Grassroots Waco plans to start building homes at the old Sanger school next year. It’s been a 17-year journey, but neighbors like what they see.
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Ready for a fall getaway? Here are six state parks close to Waco that fill the bill
You could make a day trip or a weekend jaunt out of visiting these parks, which offer diverse landscapes and different levels of challenge.
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Bridge Building: Take our survey about what you’d like to see in our newsletter
The last week has given The Waco Bridge’s staff an energy boost and affirmed that a community is forming around our community newsroom. On Oct. 2, a diverse crowd of about 90 gathered at Art Center Waco to celebrate the year since this nonprofit newsroom was formed with the vision of providing free, reliable and […]
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Photo essay: Waco Bridge ‘Stories in Motion’ images revisited
As the crowd gathered at The Waco Bridge’s anniversary event on Oct. 2, a set of mounted photos stopped them in their tracks. Displayed on movable walls were 10 photos, 2 by 3 feet in size, from previous and upcoming stories that our community engagement and events manager extraordinaire, Dominic Villa, had printed at Sticker […]
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‘Why Sergio?’ Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef and family
Sergio Garcia built a wide following for his regional Mexican cuisine over the decades, becoming favorite of the White House press corps visiting Waco during the Bush presidency. Then in March, ICE came looking for him.
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Waco to pay WISD $32.2M for Indian Spring campus at heart of downtown project
The 23-acre property between North Fourth Street and University Parks Drive includes a track facility that is central to the city’s Barron’s Branch redevelopment project.
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Mayborn partners with tribe on Waco Indian grass house replica
Wichita artisans will help the Mayborn Museum at Baylor build a replica of the thatched houses typical of the long-vanished Waco Indian Village.
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Photo essay: Cedar Ridge Community Garden brings neighbors together
If you stop by Cedar Ridge Community Garden as summer draws to a close, you’re likely to find a handful of dedicated neighbors harvesting late summer produce and prepping for the fall planting season. Photographer Justin Hamel spent a month on and off in the garden, watching as new community members joined and seeds of […]
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Cameron Park Zoo’s assignment to TSTC class: A robot scoop for elephant poop
With Waco city backing, TSTC students will spend three semesters scaling up prototypes for FRANK, short for Fecal Removal and Nastiness Killer.
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Celebrating East Waco’s legacy of song, schools and culture
East Waco community members and Historic Waco highlighted those stories this week during a panel at Lee Lockwood Library and Museum.