Posts by Ashley Thornton
Juneteenth 2018 Reflection: Because of them…we can!
(Most Texans probably know the history of Juneteenth, but just in case there are a few folks out there who don’t know how this holiday started… On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the United States, but that message did not reach Texas until more than two years…
Read MoreUrban REAP is reaping benefits!
By Katie Schaeffer On Aug 22nd 2017, Mission Waco celebrated the grand opening of Urban REAP (Renewable Energy Agriculture project). It was the culmination of a dream to create a place that would grow food for the North Waco neighborhood in a sustainable way, which emphasizes and teaches “creation care”. Urban REAP has an aquaponics…
Read MoreHeart of Texas P-20 Goals for 2018-2019
By Christine Holecek and Scott McClanahan Preparing local students for a successful journey through school and college to careers is critical to the well-being and growth of our community. The Heart Of Texas P-20 works to promote streamlined, transparent degree pathways for students to move quickly and successfully through their education and onto college and/or a…
Read MoreCentral Texas Artist Collective: If you build it…
by Steve Veracruz Let’s go back to the year 1997 for a moment. I had just graduated University High School and, without even taking a summer off to gaze into a field of dreams, I immediately enrolled at TSTC in commercial art. I felt like this would give me a snapshot of this particular artist…
Read MoreTowny Waco: Need something with a small engine fixed? Get to know Central Texas Mowers!
(Welcome to the Act Locally Waco/Towny blog series. Towny is an app that exists to connect consumers with local businesses. It’s fairly new to Waco and is loaded with answers to the question, “Why local?” Through this blog series, the folks at Towny will be sharing the stories behind some of our high-quality, local products…
Read MoreSave a Life
By Cynthia Cunningham It has been a sad week. Two local suicides and two celebrities suicides. Those are just the ones that we heard about. I had not planned to write on this topic this month. After all September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. However, lives are too precious to put on a schedule! The…
Read More2018 Greatest Hits #2: Downtown Dwellers – Waco Cha Launch
(During these last few weeks of December we will be reprising the Top 10 Most Opened Blog Posts for 2018 from the Act Locally Waco blog. I couldn’t possibly pick my favorites – so I used the simple (cop out?) approach of pulling up the 10 blog posts that got the most “opens” according to…
Read MoreProsper Waco: Get to know your Community Health Worker
By Christina Helmick Do you live in one of the following zip codes: 76704, 76705, 76706 or 76707? Did you know that you have a certified Community Health Worker who is dedicated to helping you navigate the healthcare system and focused on connecting you to local resources? Did we mention it is all for free?…
Read MoreGive it a Spin: Why I love the Spin Connection
By Micah Weaver As my friend and I drove up Franklin, away from Valley Mills, Rosa’s, and Chick-fil-A, I saw a gathering of people dancing and jumping in a building with the sign “Spin Connection” on it. A year into my audio engineering degree at McLennan Community College, I love music but have very little…
Read MoreKids Biz in a Box Camp helps kids think like entrepreneurs
By Mia Thomas Planning a budget, balancing a checkbook, developing a business idea and a marketing plan…is that what you did on your summer vacation when you were a kid? What if you had? Waco get ready! Road to Damascus, Inc. (a local non-profit) and Mommy & Me Dream Bigger Tour have teamed up to bring…
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