It’s taken a while. But earlier this week, the online version of The Fiesta Store went live. The new store’s home page resembles the regular Fiesta website. That’s to let everyone know that both the Fiesta San Antonio Commission and the store dwell under a single roof. The old store site broke down during the [...]
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Friday, December 10th, 2010Poster artist to visit Fiesta Store Friday
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010The 2011 Fiesta poster artist has been busy recently–and the Fiesta season has just begun. Cecilia Paz Mujica will be at The Fiesta Store this Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. She’ll sign copies of her poster and other merchandise. The store, at 2611 Broadway, is open weekdays from 10 a.m t 6 p.m. [...]
Get a special Fiesta Store deal through Facebook
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010The Fiesta Store® is trying something new. Facebook recently offered business pages the chance to create “deals.” We’re trying it out. So we’ve posted a special deal on our Facebook/FiestaSA page. You must come to the store at 2611 Broadway (10 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays) to claim the deal. What’s the big deal? We just received [...]
Buy a Spurs ticket–help local nonprofits
Thursday, November 4th, 2010Support your local Spurs–and Fiesta San Antonio, too! The Fiesta San Antonio Commission is selling tickets to the March 11 home game against the Seattle Kings. You can download a PDF of the ticket flier–just click on the image at the right. Part of every ticket fee goes to the commission–and the commission uses much [...]
Do you have a wooden nickel?
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010Do you have one of the 5,000 wooden nickels the Fiesta San Antonio Commission has been distributing? If you do, remember to come by The Fiesta Store, 2611 Broadway, and use it for a 15 percent discount on official Fiesta merchandise! The nickels have a dual purpose. One side (the obverse for all you numismatists [...]
Fiesta Store’s grand opening attracted attention
Monday, November 1st, 2010Hope you were among the folks who stopped to shop today at The Fiesta Store, 2611 Broadway. We had lots of shoppers browsing among the shirts, hats, blinky buttons and other Fiesta 2011 items. This is the first time ever that merchandise for the coming Fiesta has gone on sale starting in October. Why did [...]
Fiesta’s off and running
Friday, October 22nd, 2010With the unveiling Wednesday of the 2011 poster and the opening yesterday of The Fiesta Store, the Fiesta season is off and running. In a couple of weeks we’ll be announcing four new Fiesta events for 2011. The new online Fiesta Store, now under construction, will be launched in the next few weeks. On Oct. [...]
Fiesta staff member’s other business featured in Conexión
Monday, October 18th, 2010Fernando Villarreal, the assistant executive director of the Fiesta San Antonio Commission, is also co-owner of Salud, a tequila bar at 8123 Broadway. Conexión, the Spanish-language weekly owned by the San Antonio Express-News, just did a feature story on the bar, Fernando and his business partner, Jose Luis Hernandez. Fernando has been a Fiesta Commission [...]
Got your invitation to the Fiesta Poster Unveiling?
Friday, October 1st, 2010Invitations went out a couple of days ago to the Fiesta Poster Unveiling. It’s set for Oct. 20, 5:30 p.m., at the St. Anthony Hotel, 300 East Travis St. Party emcees are Albert Flores and Bill Dante. They’re both former TV meteorologists, so we expect the weather to be excellent that day! Fiesta Commission President [...]
Countdown to The Fiesta Store opening
Monday, September 27th, 2010Have you heard yet that The Fiesta Store is opening earlier than ever this year? In fact, its doors swing wide to welcome shoppers in just 24 days–that’s Oct. 21. The 2011 Fiesta poster will be revealed at an unveiling the evening before. That party is for individual and business members of the Fiesta San [...]
