Month: October 2024

Murals on Chestnut Street in San Antonio: Part 3

Mural on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio on Oct. 13, 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mural on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio on Oct. 13, 2024.
More public art on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio. These murals at the corner of Nolan Street at Chestnut, a short distance north of the Alamodome.

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Murals on Chestnut Street in San Antonio: Part 2

Mural on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio on Oct. 13, 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mural on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio on Oct. 13, 2024.
More public art on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio. These murals are a short distance north of the Alamodome in the area around Houston Street up to Nolan Street.

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Murals on Chestnut Street in San Antonio: Part 1

Mural on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio on Oct. 13, 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mural on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio on Oct. 13, 2024.
I spent some time this weekend checking out the public art on Chestnut Street near downtown San Antonio.

These murals are a short distance north of the Alamodome in the area around Houston Street up to Nolan Street and were created as part of the San Antonio Street Art Initiative.

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Paint Jam 6 at San Antonio’s Essex Modern City: Day 2

The second day of ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.
The second day of ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.
The new artwork at Essex Modern City was either done or close to it on Sunday afternoon, the second day of ESX ART Paint Jam 6. Top muralists from San Antonio and South Texas gathered for the event.

The second day of ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.
The second day of ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio.

Paint Jam 6 at San Antonio’s Essex Modern City

ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.
ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City in San Antonio on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.
Artists at work on Saturday afternoon at ESX ART Paint Jam 6 at Essex Modern City on San Antonio’s near east side not far from downtown.

The even is scheduled to continue on Sunday.

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New Jersey Shore: Atlantic City, Stone Harbor, Wildwood

Atlantic City, New Jersey in late September 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Atlantic City, New Jersey in late September 2024. – photo by Joe Alexander
Long before the beaches of New Jersey hosted reality TV, my family used head this way for summer vacations.

I made it back in late September. It was well past tourist season, especially on a weekday, but it was still warm enough for some enjoyable walks on the sand and boardwalks.