Helping Northeast San Antonio residents with their personal wellness journeys has been Shelby Black's mission, since opening Mellow Day Spa in The Forum at Olympia Parkway shopping area.

Black grew up in Seguin and initially conducted the spa out of Cibolo before moving to The Forum in 2022.

What they offer: Mellow Day Spa offers custom, whole body massages along with Specialty Rituals, which are massages that target specific parts of the body. Black said massages can help with general pain and stress.

The spa also offers facials.


“I see [clients for] facials for two reasons. They either have a skincare concern, so wrinkles, acne, stuff like that, or they don’t get that relaxation from body massage. They prefer facials,” Black said.

Mellow Day Spa's sensory lounge—a newer offering—uses aa technique that comes from healing frequencies, Black said. Patients in the lounge lie back on a bed connected to speakers, with special frequencies playing to vibrate the music through the body.

Live Oak City Council rejected bids from three companies Dec. 9 for the construction of a new restroom, office and entrance at the city’s municipal swimming pool at 7901 Shin Oak Drive.

What happened: The City Council rejected bids after a recommendation from city staff and project architect Josué Burguete with Nuclios Architecture, according to agenda documents. Public Works Director Mark Wagster said that the low bid was higher than their budgeted amount.

Looking ahead: Wagster said staff and Burguete will meet again before putting out a second call for bids.

“We’d like to go back, work with the architect, we think there’s some things that we can do to lower costs for the facility. We only got three bids, we think there’s a lot more interest than that,” Wagster said.

In honor of the grand opening of the Univision store in Terminal A of the San Antonio International Airport, SA Airport held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. on Dec. 11.

The details: The Univision store offers travel essentials, including snacks, drinks, reading materials, pens and medicine, as well as specialty items like San Antonio-themed t-shirts and magnets.

Notable quotes: Jesus Saenz, director of airports for the San Antonio Airport System, said the Univision store is part of the airport’s transformation and reflects not only change but the city’s unique history and relationship with Hispanic culture.

“As you walk down the terminal corridors in Terminal A or Terminal B, you see new change, but that change is also connecting [us] with who we are, and we don't lose focus of our history and our culture, and that's what this is about,” Saenz said.

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The 2025-26 school year will be the last spent at an existing campus for some students in KIPP Texas Public Schools. 

What you need to know: Seven Central Texas-area KIPP Texas Public Schools are set to close at the end of the current school year, the charter school district announced Dec. 11. The charter school system operates over 45 schools across the state.

The details: Seven KIPP schools will close at the end of the current school year, spread across the system's Commerce, Austin South and Austin Ridge campuses.