Wingstop on the north side opened two months ago with plans to hire college students and host a college kick-off come September. The restaurant opened June 15 on Highway 351 east of Panda Express and is owned by Shagu and Iraj Agahi. The Agahis have owned the Wingstop on Buffalo Gap Road since 2002 and said they received overwhelming requests to ... [Read More…]
Take-away sushi kitchen serves bubble tea
Abilene residents can get bubble tea at a take-away sushi kitchen called Little Ninja. Owned by Coco and Ji Li, Little Ninja opened three weeks ago on Buffalo Gap Rd. near Starbucks. The Lis have owned several restaurants in other states and came to Abilene when they heard the former Golden Dragon was for sale. "Some people don't have much ... [Read More…]
Local pizza parlor serves up individual pies
A new local pizza parlor opened at the end of April, serving individual pizzas with the motto, "There is no we in pizza." Keely and Calvin Abor opened the store on TX 351 east of Panda Express. Stephanie Mata, manager at Pizza by Design, said the store always takes applications but they are not currently hiring. Customers can choose from ... [Read More…]
Chapel office rebrands ‘Quest’ credits with new app
The Student Development Office will use a new mobile app called Altimeter to track Chapel credits, now called Quest credits. Students can search "Altimeter Software" in the app store and download the 12.8 megabyte app. After logging in with their student username and password, they will see a gauge with the number of credits they have earned and ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Week hosts free Eric Hutchinson concert
Wildcat Week will host a concert with Eric Hutchinson and Kirk House tonight in the Teague Special Events Center at 8 p.m. Students, faculty, staff and their families can get into the free event with their IDs, and should bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating. Hutchinson, an artist from New York City, performs acoustic, singer/songwriter ... [Read More…]
Northside Starbucks provides coffee for students, travelers
A drive-thru Starbucks opened on the north side of Abilene two months ago, serving black gold for thirsty students and travelers. As the only Starbucks on I-20 for 272 miles between Midland and Weatherford, this new location is just an exit away for travelers. Shift manager Chris Christopher said people have been asking for a northside ... [Read More…]
Police respond to student’s report of air-soft shooting
A student was shot at by a minor with a replica air-soft gun in front of her home two weeks ago. Bobbie-Jean West, senior social work major from Austin, said she was leaving her house on E.N. 23 Street on Aug. 2, when she heard what she thought were real gunshots. When she turned toward the street, she saw the driver of a white Prius ... [Read More…]
Wildcat Week plans packed week for new students
Wildcat Week is bringing students one last blast of summer with a 200-foot Slip-n-Slide, a block party and an outdoor concert featuring singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson. Caddie Coupe, director of new student programs, said Wildcat Week organizers boosted the number of events from last year's 65 events to more than 75. “I added them to make ... [Read More…]
ResLife streamlines Freshmen move-in
With more than 1,000 new students set to hit campus Tuesday, Residence Life has reimagined the move-in process and modeled it after Chick-fil-A's drive-thru system. Jenny Butler, assistant director of Residence Life, said incoming freshmen were assigned move-in times in four time slots between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Because move-in times were based ... [Read More…]
Spencers say ‘sayonara’ to Abilene, head to Japan
An ACU couple is packing their bags for a new chapter in their lives. Alison and Nathan Spencer are wrapping up their last few days of work on campus before heading to Japan. Alison Spencer, academic coordinator for the Honors College, won the Japanese Exchange Teaching (JET) award and will move to Japan with her husband by the end of ... [Read More…]
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