Art Villarreal’s Living Green

There is something I have to get off my chest. I know somewhere along the line, I will offend a few people, but please think of my opinion and hopefully you will understand where I am coming from.

I am a born American. I have lived all my life with the exception of 2 years in America. I am proud to be the son of a Vietnam Veteran who served during the Ia Drang battle. Think of the movie We Were Soldiers. I lived a somewhat normal childhood, but I had some bad days with my dad. It was my dad who told me that I should join the military so that it would make a man out of me. I complied.

Yesterday was an exceptional evening for NIOSA. To me, day one seemed more crowded then previous opening nights. I did get to have a picture taken with Ms. San Antonio and a few other people. Food and drink prices were the norm for the event. $4.00 a beer and anywhere from $3 – $6 for [...]

Just as every year, we are partaking in a celebration of imense proportions. This year it happens to fall on April 21 – 24th, 2009. I am talking about Night In Ole San Antonio or as we like to call it NIOSA. There is plenty of controversy over the pronounciation of the abbreviated name. Some [...]