As they say, “everything is bigger in Texas,”; that goes for the brims on a cowboy’s hat, the wide open spaces, and a fossil record that goes way back… all the way back to the Cambrian period, roughly 541 to 485.4 million years. Despite its rich history, formal study...
Opened in 1859 in San Antonio’s Alamo Plaza, right down the street from the famed mission where Davey Crockett fell at the hands of Mexican troops just 23 years prior. The Menger hotel gets its name from its founders William and Mary Menger. William Menger was a...
If you ever saw the original 1932 film The Mummy starring Boris Karloff you may notice that the titular horror icon had a name, as did his counterpart in the 1999 remake starring Brendan Fraser and Arnold Vosloo, that name is Imhotep. But the real person behind the...
The Forgotten Women Flyers of World War II Of the many stories that have gone forgotten among the many annals of World War II, one that has been especially overlooked is that of the role that women played in the war effort. By 1942 the allied armed forces were hurting...
What made you start Skyline Civil Group? I have always dreamed about owning my own business and so far I am enjoying the flexibility. Best of all I get to structure my civil engineering firm to fit my ethics and values. Where did you study Civil Engineering and what...
A bright orange symbol of human ingenuity set against the mist of San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most recognizable landmarks in America and possibly the world, just ask Hollywood, as it’s iconic visage has made it the target of everything from...
