A new delivery service has opened across San Antonio, offering residents a unique fall experience.

In case you missed it: Called The Pumpkin Parlor, owners Nicolas and Viviana Angarita began the service at the beginning of September.

They deliver and set up pumpkin displays to customers across the San Antonio area, from Boerne to New Braunfels.

“What began as a simple seasonal porch-decorating tradition quickly grew into a full-blown pumpkin concierge delivery service,” their website states.

What you need to know: Angarita said customers can order pumpkins, Halloween DIY projects and more. These are then delivered directly to their door.

“We have three packages people can choose from,” he said.

Each package contains an assortment of pumpkins from large to small, hay bales, ornamental gourds and more.

A new play space and coffee bar is coming soon to the Hill Country.

The details: The Play Patch is set to open its doors later this fall in late October, owner Tessa Waghorn said.

It’s located at 9091 Fair Oaks Parkway, Ste. 205 in Fair Oaks Ranch.

Originally a schoolteacher from Durban, South Africa, Waghorn said she missed interacting with children and helping them learn when she moved to Texas.

“I wanted to create a space for kids to learn and parents to intermingle,” Waghorn said.

What’s special about it: Waghorn said The Play Patch will serve families with children aged 6 months to 6 years old, with play spaces dedicated to certain age groups.

Sensory learning classes will be held, and rooms for birthday parties will be available to rent as well.

“There will be sensory toys, learning and more,” Waghorn said.

• 9091 Fair Oaks Parkway, Ste. 205, Fair Oaks Ranch

Alamo Area Rape Crisis Center—a local nonprofit organization that supports victims of sexual assault in the San Antonio area—celebrated its 50-year anniversary Sept. 9.

What you need to know: The RCC provides comprehensive services to victims of sexual assault while doing community outreach.

The nonprofit organization offers crisis intervention, counseling services and client advocacy, according to its website. The organization also has a Bexar County Sexual Assault Response Team that works directly with law enforcement to enhance the quality of services provided to survivors of sexual violence and their families, according to the RCC's website.

What the experts say: RCC CEO Audra Atzger said that the future of the RCC relies heavily on the continued support of the community.

“We’ve had a great loss of funding across city, state and federal levels,” she said. “We need support now more than ever.”

Two to three sexual assault or abuse incidents occur each day in the San Antonio—further intensifying the need for residents to step up and help, Atzger said.

• 4606 Crestview Drive, Ste. 240, San Antonio

Education in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, may become more accessible for Texas public school students this school year.

What happened: Officials from national education nonprofit Learning Undefeated and the Texas Education Agency celebrated the opening of eight new mobile STEM labs at a Sept. 10 ribbon-cutting ceremony in Austin. The TEA-funded labs are expected to visit 270 school districts across the state in the 2025-26 school year.

Notable quote: “In an ever-changing world, access to STEM education remains critical to help prepare our students for career pathways and lifelong success,” said Alejando Delgado, TEA deputy commissioner of operations.

The overview: Learning Undefeated built eight new mobile STEM labs after receiving a $3.5 million grant from the TEA, according to Learning Defeated information. The organization opened its first mobile STEM lab in Texas in 2020.

The nine regionally-based labs will now visit elementary and middle school campuses across the state’s 20 educational service center regions. Kindergarten through eighth grade students may participate in a variety of STEM activities to learn engineering design.