Photo credit, middle: ARTprenticeship Whew! It’s been a busy summer in Downtown Waco. If you were traveling or maybe just self-sequestered at home in your AC watching Stranger Things, you might have missed some of what’s gone on. So we drew up a list for you, to keep you in the know and be a guide so… Read More »

What is Keep Waco Loud? That’s a question that Wacoans who roam Instagram and Facebook may be asking themselves lately. And the answer is easy, it’s a couple of music lovers who see musical talent in Waco and want others to be able to see it too. Husband and wife team Katie Selman, 29, and Jacob Green, 35, the masterminds… Read More »

You’ve seen the buzz about it on social media, but what exactly is CoTown Collab? A market and then some. CoTown Collab is a two-day event (this Friday and Saturday) featuring a market where LOCAL artisans and stores will be selling their goods, and workshops where LOCAL folks will be teaching the tricks of their trade, from floral design to… Read More »

We know how Saturdays go for a lot of you. Soccer games, birthday parties, work. It can be hard to make it to the Waco Downtown Farmers Market between 9 and 1. But now you don’t have to. On Tuesday, the Waco Downtown Farmers Market is launching an online store, called Market in a Box, that will give you access… Read More »

Ahh, April … It’s that sweet, short time of year when it’s warm enough AND cool enough to sit outside. And, lucky us, there are some new patios and porches on the downtown scene this season. We could continue to wax poetic about patios, but you’re smart people, you know what patios are. And we didn’t realize it until we… Read More »

It’s the moment our palates have been waiting for, the reveal of the eateries moving into Union Hall, Waco’s first food hall. Union Hall, at the corner of 8th and Franklin, will be home to a slew of eateries and more, all under one roof. Union Hall is scheduled to open its doors this summer. The vendor list so far… Read More »

It’s time to sit back, relax and watch a lot of great stories at the 2019 Deep in the Heart Film Festival. This year sounds like another engaging line up of shorts, feature films and festival functions. This year, the slate features 111 films over four days, including seven feature films. As always, the shorts are curated into different blocks… Read More »

There’s something new (soft)opening on Austin Avenue this week, Glass Phoenix Tobacco and Mercantile. The venture is spear-headed by downtown resident Clint Trimble and co-owners Kyle and Clayton Tannery, experienced retailers from Austin. Glass Phoenix will carry cigars and other tobacco-related items to fill a hole that otherwise has not been filled downtown. The other aspect is what Trimble describes… Read More »

We don’t know much about March Madness but there’s definitely some Market Madness going on at the end of this week. While Spring at the Silos is taking place at Magnolia Market, a sprinkling of other markets have sprung up this weekend as well. There are quite a few local vendors and artists that are participating in the markets and… Read More »

          With our constant up and down temperatures and spring allergens on their way, it’s safe to say a lot of us still have some sniffles and sickness around the corner. We found out (the hard way) recently that there are actually quite a lot of resources in downtown to comfort the cold (or otherwise)-inflicted. First,… Read More »