Stone Oak gets a Sari-Sari market

Sari-Sari has opened a second location on the North Side. SariSari Stone Oak opened Jan. 29 in the same shopping center as Frida Mexican Restaurant.

The new market carries products similar to the ones at the original location on Wurzbach Road, with some differences. For one, there’s not a full restaurant in the new spot. Though the market carries made-to-order halo-halo and steamed buns, Sari-Sari Stone Oak won’t turn into a restaurant any time soon.

The Wurzbach location was closed temporarily after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. It reopened Feb. 5, and

during the location’s downtime, part of the dining room was renovated, essentially swapping spaces with the market and eventually expanding into the small green space with a patio.

Sari-Sari Stone Oak, 18720

Stone Oak Parkway, Suite 115. Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

I used to sit there on the bench,

Chasing orange butterflies, gold, brown, blue. I spent time inside my head, with paper rivers

and mossy trees.

I used to be able to touch, feel, taste, hear,

And express myself with finger paints.

Now I’m trapped in a cage we call home,

cold, barren, and empty.

Now I build my knowledge inside a fit mold

made just for me, and me only,

And now I lay here, painting words on a paper, solemn, quiet, free.

Aarav Gedala, an eighth grader at Keystone School in San Antonio, has won the Young Pegasus Poetry Competition three years in a row.

Send poems (40-line limit) to poetry editor Jim LaVilla-Havelin, San Antonio Express-News, P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297.

Associate pastor Jonathan Clark, who joined Baptist Temple as minister of music in January 2001, is celebrating 20 years at Baptist Temple.

Born and raised in El Paso, Clark has served Baptist Temple in various capacities and is credited with overseeing the construction and completion of the church’s inclusive playground. The playground makes it possible for children with disabilities to play alongside other

Jerry Lara / Staff file photo Hop & Vine, the Alamo Ranch restaurant know for shrimp and grits, and a good craft beer selection, is closing Sunday.