East Waco News

The Texas Department of Transportation is presenting plans for a face-lift to the Waco stretch of Interstate 35 today, with major implications for property owners along the interstate, the city's downtown, Baylor University and area drivers.

A Waco eighth grader who was struck by a minivan while riding his bicycle across a busy street remained in critical condition Thursday after undergoing surgery.

WACO a 'A minivan struck a bicycle Friday evening at a busy intersection in East Waco, seriously injuring the rider.

Take 350 Waco residents from various backgrounds, give them markers and maps of "Greater Downtown" and let them debate and dream for three hours, and here's what you get: A city core redeveloped with more than 18,000 new residents, a grocery store, restaurants, bars, hotels, shops and a farmers market.

Waco, founded 160 years ago, was home by the early 1870s to two separate volunteer forces - an engine company in East Waco with a steam pumper valued at $7,500 and a hook and ladder brigade in downtown Waco, with a $1,200 truck .

WACO Phillip Haynes says he just wanted to make a difference. Haynes took over the former Clifton Corner Store.

The purpose of the inner-city district known as a tax-increment financing zone is to create a growing snowball of money to get redevelopment rolling.

East Waco revitalization floated to near the top of the list Wednesday as leaders of the Imagine Waco planning process chose their goals and visions for the central city.

Conjunto Latinoamericano, an ensemble of 16 Baylor University faculty and student musicians, will present an evening of music from Mexico, Central America and South America at 8 tonight at Jones Concert Hall in Baylor's Glennis McCrary Music Building.

Owners of the 800 block of Washington Avenue are moving forward with a $1.9 million redevelopment after winning $380,000 in incentives this week from the downtown Tax Increment Financing Zone.

Community workshops concerning the Greater Downtown Waco Plan are scheduled from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Phoenix Ballroom, 401 S. Third St., and from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the city of Waco Multipurpose Center on the former Paul Quinn College campus, 1020 Elm St.

Citizens who want to take part and give input on how they feel greater downtown Waco should be re-invented and look should plan to attend one of the Greater Downtown Waco Plan Workshops on Monday and Tuesday.

A landscape worker who fled to Mexico after critically injuring another driver and two others while racing through the streets of Waco last year was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday.

The wake for Princanna Strain, the 5-year-old that did in a tragic accident during her gym class last week, is scheduled for Thursday, Oct.

An East Waco man is running for McLennan County justice of the peace for Precinct 7 against longtime incumbent Judge Jean Laster.

The owner of the building that housed the McLennan County Appraisal District for 28 years has filed a breach of contract lawsuit, alleging the district violated the terms of its lease by moving out and leaving him with unpaid renovation expenses.

The Waco-McLennan County Libraries will offer these free story times this week: * "Fire Safety: What to Do" at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the East Waco Library, 901 Elm St.

If you plan on ordering a pizza and reside in East Waco, don't expect the delivery to arrive in 30 minutes or less.

A city-sponsored study on the growth potential of Waco's urban core predicts healthy near-term demand for housing, hotels and businesses, but some community leaders find its long-term projections too cautious.

The Soul Stirrers, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gospel group, will perform at Gospel LIVE, a concert fundraiser benefiting the Talitha Koum Institute, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Phoenix Ballroom, 401 S. Third St.