The City of Waco is undertaking improvements in the Dallas Street/ Waco Drive/ Gholson Road area that will include the construction of a 1.23 mile long, 12-foot wide, concrete mixed-use trail. The trail will be constructed through the stretch of land […]
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City Center Waco is pleased to welcome Noah Simon to the organization this week as the new Interim Executive Director. The City Center Waco board will soon begin a strategic planning process before launching a search for a permanent executive […]
Read moreWe can picture it now, families strolling the wide flowing stretch of Bridge Street while friends lounge near the stage, listening to live local music and other folks just hang out, chatting or taking in the view looking back at […]
Read moreThe front door at 801 Elm Avenue may be locked due to COVID-19 precautions but the work of City Center Waco continues, unimpeded, from our home offices, in virtual meeting rooms and on the streets of Downtown Waco. City Center Waco’s […]
Read moreWhen it comes to Downtown Waco streets, Wacoans may think of Austin Avenue first, lined with shops and trees or maybe Franklin Avenue which serves as a thoroughfare to get folks downtown expeditiously. But what about Mary? Mary Avenue has operated […]
Read moreAll the buzz about development down Elm Avenue has started to come to fruition this summer and the flurry of activity has been a fresh addition to that corridor. The summer got a kick-off from the Juneteenth Parade which had a […]
Read moreBy Phillip Ericksen [email protected] Jan. 15, 2019 The Waco City Council signaled support Tuesday for three downtown developments seeking public backing. Development of a Czech-inspired brewery, bakery, restaurant and hotel set for the intersection of South Eighth Street and Jackson Avenue […]
Read moreBy Mike Copeland [email protected] Jan. 27, 2019 Ritchie Robins said he knew Brake & Clutch Supply’s days downtown were numbered when Magnolia Market opened in October 2015. “Nobody could get to us for the traffic,” said Robins, who co-owns the business […]
Read moreBy MIKE COPELAND [email protected] Feb 2, 2019 Keisha Bridges Miller, co-owner of Prosperity Tax Service, said if she can’t find it at Hustle, she probably doesn’t really need it. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native and her husband, Rocky, have found their […]
Read moreBy PHILLIP ERICKSEN [email protected] Waco Tribune Herald Dec 17, 2018 Developers are seeking more than $4.9 million in downtown incentives to bring a full-service Embassy Suites to South Second Street, behind the RiverSquare restaurants and two blocks from the Waco Convention […]
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