Extreme Heat for Battle of Flowers Parade and Fiesta

If you are going out to enjoy the festival this weekend remember to bring some water because it is going to be a scorcher! And if you find that it’s getting too hot for you there is no shame in coming back to your fully-furnished apartment at Dwelling Suites and cranking the AC!

City issues level 3 heat advisory ahead of Battle of Flowers parade – San Antonio Express-News The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District has issued a high-level heat advisory for Friday and Saturday, where temperatures are expected to be in the mid-90s for the Battle of Flowers Parade and other Fiesta activities.

The heat index will be between 90 and 108 degrees for two consecutive days, making the notice a level III advisory, a Metro Health news release states.

The Battle of Flowers parade will wind its way through downtown San Antonio around noon Friday, when the National Weather Service projects it to be 94 degrees.

Food and music was the order of the evening Friday, April 21, 2017, in San Antonio’s central suburb Alamo Heights for Fiesta’s Annual Alamo Heights Night. All the usual suspects abounded, from funnel cakes and turkey legs to sausage on a stick and gorditas.

“Particularly with all the Fiesta activities taking place on Friday and Saturday, it is imperative that people drink plenty of water to prevent complications from the heat,” said Dr. Vincent Nathan, Metro Health assistant director.

Locals began claiming prime parade spots as early as Monday morning, and sightings of chairs, campsites and bleachers have slowly appeared on Broadway throughout the week.

 

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Dwelling Suites Does Customer Service

At Dwelling Suites, we provide fully-furnished apartments for your extended stay in San Antonio. We pride ourselves in giving you a place that really feels like home while you are away. That means we take care of our rental apartments and we take care of our guests. We are in the business of customer service and your needs are our needs. You don’t have to take our word for it though see what some of our guests have said about us!

Annamarie S.
Temecula, CA
5.0 star rating
Great experience in San Antonio. We needs a temporary house for the months for business and we found this company with a house that worked and s comfortable . If we had a problem it was taken care of as soon as possible. Good for temporary housing. I recommend them. Thanks

 

Emma C.
San Antonio, TX
5.0 star rating
I stayed in dwelling suites for about six months last year and had a great experience! Not only are they reasonably priced, they’re located a little outside of Alamo Heights, which is a really nice area–and known to be very pricey to live.

The suites were very homey–didn’t feel like I was staying in an uncomfortable hotel. Nicely furnished, and had a comfy bed. Kitchen was stocked up on anything you needed to cook–which was nice not having to make last minute runs to the store for a strainer or can opener, or anything else you wouldn’t think to bring along.

I had a couple issues while there, one with internet connection and another with parking, which were resolved pretty much right away–so really weren’t much of an issue at all. Other than that, everything was good!

The staff was super helpful with anything I needed, and any issues I had were addressed right away. Totally made for a stress-free, enjoyable stay.

I would DEFINETLY recommend it, especially if you want to avoid paying an outrageous amount for anywhere else in the area!

 

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What Do You Know About San Antonio?

Dwelling Suites has been offering corporate housing and extended stay in San Antonio for a while and we have come to feel like we are experts on our great city. Even with our vast knowledge, sometimes we come across some fun facts that we hadn’t heard before.

So if you need some trivia questions or just want to learn a little more about the wonderful place we call home check out the list below for some San Antonio facts!

10 Fun Facts About San Antonio We all know Texas is a pretty interesting place, but just how interesting it really is might surprise you. These 10 strange and fun facts about San Antonio are almost too weird to believe, but I assure you they’re completely true.

Did you know any of these fun facts about San Antonio?

These 10 strange and fun facts about San Antonio are almost too weird to believe, but I assure you they’re completely true.

1. It was named the most romantic city in America by Amazon based on the number of romantic books and movies purchased.

2.SeaWorld San Antonio is the largest marine-life park in the entire world.

3.The Tower of the Americas is a whopping 750 feet tall and provides a beautiful panoramic view of the city.

4. Pope John Paul II deemed San Antonio the “most Catholic” city in the country.

5. Shaq first learned how to play b-ball in his San Antonio high school.

6. The first Church’s Chicken restaurant opened in San Antonio.

7. Gatorade was invented by a San Antonio native, Robert Cade.

8. It’s techincally illegal to flirt or respond to someone else’s advances with the eyes or hands in San Antonio.

9.Ozzy Osbourne was once banned from playing in the city for ten years after relieving himself on the Alamo.

10. The first five air conditioned buildings in America were located in San Antonio. See more…

 

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Rest Easy In Your Fully-Furnished Dwelling Suite, Asteroid Is NOT Hitting Earth!

An asteroid is set to whiz by earth this Wednesday, April 19. All of our Dwelling Suites guests can rest easy in their fully-furnished suites though because there is no chance that it will hit the earth. If the clouds break, you might want to grab a telescope and look to the sky because the next close encounter won’t be until 2027. If you ask us that’s fine because it can be a little unsettling that a massive rock is speeding toward us.

Large asteroid to whiz by Earth Wednesday – San Antonio Express-News NASA is confident the world will not be destroyed by a large asteroid that will pass Earth on Wednesday.

The asteroid is expected to pass safely at a distance of about 1.1 million miles, or about 4.6 times the distance from Earth to the moon.

The pass is the closest heavenly encounter since asteroid Toutatis, a 3.1-mile space rock, flew by 13 years ago. That asteroid came within four lunar distances from Earth.

“Although there is no possibility for the asteroid to collide with our planet, this will be a very close approach for an asteroid of this size,” according to NASA.

See what it would look like if an asteroid hit different U.S. cities, including San Antonio, in the gallery above.

Wednesday’s asteroid, roughly 2,000 feet wide, will approach Earth from the direction of the sun and will become visible in the night sky after Wednesday. NASA says it’s predicted to brighten to about magnitude 11, when it could be visible in small optical telescopes for one or two nights before it fades as the distance from Earth rapidly increases.

Sky and Telescope says “because of its size and proximity, it will be bright enough to spot in a small, backyard telescope and moving fast enough to see in real time.”

Even if you have a decent telescope and know where to look – rolling west across Coma Berenices – mostly cloudy skies will hide its passage in the night sky.

The next close encounter with an asteroid will be in 2027 when the half-mile-wide asteroid 1999 AN10 will fly by at one lunar distance, about 236,000 miles. Read more…

 

 

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Fiesta is Coming To San Antonio!! What event are you looking forward to?

If this is your first extended stay in San Antonio with us at Dwelling Suites you might not know much about Fiesta San Antonio. Well, the annual celebration is almost here and you are going to want to check it out! The Fiesta runs from April 20-30, this year and is going to be packed with fun events. If you are looking for some fun check out these favorite events from some San Antonians who have experienced it all before!

 

Notable San Antonians name their favorite Fiesta events Practically everyone in San Antonio has one — a favorite Fiesta event. Some earned their spot decades ago as youngsters made childhood memories that became family traditions. Others are more recent discoveries made after the massive Fiesta schedule unfolds and locals vow to try something different each year, falling in love with a new celebration.

Our staffers talked to local residents to find out about favorite Fiesta events and what makes them so memorable. You can probably guess some of the answers (they may be on your list of favorites, too, because they draw hundreds of thousands of people). Others may surprise you if you haven’t yet done enough exploring. That’s OK. You have April 20-30 to get out, make memories and decide, once and for all, which is your favorite. At least until next year.

Scroll through the gallery to see what 30 San Antonians had to say about their favorite Fiesta events. Read more…

 

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Did You See The Strawberry Festival Last weekend?

While there is always a ton of stuff going on in San Antonio sometimes you just want to get out of the city for a little while. Just south of San Antonio the town of Poteet, hosted their 70th Strawberry Festival this last weekend.

The weather was beautiful and judging from the pictures there were smiles all around and everyone was having a great time celebrating this long-held tradtion. Did anyone leave their Dwelling Suites, fully furnished apartment in San Antonio to go and check it out?

Poteet Strawberry Festival celebrated 70 years over the weekend – San Antonio Express-News What began as an effort to grow more strawberries in South Texas has sprouted into a full-blown, 70-year tradition that continued last weekend in Poteet.

The Poteet Strawberry Festival, held in the town about 30 miles south of the Alamo City, has its roots in 1948 as a way of encouraging returning World War II veterans to farm and promote the local agriculture, according to San Antonio Express-News archives.

Albert Reyes grows strawberries near Poteet, Texas. Much of his strawberry crop will sell at the annual Poteet Strawberry Festival.

Festival crowds grew from 5,000 in its first year to an estimated 100,000 visitors over three days.

In 2015, Poteet was officially dubbed the “Official Strawberry Capital of Texas” by the Texas State Legislature.

Strawberries, food, carnival rides and Texas favorites like Easton Corbin, La Mafia, Los Musicales, Elida Reyna and Jon Wolfe contributed to this year’s entertainment options. Read more…

 

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Burgers to try at San Antonio’s top restaurants in 2017 – San Antonio Express-News

At Dwelling Suites, we provide fully-furnished kitchens so guests can, in theory, cook every meal of their extended stay in San Antonio. All from the comfort of their apartment. The convenience of being able to make a meal right at home is wonderful, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t stop every now-and-again for some of San Antonio’s delicious fare.

If you are craving a burger here are some you don’t want to miss.

Burgers to try at San Antonio’s top restaurants in 2017 – San Antonio Express-News Though simple in concept, some of San Antonio’s best restaurants have made culinary masterpieces out of burgers.

Some include sweet additions like bacon jam, pear onion jam or even foie gras peanut butter. One burger is served between two donuts. Others include a mix of melted gourmet cheeses.

But a few stick to the basics, adding just lettuce, tomato and onion, and letting the flavor of the juicy slab of beef speak for itself.

We sifted through the critics-choice best restaurants in the Alamo City to find the spots that serve this classic American sandwich on its menus. See the burgers you can try at 13 of San Antonio’s best restaurants in the gallery above.

This year’s edition of the “Top 100: Dining & Drinks” guides you through the top restaurants, bars, wineries, bakeries, coffee shops, distilleries and breweries.

To see our whole list with rankings and a searchable interactive map of listings for the perfect place to nosh or sip by cuisine type, area, price and more, please visit our subscriber site at ExpressNews.com/2017Top100. See more…

 

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A Rattlesnake Fight Captured by a Hiker in San Antonio

There are a lot of things to do during an extended stay in San Antonio, and outdoor enthusiasts will feel right at home hiking through the different parks here. The outdoors have a lot to offer, like hiking, biking, and getting closer to nature. Sometimes a little too close for comfort.

Like the guy who came across to rattlesnakes in a duel over another female snake. While his hike might have been cut a little short we have to say thank you for this daring footage. Check out the story and watch the brawl below.

Video: Rattlesnakes fight over mate on San Antonio walking trail – San Antonio Express-News Footage of two rattlesnakes embroiled in a tussle for a female reptile’s attention was captured by a hiker at a San Antonio-area park in March and has grabbed the internet’s attention.

Footage of two rattlesnakes embroiled in a tussle over a female was captured by a hiker at a San Antonio-area park in March and the video has grabbed the internet’s attention.

A standoff between two male snakes was caught on video by Roni Martin at Government Canyon State Natural Area March 24.

The rattlesnakes are seen in the video participating in what appears to be a coordinated dance, but in reality, they are fighting for the rights to mate with a particular female, park officials said on Facebook.     Watch at mysanantonio.com

What is the craziest thing you have seen while hiking in San Antonio?

 

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