Recently I met a lady named Flo who told me she had opened a New York pizzeria here in San Antonio on San Pedro near Ramsey. Intrigued by the name of the place, Bada Bing, and the persona of it's Italian owner, I told her my husband and I would stop in sometime. The New York/New Jersey Italian culture is one that I am only familiar with by what I see on TV or in the movies and I like trying out different ethnic foods so I looked forward to a visit.
Last Sunday we stopped in with the intent on my part of having a salad and my husband having whatever he wanted. It turns out Bada Bing is closed on Sunday but our warm and friendly hostess insisted we be served anyway. She presented us with an Italian sub that made me forget all about a salad. Flo's husband, Rick, made a wonderful pizza for my husband. The pizza was really good with the meat, veggies, and tons on cheese atop a thin and crispy crust. Another realtor, a friend of Flo's, came in and invited me to a networking event being held there on Tuesday.
We liked Bada Bing so much that our daughter and grandkids took us back for my husband's birthday lunch the following Tuesday. We finished lunch and I stayed for the networking event and met lots of new people.
This mom-and-pop type restaurant serves more than pizza and subs. Salads, calzones, stromboli, lasagna and more are on the menu. The menu varies somewhat by day and time. The decor is not fancy but the prices are very reasonable and the food quality is very good. They also do take-out and delivery. They are closed on Sunday but if you stop by and the door is open, they will serve you. And they will make you feel right at home!
Check out their menu: http://www.myspace.com/badabingpizzeria
That's Flo on the left:
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Shirley Parks
Realty Executives Alamo
210-414-0966
Money Magazine just released it's list of the top 100 small towns to live and Schertz came in at number 39 in the nation. The editors at Money Magazine looked for cities with a population between 8,500 to 50,000, where job prospects are promising, crime is low, schools are good, and homes are reasonably priced.
Whether you are moving to San Antonio or moving within the San Antonio area, Schertz is a great place to make your home. Schertz is very near Randolph Air Force Base and convenient to Ft. Sam Houston and BAMC.
If you are thinking of a move to Schertz or anywhere in San Antonio, call me!
If you are new to San Antonio, stationed at one of the military bases here and looking for something fun to do this long week-end, here are a few options:
About 70 miles away near Fredricksburg is Lyndon Baines Johnson National Park and Lyndon Johnson Home.
At nearby Canyon Lake Randolph AFB has an off-base recreation area with cabins, RV sites, picnic shelters, and a marina.
About 200 miles to the east, visit National Seashore , or Mustang Island State Park.
Have fun and stay safe!
San Antonio woke up to great news this morning! The Brookings Institution has ranked San Antonio as THE strongest metropolitan area in the country for economic performance in the wake of the recession! The top five cities mentioned in the report are San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Austin, Houston, and Dallas.
The top 100 metropolitan areas were ranked by Brookings based on six key indicators — employment, unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosure rates. This report covers the first quarter of 2009 and additional reports will be released quarterly.
Howard Wial, director of the Metropolitan Economy Initiative at Brookings and a co-author of the report, says that “Many (metro) areas will need targeted assistance, and since states have no funds available, the federal government will have to step up to fill the void.”
Randolph Air Force Base, Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base and Brooks City-Base are all located in San Antonio. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure decision is giving a huge economic boost to our city's economy through the consolidation of high-paying military health care jobs and more than $2 billion worth of new construction activity.
In a separate report released by The DiLuzio Group LLC regarding the impact of BRAC, Fort Sam Houston alone will realize an 11,500 increase of personnel. Ft. Sam will also gain 7.9 million square feet of space. Construction at BRAC will create around 46,000 construction jobs during the building programs.
Viva San Antonio!
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