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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Waco, Texas community journalism by the Waco Bridge.
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Homecoming at rebuilt Waco High School bridges generations
Wednesday evening’s event, planned ahead of Friday’s homecoming game against San Angelo Central, was the public’s first opportunity to get an inside look at the new school. It featured a community pep rally, the traditional burning of a giant “W,” and a city of Waco ceremony designating North 42nd Street as Lion’s Way.
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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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Photo essay: Waco comes alive on summer nights
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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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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Live art performance for “Euforia” exhibit captivates downtown Waco audience
Cuban-American artist Rolando Diaz and musician Seth Simmons dazzled the crowd at Falcon and Owl as they debut an art exhibit in town through Sept. 20.
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Alta Vista families nervous after school consolidation
Alta Vista families are worried about losing community and connection as students from a shuttered neighborhood school are reassigned.
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Official: $5 million toward Waco’s mental health crisis only a start
Additional state money will fund a study for a possible new psychiatric hospital to replace the DePaul Center, which closed in 2023.
