Mike Copeland

Terry Black’s BBQ joined the growing downtown Waco dining scene Friday, opening to a line of customers and Terry Black himself walking the grounds, posing for photos, greeting the masses.

"I ask a lot of questions, some that tax experts may not think to ask, some that John Q. Public wants to ask," one candidate said.

"That's what makes BBQ so great. Everyone has their own style, own secrets to success and all provide great quality options for everyone to judge what's their favorite."

The beloved Sanger Heights Elementary is long gone, devastated by age, abandonment and fire. But it will rise again as Renaissance at Sanger, a 25-home "pocket neighborhood" in North Waco.

Baylor University is making news locally and nationally, with some events probably classified as routine, others carrying more weight.

Three candidates hoping to keep the Democratic Party represented on the McLennan County Commissioners Court swapped ideas and goals during a packed candidates' forum Monday at the Waco Multipurpose Center.

Ascension, whose health care network includes Ascension Providence operations in Waco, suffered a cyberattack Wednesday that left its electronic health records system still inaccessible Thursday evening, the company announced.

Factors that include inflation, interest rates, demand and wet weather are pulling Waco's housing market in every direction. But many homeowners saw a silver lining when they opened their appraisal notices.

Washington Gallery, which touts itself as home to affordable artwork with local exhibitors, will host a grand opening May 24 with an art exhibit titled "Road Trip to Waco."

Nine years after the deadly Twin Peaks shootout, the property in the busy Central Texas Marketplace sits vacant, two efforts at finding new uses failing to last.