The initiative to develop Cedar Creek Waterway reached a crucial point in its future. The City of Abilene Bond Advisory Committee approved the $1.4 million proposal to upgrade the waterway connecting Kirby Lake on the south side of Abilene to Fort Phantom Hill Lake north of the city. And on Thursday, the Abilene City Council approved the project ... [Read More…]
Art professor sculpts characters to life
Art professor Geoffrey Broderick has been sculpting bronze children's book characters for the Abilene Children's Art and Literacy Festival. Video by Kynzie Newman ... [Read More…]
ArtRap creates venue for social issues dialogue
ArtRap created a venue for the public and local artists to discuss social issues in contemporary art at the Center for Contemporary Arts Feb. 12. Debbie Manns, gallery manager and marketing director, and Burgess Thomas, curator of fun learning experiences, led the conversation about social issues in the presence of two of the artists whose ... [Read More…]
Students raised s’more money with music
The Shore Art Gallery smelled of warm coffee and toasted marshmallows and soft melodies as students came in to support Project Merge's second annual fundraiser and watch their friends perform. "I played last year," said Wes Robbins. "It was really awesome. They did an incredible job of running the event and making sure that everything went ... [Read More…]
Out on the Range: Frontier Day at Abilene State Park
The line of cars inches forward, allowing a slow trickle of visitors past the sandstone brick office. Eager families in minivans and sedans and outdoorsmen in powerful pickups accelerate gently as the car ahead passes through the gate, disappearing around a bend obscured by robust trees. Outside the heated vehicles, it is a brisk, clear Saturday in ... [Read More…]
Abilene community marches in remembrance of Dr. King
Hundreds of Abilenians marched across the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge Monday to commemorate Dr. King's work in the Civil Rights Movement. Men, women and children of all ages joined in the march including several ACU students and faculty members. Taylor Crumpton, sophomore psychology major from Coppell, attended the march to ... [Read More…]
Dress code requirements affect local business
The Abilene Independent School District's dress code requirements this year have negatively affected the business of local retailers in revenue and inventory. For the 2014 - 2015 school year, the AISD has implemented a standardized dress code for the middle schools in the district. With the dress code change, the Abilene retailers need the ... [Read More…]
Nightlife in Abilene heads downtown
Saturday night in Abilene, the doors to new and old businesses open up to welcome in the steady stream of consumers looking for something more. In a mile radius on any given night in downtown Abilene, one can choose to try something new between The Mill Winery, Abi Haus, the Neon Parrot or go back to older establishments like Barley Hoppers and Fat ... [Read More…]
Sam Riggs and the Night People in Abilene
Sam Riggs and the Night People will perform Saturday at The Silo as part of their Texas tour. Riggs and his band have been touring since the release of their record Outrun the Sun, their first full album. Door will open at 7 p.m. and the band is set to play at 8 p.m. With a song that was featured on the show Nashville, music videos that break ... [Read More…]
Minda Street church celebrates 35th anniversary
A local church celebrated its 35-year anniversary on Friday. Gas was only 86 cents, and a Happy Meal was new to the McDonald's menu when the Minda Street Church of Christ opened in 1979. Since then, it has been a cornerstone in the Abilene community and lives of its members, said Gary Bryant, a long-time member and elder at the church. "It ... [Read More…]