Completing downtown’s 76-foot-high Spurs mural was a team play led by SA artist Andy Benavides | San Antonio

Completing downtown’s 76-foot-high Spurs mural was a team play led by SA artist Andy Benavides | San Antonio

click to enlarge Sanford Nowlin The commission to create the new Spurs mural came with a $100,000 honorarium. At 76 feet tall and visible from the busy Houston Street thoroughfare, the new mural by San Antonio artist, creative director and educator Andy Benavides is literally one of downtown’s highest-profile pieces of public art. Despite its … Read more

Victor Wembanyama is about to change the NBA, and San Antonio has a front-row seat | Sports & Recreation | San Antonio

Victor Wembanyama is about to change the NBA, and San Antonio has a front-row seat | Sports & Recreation | San Antonio

click to enlarge Kiko Martinez Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama poses with a basketball during the team’s recent media day. The words echoed through the Alamo City like the majestic church bells at Mission San José: “With the first pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs select Victor Wembanyama.” In June, for the … Read more