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Metal Meets Jesus | By Ashley Altus
For young metal fans in Waco, finding a space to experience roaring vocalists and shredding guitars used to be challenging. All-ages venues closed their doors in recent years, making metal shows largely inaccessible to fans under 18. Instead of drowning in nostalgia because their favorite venues had vanished, two Waco natives took action by pulling…
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Renewing the Heart & Soul of Wacotown |By Rayne Brown
It’s hard to imagine downtown without the colorful murals, an abundance of local businesses and community engagement, but when Baylor alumnus Mike Trozzo lived in Waco, that was the reality. “When I was in school, the only part that was downtown was the Ninfa’s corridor,” Trozzo said. “It felt much less viable as a place…
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A Finely Tuned Craft | By: Kristen Bennett
Throughout the last century, emails have replaced handwritten notes and washing machines have replaced hand-washing clothes. No one uses encyclopedias anymore, because looking up something in a book is so 20th century. Changing camera film? Nope, we’ve gone digital. These technological advances have spawned a society in which very few people have the patience to…
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Baylor University’s State-Of-The-Art Briles | By Rebecca Malzahn
Art Briles: The Rebuilder Photos by: Kyle Beam, Travis Taylor and Matt Hellman In just under five years, a very hopeless crowd of green and gold has become one of the most enthusiastically expectant fan bases in college football. Baylor University football hadn’t finished in the top 25 rankings of the AP or Coaches Poll since…
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The Men Behind The Plan
Story by: Rebecca Malzahn Photo by: Kyle Beam Before Shane and Cody Turner became two of the most sought-after property developer and construction duo, they grew up learning everything they know from their father in Groesbeck, 45 minutes from the stirring streets of downtown Waco. “It just happened. You do what you know,” said Shane…
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Greater Things Are Still To Be Done In This City
Story by: Austin Eck Photos by: Rebecca Malzahn Bang. The earth trembled as the shockwave traveled through the nearby neighborhoods. The French doors of a house were blown off their hinges and lodged themselves into an interior wall. Glass shattered and formed small missiles that took aim at anything and everything in their path. Insulation…
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Down But Not Out
Story by: Malory Green Photos by: Kyle Beam A house destroyed by flames, a family of six children left with nothing and no time to develop a young business, would be enough to crush anyone’s spirit. For a father, the immediate question is not how to rebuild a home, but where his children’s next meals…
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Say Good Morning To Your Neighbor
Story and Photos by: Jordan Corona On a brisk November morning, the Brazos rolls away, pensive with stories from a hundred years ago, ducks quacking along with it. It’s a murky flow, ebbing glinted bits of yellow Texas sunrise at its Waco banks. The river runs against this flat turf, northwest to southeast, at a…
