This weekend will be a weekend of firsts for ACU. Not only will Wildcat Stadium host its first home game, six student directors will bring school spirit to Gameday-related events, each of them holding different responsibilities. Sophie Morrow, sophomore in speech pathology major from Hico is in charge of coordinating and organizing all the ... [Read More…]
Turning Tables: Garza boosts Abilene nightlife
Rudy Garza, senior marketing major from Corpus Christi, is turning the tables on Abilene nightlife. Garza has been the Friday night DJ of Stairs, a downtown nightclub that opened last November, and will be playing his last set this Friday from 9-12 p.m. Garza bought his first turntable in January and began performing at friends' houses. After ... [Read More…]
SA Hosts Concert as part of Entertainment Initiative
The Students' Association sponsored Nashville singer and songwriter Ben Rector's concert and food trucks at the Paramount Theatre Monday in an attempt to provide students with more entertainment in Abilene. Rector has worked with famous artists such as Train and Colbie Caillat and has released five albums. His latest, The Walking in Between, is ... [Read More…]
The Mill celebrates one-year anniversary
The Mill Wine Bar & Event Venue is celebrating its one-year anniversary with special events throughout the week. The anniversary celebration begins Wednesday with the Texas vs. The World Wine Tasting event and continues with Steak Night Thursday, a crawfish boil Friday and a dance Saturday. The Mill opened May 2, 2014, and provided ... [Read More…]
Community honors first African-American sheriff of Taylor County
Members of Goodwill Full Gospel Church will honor Otis Wiley, Abilene's first African-American sheriff, Friday at Hardin-Simmons University with a dinner and ceremony. Wiley, 79, is the pastor of Goodwill and is known as a pioneer of his time. In 1967, Wiley was the first African-American hired by the Taylor County sheriff's department. He ... [Read More…]
Downtown Abilene gets a splash of color
Internationally acclaimed Cuban-American artist and ACU alumus Rolando Diaz is bringing the ocean to Downtown Abilene. Tom Rose, owner of Thomas Everett's Fine Furniture, saw Diaz paint a mural in Peru recently and asked him to do a similar project on the side of the the building on South 1st Street between Elm Street and Sycamore Street. The ... [Read More…]
Sub T-16 members dominate Abilene cornhole tournament
Two members of Sub T-16 won first place at Abilene Hope Haven's First Annual BBQ and Cornhole Tournament April 18. The winners, Barrett Brown, senior nursing major from Odessa, and Connor Osburn, senior accounting major from Southlake, took home the first-place prize, a customized cornhole set, after defeating 17 teams in the ... [Read More…]
Local craft fair focuses on artists of all kinds
A local Abilene promotion company will host the annual Spring Craft Fair to promote and celebrate local artists and businesses. Head of the event, Jen Harmel, is an ACU graduate who previously participated in student-led craft fairs and established JamFest. "When you graduate college here in Abilene, there's not a lot of opportunities where ... [Read More…]
Local boutique utilizes students for trend fashion show
The third annual Betty & June trend show and late night shopping event is Saturday at the downtown event center, The Majestic. The trend show is the biggest event of the year for the local boutique. This year, the event will incorporate local businesses and students to display new clothing. Owner of Betty & June Jessica Jackson has ... [Read More…]
Local coffee shops experiencing machine troubles
The espresso machine at the downtown Monks Coffee Shop is finally on its way to recovery. Emily Eastman, Monks employee of over a year, said they bought the espresso machine used and have had it for about six months now. "It just stopped pulling shots," said Eastman, a recent ACU graduate. "The water wasn't coming up to pull the shots, and ... [Read More…]