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Up Front Top Ten SA Schools With Most Bullying ComplaintsBy Sam Sanchez A report published on August 22 in the San Antonio Express-News reveals there were 777 claims of bullying and harassment in San Antonio area schools during the 2014-2015 school year. MORE Arts & Culture Stone’s Island: A Visit to the Stately Roosevelt LibraryBy Page Graham Traveling down South St. Mary’s Street through the railroad underpass, one might notice what appears to be a vintage office building sitting on a large triangle of land across from Roosevelt Park. On the corner of the lot sits a sign proclaiming “Stone Standard.” MORE Food & Nightlife Team Brigid: How Many Chefs Does It Take to…By Ron Bechtol No, we’re not talking lightbulbs here, but we are talking about harnessing the lightbulb-like creative moments of a quintet of talented chefs, all of whom now have a say in how the kitchen at Brigid/Francis Bogside (B/B) runs. The result could be chaotic, but, fortunately, a benign drill sergeant has emerged to fill the shoes of departed chef Chris Carlson. (Fortunately, too, the LGBT-friendly vibe hasn’t changed at all; at a recent Out In SA mixer hosted by Francis Bogside, staffers, regulars and celebrants mingled with utter ease.) MORE People Advocates To Be Honored at Spirit of Texas BrunchBy Sam Sanchez A state senator from El Paso and a judge from Houston will be honored with awards by Equality Texas at the annual Spirit of Texas Brunch slated for September 25 at the Rosenberg Sky Room in San Antonio. MORE Columns Hot ‘Hood: Lone StarBy Ron Bechtol “I was looking for a place that was ‘cool’ and quiet and that still had some dust on it,” says chef Michael Sohocki of the location of Il Forno, his new pizza place between Nogalitos and South Flores. He had exploited “every square inch of space” at the Downtown location that houses his Restaurant Gwendolyn and Kimura. And as Southtown was “exploding,” a derelict property on Nogalitos began to look more appealing as a location for the new enterprise. MORE STYLE In The Weeds with McAllen Transplant Lika TorlineBy Bryan Rindfuss “I’ll try to give you the short version, but it’s still a long story,” Lika Torline warns me before zigzagging through the series of events that led her to launch In The Weeds Natural Skin Care, a chemical- and cruelty-free line of products she creates out of a live/work space at the Gardens at San Juan Square. After departing her hometown of McAllen, Torline attended Texas State University, where she majored in interior design and minored in technology. Upon graduation in 2010, Torline struggled to put her degree into practice amid the economic downturn, finding that “not a lot of people were buying houses, let alone a decorator or designer.” Out of money, she returned to the Valley and settled for a position as display manager for a furniture store, where she suffered a serious back injury. Although the store offered her an office job, she opted to start taking her side job (doing makeup for weddings and quinceañeras) more seriously and enrolled in the Spa Professional Academy instead. Tasked with creating an exfoliant for a school project, Torline experimented on her own sensitive skin (“I’m a really good test bunny”) and came up with Dollface, a scrub that formed the backbone of In The Weeds. MORE |
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