SATX-BNE: Impact 11/6/2025

The Boerne Planning and Zoning Commission was tasked with the ratification of a zoning change under the Boerne Unified Development Code.

The update: City staff shared the updated zoning classification that commissioners could recommend, which was a community commercial, or C-3, zoning.

According to the staff presentation, “the community commercial category is to accommodate commercial uses that have a lower transportation demand and footprint than regional commercial, but a higher transportation demand and footprint than transitional commercial.”

During the discussion, P&Z commissioners pointed out that the city and Buc-ee’s developer have not yet signed the amended development agreement. Without these updated agreements, commissioners said there was no information to make a zoning recommendation to City Council.

City Attorney Mick McKamie said no decision on the zoning ratification has an impact on the development itself.

P&Z did not compromise on a recommendation and instead tabled the agenda item for an additional 30 days, which would bring the discussion back in December.

A boutique, antique and gift shop has just expanded in time for the holiday season on the Hill Country Mile.

What’s new: Uptown Chic opened a second holiday pop-up shop at 255 S. Main St. on Oct. 30, according to a Facebook post from the business.

The pop-up shop will remain open through December, store staff told Community Impact.

Additionally, the store has taken the place of the recently closed 259 Home Market in Boerne’s downtown area.

What to expect: Uptown Chic’s pop-up shop offers holiday-centric goods, from themed clothing to Christmas ornaments.

Building from the store’s main location, there’s also a selection of accessories, women’s clothing, personal hygiene products and more, according to their Facebook page.

• 255 S. Main St., Boerne

On Nov. 1, the City of San Antonio opened its new Municipal Archives Museum, which contains historical items that date back over 300 years.

The details: According to a news release, the museum allows visitors to delve into San Antonio’s history through preserved documents, photographs, artifacts and multimedia exhibits.

“The Municipal Archives Museum is more than a collection of historical records,” City Clerk Debbie Racca-Sittre said in the release. “It is a vibrant space where the community can connect with the legacy of civic service, government transparency and the growth of our great city.”

The inaugural exhibition featured artifacts, including a hand-carved city seal made in 1925; 1818 San Fernando de Béxar City Council minutes; an 1849 survey map of Samuel A. Maverick’s land holdings in downtown San Antonio as well as lyrics and the album of the city song “San Antonio, Ciudad de Encantos," the news release states.

• 719 S. Santa Rosa Ave., San Antonio

Serving 29 counties across Southwest Texas, the San Antonio Food Bank provides for over 577,000 residents in need each year.

President and CEO Eric Cooper said the nonprofit provides aid to around 120,000 individuals per week.

What residents should know: The food bank helps to nourish the community in three different ways.

“We frame our work in the three areas that we call food for today, food for tomorrow, and food for a lifetime,” Cooper said.

Food for today allows those in need to go straight to the food bank to get supplies, while food for tomorrow involves long-term food assistance programs.

Lastly, food for a lifetime involves indefinite services that assist residents with employment and career development.