Black Business Month in Waco

August is Black Business Month, and Act Locally Waco is encouraging you to support local, Black owned restaurants, craft services, and professional enterprises. The African American Chamber of Commerce has done phenomenal work supporting the Black community in Waco and across Central Texas, which will be bolstered by a business directory in the near future.…

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New Things for Old Wacoans To Do

A common misconception about Waco is that there’s nothing to do here.  If that is coming from a transplant, by means of work, school, or life, they are just wrong. If that is coming from a native or naturalized Wacoan–what I call someone who has been in the area a while–it could seem that way,…

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Top Five Gluten Free Eateries in Waco

Alpha Omega Grill & Bakery 929 Franklin Ave, Waco, TX 76701 Built out of an old transmission shop in historic downtown Waco, Alpha Omega Grill & Bakery is a fantastic Mediterranean joint serving gyro sandwiches, fresh pita, and mezze platters. There is much on this menu to obsess over, and a second location was opened…

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Waco Independent Film Festival Preview

By Elizabeth Riley Belly Belly- Short “I’m obsessed with food.” This short film production uniquely captures the daily struggle with food noise, disordered eating, and the obsessive battle with thoughts about the body. Depicting two queer femmes reconnecting over dinner, “Belly Belly” produces a tender balance of fear and excitement with disturbingly unexpected turns. In…

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Flood Relief for Texas Hill Country

By: Elizabeth Riley The Texas Hill Country has been wrecked beyond measure by natural devastation. Here are ways to help those affected in Hunt and Kerrville without interfering with active search and rescue teams and professional first responders. The Kerr County Flood Relief Fund is a collective set up by the Community Foundation of the…

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Christmas in July

By: Elizabeth Riley This July, we are striving to find ways that reinvigorate the Christmas spirit of lighting the world through giving at the halfway point of the year. Perhaps you’ve been bogged down with mid-year reviews at work, anxious over the outcome of assessments, or tired from wrangling children all summer long. Get outside,…

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Freedom Ain’t Free

Breaking the Emotional Chains that Bind Us BY: Darryl W. Thomas, Jr. When we celebrate Independence Day, we pledge pledging allegiance under a banner that declares our freedom. Yet, for countless Americans, freedom is merely surface-deep. Emotionally and psychologically, they remain imprisoned — not by walls or guards, but by trauma that echoes in their…

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Waco Strays and Adoptable Pets

By Elizabeth Riley Spring is the season of rebirth for all creatures alike, leaving our summers filled with numerous displaced animals throughout the streets of Waco. On any walk or drive around town, these animals are bound to cross our paths, seeking help and a little bit of love. Texas summers are sweltering hot, with…

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