Posts by Ashley Thornton
It’s the end of the year and I’m sad…
by Ashley Bean Thornton I headed into the last month of 2016 feeling more melancholy and tired than usual. I can point to three rocks in particular that have been heavy to me this year. Racial tensions – Back in May we as a community paused to reflect on the anniversary of the illegal lynching…
Read MoreDowntown Waco: A little history…
By Rolando Rodriguez Soto (This post is part of an on-going series about Downtown Waco. In a sense, Downtown is “everybody’s neighborhood.” In this series of blog posts we hope to contribute to the on-going conversation in Waco about what it takes to have a great downtown, and what we want for our own “Wacotown.” To see all…
Read MoreWaco High Journeys “Under the Sea” with Mermaid!
By K’Lynn Childress As the directors of the Waco High Musical Theatre Department, we’ve had the opportunity to “go” a lot of places. A few years ago, we went to the jungle with our production of Tarzan. Last year, we traveled to Paris with She Loves Me. In the early years of the musical theatre…
Read MoreTexas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA)
(The Heart of Texas P-20 Council includes representatives from K-12 education, higher education and employers. They meet regularly to help coordinate efforts to launch our young people into productive lives as workers and citizens. This post is one in a monthly series of posts intended to share information about the work of this important group…
Read MoreCreatives come together for Santa’s Arts Market
By Caitlin Giddens If you’re looking for last-minute Christmas gifts, then you’re in luck. Santa’s Arts Market will be held on Saturday, December 17, from 12-4 p.m. in Heritage Square. After taking your free photo with Santa, shop from Waco’s finest arts and craft vendors— including Black Oak Art, featured in this week’s “Fixer Upper”…
Read MoreArt in the Darkest of Times
By Jenuine Poetess Whatever your beliefs—political, spiritual, philosophical, existential—we can all agree that this particular moment in time holds a greater measure of darkness than many others. If for no other reason than it being, very simply, the time of year when shadows stretch long across the bare landscapes and night lingers for extra Winter…
Read MoreDowntown Waco: What’s it like living downtown?
By Rolando Rodriguez Soto (This post is part of an on-going series about Downtown Waco. In a sense, Downtown is “everybody’s neighborhood.” In this series of blog posts we hope to contribute to the on-going conversation in Waco about what it takes to have a great downtown, and what we want for our own “Wacotown.” To see all…
Read MoreSome tips to Overcome Food Cravings
By Kodie Talley “All behaviors come from underlying desires and changing the root cause of that behavior could have more affect.” – Anne Hsu, a Behavioral Scientist at Queen Mary’s University of London. Chocolate. Cookies. Brownies. I crave all the yummy creamy delights with ice cream on top! For a while I was eating ice…
Read MoreDon’t let Stress Steal your Holiday
By Salley Schmid Stress management is a topic that can go in many different directions. All very useful and important directions in which to explore stress management. In today’s Act Locally Waco Mental Health blog, I am going to turn your attention to stress management during the holidays with regard to relationships and traditions. There…
Read MoreMain Street Entrepreneurs can learn from Tech Start up Methodology
(This article is about applying lean startup methods to Main Street or traditional small businesses and features McLennan Small Business Development Center’s involvement in the SBA’s Lean for Main Street Training Challenge. McLennan SBDC is now scaling its pilot regionally and offering the next Introduction to Customer Discovery cohort at the Addison TreeHouse, in Addison, Texas, from…
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