Assisted Living and Parking

posted on December 1st, 2013 by in Article, Design, Jamaican Style, Photography


When driving becomes unsafe for seniors, assisted living communities offer reliable transportation to nearby shopping areas. One assisted living community, an addition to a shopping center and a short walk to the local grocery store, consists of approximately 12,000 square feet and has the capability to accommodate up to 40 residents, and if you are also looking for great senior living communities there are also some great resources for this at sites such as www.chelseaseniorliving.com/locations/new-jersey/toms-river/ online.

Advantage Properties operates a large, developed assisted living development on 46 acres on Monterey Road in St. Helena. The development includes two buildings (72 apartments and 475 residential rooms), five nursing homes, a community park, and a pool. A six-lane parkway runs along Monterey Road and offers easy access to the shopping center and public transportation. Monterey Road is wheelchair accessible and access to Monterey Road Shopping Center is available.

Parking

With increased demand for on-site parking, parking on the Monterey Road Shopping Center property was created with the creation of three garage facilities and approximately 3,000 available parking spaces. This allowed for approximately 900 spaces for on-site parking only, and approximately 1,700 spaces for parking in dedicated parking garages. When driving from shopping center to shopping center, elderly residents can leave their cars in garages near shopping centers as often as possible. However, residents may request an appointment to pick up their vehicles at certain times for increased convenience.

In recent years, changes in San Antonio’s budget have required additional on-site parking. A pilot program was launched to assess the demand for on-site parking on Monterey Road Shopping Center and to assess changes in the cost of parking. The results of this pilot were found to show a consistent positive effect on the economics of off-site parking by allowing for on-site parking to be more competitive.

On July 1, 2015, improvements were made to the Monterey Road Shopping Center Parking Project. With funding from the Texas Department of Transportation, The Monterey Rd. Shopping Center Parking Project Monterey City Development Plan Implementation Update and Complete Streets Planning Fund approved The Monterey Rd. Shopping Center Parking Project Estimated Cost, Expenditures and Cash Outflows. The project approved a $1.4 million grant to be used for improvements to the commercial parking garage and commercial surface parking lot located on Monterey Road. Construction of the project began on May 1, 2015. This project was made possible through a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation, Capital Improvement Program, Division 13, Texas Highways and Transportation Department.

Contact

Main Center, 410 Speedway, Ste. 1, St. Helena, TX 77536 (830) 231-8100

Management Tel (830) 232-9000

Parking Costs Tel (830) 231-8100

Permit Requirements Tel (830) 231-8100

Parking Garage Tel (830) 231-8100

Parking Garage Tel (830) 231-8100

Parking Garage Tel (830) 231-8100

Parking Garage Tel (830) 231-8100


Blow Your Head Vol. 1: Dancehall

posted on September 28th, 2012 by in Article, Jamaican Style, Photography

Blow Your Head Vol. 1 – Dancehall

Diplo and photographer Shane McCauley are launching the zine series “Blow Your Head”.

Each volume will explore a different country and musical genre. For [the first] volume, the duo traveled through Trenchtown, visiting Tuff Gong Studios, Gee Jam Studios and Sugarman Beach, documenting the most cutting-edge music and dance with candid photographs of the players and venues.

Each volume is an 8 x 10 inch, 96 page black and white softcover printed in a limited edition of 1,500 copies. It is available in stores October 1. Pre-orders can be placed through Picture Box.


SEEN recommends: 7 questions w/ Tattoo Phillip.

posted on September 27th, 2012 by in Article, Jamaican Style, Photography


© Alexander Richter

Sevens Clash keep releasing great reports from their travels through Jamaica.

After articles on Tommy Lee and Schoolboy Football, they did a studio visit and mini interview with “Tattoo Phillip” – the man currently running the tattoo scene in Jamaica.

Phillip’s professed specialty is detail and shading work, and with a client list that includes prominent musicians (Vybz Kartel filmed the video for Coloring Book at his studio, for example), Olympians, media personalities and Miss Jamaicas, his pedigree is unique among Jamaican tattoo artists.
– Sean Stewart

Read the whole story here.


Major Lazer X So Me: “Get Free” video.

posted on September 5th, 2012 by in Jamaican Style, Video

Not totally new but still a total pleasure to watch – Major Lazer’s video for “Get Free” featuring Amber Coffman:

Director So Me pairs Major Lazer‘s surprisingly understated, flute-embellished “Get Free” with the rhythms of life in Jamaica, setting shots of hair braiding, bench pressing and horse jockeying in time with Switch and Diplo’s chugging instrumental.

Via The Fader


Art in the Dancehall at PUMA Yard.

posted on July 28th, 2012 by in Event, GABE, Jamaican Style

PUMA Yard

Art in the Dancehall – the exhibition featuring Dancehall-related work from legendary artists like Limonious, Jamaal Pete, and Tony McDermott as well as SEEN’s art director GABE amongst other contemporary designers – set up shop in London.

From 27 July to 12 August, the show curated by Shimmy Shimmy und Al Fingers (large up again!) stops by the PUMA Yard to celebrate dancehall illustration and design from 1980 to the present day.

On Monday, GABE will be heading to London to be at the vernissage.

GABE - Words, Power & Sound Special EditionBefore leaving, he got one of his artworks at display at the event – a black and white relick of his WORDS, POWER & SOUND design – printed on a super-limited run of 25 tanktops.

There are a couple of Mediums left. If you want one, head over to GABE’s Facebook page. Fast!