollment of approximately 9,000, making it the largest institution of its kind in the world. Rich in cultural diversity, San Antonio's Eastside is home to some of the city's most significant institutions, including those of higher education. St. Philip's College is one of the oldest and most diverse community colleges in the nation. It is the only college to federally designated to both a historically Black college and a Hispanic-serving institution. Today, St. Philip's College is a comprehensive multi-campus institution of the Alamo Colleges with an enrollment of ...Read More