Welcome SA!

Bienvenidos... Welcome to AlamoCityTimes.com, the little Blog that could. Born May 19, 2009, but many years in the making. I hope here you will find a place to share stories worth telling. Your stories San Antonio! Your family, your friends, your neighborhood stories. The place you like, the business you sponsored.  The movie you just watched, or that very important city issue you must speak out about.

This is a Community News Blog, and what that means is that everyone's contribution is welcome!!

Like you and many today, we are a small, family, neighborhood driven blog, self-funded and backed by strong Journalism principals and ethics, and a seasoned news media professional. My name is Patricio Espinoza, I'm this Blog's founder, and your Managing Editor.

Most recently, successfully ran SA4Mayor.com covering the 2009 Candidates for Mayor. My personal blog, now nominated for a 2009 Emmy award, is espiBlog.org. And you will find many of those stories here. SA4Mayor.com, a project of the heart, reached over 30,000 page views in about 90 days.  We have now transitioned to local community driven news: AlamoCityTimes.com, "Your Community News Blog."

And so... lets get back to you, Alamo City... this is your blog, and here's what I propose: You have a story to tell? An event to share? An issue of concern? Drop me a note, I will look into it... or better yet... dig up the story yourself, sign-up, send it in, and I will post it here. You can also upload photos and videos.

So you may be wondering Why? Well, my goal is to complement what traditional media has to offer.  They got the picture, so why not us add the other small pieces of the puzzle.  How many times have you whispered... Why doesn't anyone cover or do that story? So here is your chance San Antonio, to put your money... or in this case your story where your mouth is.

So come on! What are you waiting for, sign-up today, and start contributing to AlamoCityTimes.com "Your Community News Blog"

And... if you are one of our Journalist friends, and colleagues who recently lost their job to cutbacks, and downsizing, drop me a note for sure. We have a revenue share plan for committed writers, photographers, columnists and anyone with weekly/daily contributions to this blog.

Ah... y les dije que hablamos Español?  ¡Si señor! tenemos una sección en Español y aquí Ud. tambien puede poner sus historias, fotos, videos. 

Remember, every story has many angles. What's Yours...??

Patricio Espinoza, family, friends, and colleagues
patricio (at) espimedia.com

PS: We are self funded and the perfect place for community advertizing. Here anyone can post an Ad for $1.00