Best location for hotel-convention center?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

I'm working on a story that examines possible locations for a hotel-convention or conference center. As you might recall, the city council voted in May in favor of spending $30,000 to fund a feasibility study for such a center. The ...

Will Victoria's growth improve or hurt quality of life?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

I'm working on a story that looks at whether projected population and commercial growth will improve or hurt the city's quality of life -- based on Caterpillar and its offshoots, expansion of UHV and the Port of Victoria, Main Street ...

Do you love Riverside Park?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

I spent a few hours on Tuesday afternoon touring Riverside Park with Parks and Rec Director Doug Cochran. At each turn, he told different stories or relayed interesting facts. Did you know the park is 562 acres of woodlands, boasts ...

What's wrong with the Victoria Community Center?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

I just finished reading a 61-page study, commissioned in 2009 by the city of Victoria and published in February of last year. The study examines the Victoria Community Center -- its facility overview and ways to improve it. The city ...

Ever ridden out a hurricane?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

With hurricane season right around the corner, we're beginning work on our yearly hurricane section. For my part, I will tell the stories of those people who have stayed put as a storm barreled down on them. Have you ever ...

How's your health?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

Advocate health reporter J.R. Ortega is trying to ramp up localization of his beat. He sent out this note: In February we launched a more localized health section for our readers. Some frequent articles in this section include a monthly ...

Planning a royal wedding viewing party?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

Let me be the first to say I don't understand all the hoopla surrounding the royal wedding. One news report -- "This just in: Two English people are getting married" -- would have been enough for me. Apparently, though, this ...

WITH PHOTOS: Plans for a Victoria riverwalk?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

I'm beginning research for a story that details efforts, from 26 years ago, aimed at creating a San Antonio-styled riverwalk and downtown area here in Victoria. Those efforts started in the mid-1980s with private investors, who worked to develop artists ...

LINK INCLUDED: Supporters of UHV bill launch website, Facebook presence

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

I received today an email from Mike Sizemore, the Victoria political and communications consultant who is helping to spread the word about efforts to switch UHV into the Texas A&M University System. "The website www.tamuv.org is now live, as well ...

Full list of UHV FAQs: Does A&M support bill?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

I've added the most recent UHV/A&M frequently asked questions -- and related answers -- including two questions slated for tomorrow's paper. The following should be a full list of questions and answers I've compiled since last week. HookEm earlier today ...