‘We need this store’: San Antonio small business struggles as city construction drags on

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Oscar de la Tienda has filled the Alta Vista neighborhood with art, music and a sense of...

in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds on grants for businesses impacted by lengthy infrastructure projects.

But soon, she found out that she doesn’t qualify. To be eligible for a grant, the business had to have been established before Jan. 1, 2021, and have revenue in 2020. Angelica Ovalle of Jellsoval Art and Sean Garcia watch over her booth during a benefit Sunday to help raise funds for Oscar de la Tienda, an eclectic convenience store in the Alta Vista neighborhood that serves as a hub for other small businesses and local artists without brick and mortar shops of their own. Gomez said construction has severely impacted business and the store is “hanging on by a thread, operating at 25% of what average revenues should be.

 

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