When dusk falls and temperatures drop, Waco comes alive in surprising ways. Soon after community photographer Justin Hamel moved to Waco, he began exploring the city, camera in hand, capturing vivid after-hours imagery of night swimming, mosh pits, and pyrotechnic revelry. If you’d like to see more photos and learn how some of these images […]
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Bridge Building: We’re going deep on Waco, looking to serve you better
Reflecting on two months of covering Waco as a nonprofit startup, and seeking your input for the road ahead
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Waco Voices: Using basketball to shape generations of Waco kids
Waco Voices is a project by The Waco Bridge to highlight unsung heroes in our community who are bringing about positive change.
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Fun for every body: $25M Alice Martinez Rodriguez Park goes big on accessibility
The city’s biggest park investment ever will be accessible to people of all ages and ability levels. “This will be a new standard for how we develop and build parks from an accessibility standpoint,” said Parks Director Jonathan Cook.
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Waco Voices: Vincent Thomas finds artistic inspiration in hometown
Vincent Thomas uses his art to represent Waco in its diversity, while mentoring youth and running a nonprofit that empower marginalized groups.
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Bridge Building: An audio upgrade for our local news
A new AI tool expands accessibility and convenience, but we’re still human-powered
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Waco Voices: Jimmy Bennett
Waco Voices is a project by The Waco Bridge to highlight unsung heroes in our community who are bringing about positive change. If you know of someone we should highlight in this series, email Community Engagement and Events Manager Dominic Villa at dominic.villa@wacobridge.org.
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Update: Guerrero sent to detention center after ICE charges dismissed
Federal authorities this week transferred a Waco man to an immigration detention facility near Houston after dropping the charges on which he was arrested last month. Noe Guerrero, 34, was transferred Monday to the facility in Conroe, where an immigration judge will decide whether to reinstate a previous immigration bond that would allow him to […]
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Waco construction worker was detained by ICE. His employer says he has legal status to work.
Noe Guerrero, a Waco construction worker and father of three, was seized by ICE on Thursday for allegedly failing to carry immigration documents.
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“It’s like I’m getting a new toy”: Tru Jamaica restaurant set for August reopening
Co-owner Aniceto Charles Jr. said family, faith and a supportive community have made it possible to rebuild after a 2022 fire heavily damaged the building’s interior.
