The Alamo will celebrate the grand opening of the Alamo Promenade at 11 a.m. Nov. 21.

The details: According to a news release, the Alamo Promenade is a gateway leading to the Alamo grounds.

The promenade features statues of historical figures from the Texas Revolution, including Sam Houston, Juan Seguin, Jose Antonio Navarro and John William Smith. The promenade also features cobblestones detailing Texan history from early human settlement to statehood.

The background: The Promenade is part of the Alamo Plan, a series of projects that seek to tell the larger story of Texas history. The plan includes reestablishing the original 4 1/2-acre footprint, building the Alamo Visitor Center and Museum, the Texas Cavaliers Education Center and a pedestrian mall.

• 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio

Check out this list of transportation projects in the San Antonio area. This list is not comprehensive. Details are subject to change.

I-10 and Loop 1604 interchange project
Project: Part of the Loop 1604 North Expansion Project, the Loop 1604 and I-10 interchange project will consist of eight flyover ramps, roundabouts, a high-occupancy vehicle lane and other interchange improvements, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

Old Fredericksburg Road project
Project: Bexar County is adding a series of improvements to Old Fredericksburg Road in a five-phase project, stretching 1.7 miles from I-10 to FM 3351. The project includes five drainage improvements, a new bridge at a low-water crossing, a roundabout at Lost Creek Gap and the addition of turn lanes at multiple intersections. Other improvements include adding paved shoulders, sidewalk improvements and other multimodal transportation improvements, as well as relocating utilities.  

Waymo, an autonomous driving service, is on its way to San Antonio.

The details: On Nov. 18, the company announced its intentions to begin fully autonomous driving in San Antonio, as well as Dallas and Houston.

In an email to Community Impact, Product Communications Manager Chris Bonelli said Waymo intends to make public rides available early in 2026.

Initially started in 2009 as the Google self-driving car project, Waymo now has autonomous ride-hailing services in major metro areas across the United States. According to the company’s website, vehicles use highly detailed custom maps with real-time sensor data to determine their exact location.

For San Antonio, fully autonomous testing with employees will begin “in the coming weeks,” Bonelli said. The company maps the territory before operating in a new area, noting all lane markers, stop signs, curbs, crosswalks and more.

A new international deli and market has opened in Boerne, offering residents cuisine from across the globe.

The breakdown: Pioneers Meats opened on Nov. 10 at 312 River Road, Co-owner Brett de Villiers told Community Impact.

Additionally, the business held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting on Nov. 19.

It’s located where The Pearl Antler boutique once had a storefront before moving to Main Street.

Villiers said it’s the businesses’ second overall location, with another market situated further west in Pipe Creek off of Hwy. 46.

Read all about it: Co-Owners Villiers and Nelson Pereira are both African natives—Villiers hailing from Zimbabwe and Pereira from South Africa.

Villiers said the pair wanted to bring the taste of traditional Southern African flavors to the Hill Country and Central Texas.

Some authentic offerings at the shop include biltong, a form of ostrich jerky, boerewors, a South African sausage and drywors, which is dried sausage, Villiers said.

There’s also flame-grilled peri peri chicken and other entree offerings.

• 312 River Road, Boerne