AmeriCorps Week in Waco!

March 13, 2013  |  Maggie Emerson
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Friends, I have had such a delightful week! I often love Waco most when all the college kids (of whom I was indeed one just 10 short months ago) are out and the families and true Wacoans are around! This week is, as my post says, AmeriCorps Week. If you have read my bio, you [...]

Al Miraj, Waco’s New (and delicious!) Escape

February 16, 2013  |  Maggie Emerson
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One of my favorite features about traveling to bigger cities is the opportunity to be transported across the country simply by entering a restaurant and dining on foreign cuisine. Waco has it’s share of great food locations, but none have had the remarkable ability to really make me feel as though I were no longer [...]

For the Love of You

February 15, 2013  |  Maggie Emerson
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“For the Love of You” was simply wonderful. Normally, I would have never known that this event was occurring, where Hoffman Hall was, what Power of One Entertainment was, or how to have one of the greatest times in Waco. So this unexpected event that I put on my calendar has a story to go [...]

Gun Control – Where do You Stand?

March 11, 2013  |  Greg White
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If we’re going to think seriously about gun control, and if we’re going to fight about whether the Second Amendment protects our right to bear arms, we probably would do well to think carefully about the wording in the Constitution.  The Constitution only mentions guns once – when it says:  ”A well regulated Militia, being [...]

Imposing on our School Districts

March 5, 2013  |  Greg White
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In Sunday’s Waco Tribune Herald opinion page, Linda Etheridge wrote a very well-considered opinion about proposed legislation granting new rights and powers to Charter Schools.  I recommend it to anyone who is concerned with this important issue.  However, it raised a different point in my mind.  Ms. Etheridge was rightly concerned that the proposed legislation [...]

Getting Sued on Facebook

March 2, 2013  |  Greg White
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A republican state senator has introduced a bill in the Texas Legislature that melds a bit with my last post.  His idea is to allow people to get sued over Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media networks.  If you’ve never been sued before, you still probably realize that the person who files the lawsuit has [...]

Bloom & Bee Swanky

April 8, 2013  |  Jenny Thebault
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When you live downtown… Living downtown means great shops are only minutes away!  One of my favorite places in Waco is Bloom & Bee Swanky.  It’s beautiful inside.  And it smells incredible too! What are you looking for? You can probably find it here!  Bloom & Bee Swanky is more than an antique store… their [...]

Fun at the Dr. Pepper Museum

April 1, 2013  |  Jenny Thebault
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When you live downtown… Living downtown gives us easy access to a bunch of great museums!  The Dr. Pepper Museum is located near the corner of Franklin & 5th St. There is a ton of fun to be had there! You can tour the museum, check out the gift shop, enjoy a treat at the [...]

Biking on the River

March 28, 2013  |  Jenny Thebault
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When you live downtown… One of the greatest benefits to living in downtown Waco is access to bike paths and the river!  I’ve written before about the loop along the river and how much we love it. Today was a special day though… our little man made his maiden voyage in our new bike trailer! [...]