San Antonio has been an incubator of local home-improvement stores including Handy Dan and Builders Square. Here's what led to the stores' closures.

San Antonio area interior designers and decorators weigh in on clients' home design choices that are impractical, boring or ...

Architect Felix Ziga tried to preserve as many of the surrounding trees as possible, with the second floor overlooking a ...

Indian River County Sheriff's chopper video records rescue of three men afloat on an overturned boat who were pulled onto a fire rescue dinghy.

Assistant Fire Chief Richard Marini said fire rescue workers arrived just south of Wabasso Beach within 9 minutes of the call and had reached the capsized boat by 4:07 p.m. As fire rescue personnel ...

Perennials, shrubs and small trees native to the Chihuahuan Desert give color to San Antonio gardens while providing food and ...

Richard A. Marini is a features reporter for the San Antonio Express-News. He can be reached at rmarini@express-news.net. Previously, he was an editor and columnist for the Express-News.

Another challenge accepted and met. Richard A. Marini is a features reporter for the San Antonio Express-News. He can be reached at rmarini@express-news.net. Previously, he was an editor and ...