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Soon, Waco natives won’t be the only ones to mosey down the pothole-infested gravel road to Bonnie’s Greenhouse. HGTV’s Fixer Upper will feature the backyard business in this upcoming season, and with that owners Sandra and Johnny Killough said they are excited to see an increase in their already growing business.

It’s Christmas time in the city. For students and Wacoans who love Baylor’s Christmas on Fifth Street, the holiday festivities don’t have to stop there. The third annual Waco Wonderland kicks off at 6 p.m. this Saturday in Downtown’s Heritage Square.

Today, the Art Center of Waco will open a new exhibit featuring the work of two Baylor lecturers. The nature art show displays the drawings of Greg Lewallen, art lecturer, and the environmental photographs of Curtis Callaway, senior lecturer of journalism, public relations and new media.

Retrospectives typically look back on an entire career, gathering together the works that embody and encompass an artist’s career. The exhibit opening this week in the Martin Museum does the opposite, looking forward on three young Baylor artists’ careers.

Game Day comes twice a semester for Baylor students. However, the second time, it’ll come without having to camp at…

Pretty soon, Magnolia Market won’t be the only new home store on the block. The Findery, located just across the street from the silos, will be opening its doors and lighting its candles for its first visitors next Wednesday.

Minimalist, maximalist and artist Frank Stella comes to Baylor for the first time today for the Albritton Art Institute’s annual lecture. The renowned painter and sculptor will be coming to Baylor to discuss his life and work with art critic Jason Kaufman.

Canned episodes of “Whose Line is it Anyway” isn’t cutting it for comedy fans in Waco. That’s why the Brazos Theatre Group is hosting an improv comedy night at 9 p.m. Friday.

Looking for a taste of culture this week? Learn about the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos while enjoying local art at the Art Forum.

In front of the Magnolia Market storefront there is a memory. The sign from the Little Shop on Bosque, Chip and Joanna Gaines’ first retail store, is printed on a banner in front of the new location. This weekend, the Little Shop and its iconic Magnolia sign will be wheeled away for the last time at the grand opening of the downtown market at Waco’s iconic silos.

Halloween is a two-edged holiday. Candy, tricks and treats make Halloween a quintessential children’s favorite. But ghouls and vampires, no matter how much kids like them, can sometimes give the day an adult-only R-rating.

Many students fell in love with Lady and Joy on their first visit to campus, but otherwise, Baylor University’s live mascots are an oft-forgotten part of regular campus life. In the midst of Homecoming and a week of traditions, it’s time to reveal the truly unique history of the Baylor bears—the furry, four-legged ones.

The stage at Waco Hall will be lit up once again during this Homecoming’s traditional Pigskin Revue. From Thursday to Saturday, Pigskin will welcome the spring’s top Sing acts back to the stage to reprise their performances to audiences of alumni, students and guests to Baylor.

At most restaurants, diners come with friends and family and sit at a table to themselves. Waco’s Farm to Table Dinners, hosted by Milo Local Provisions and Kindred Event Studios, isn’t like that. At Thursday’s dinner, guests will be arrayed along a communal table meant to bring them together around food and conversation.

Superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma will be performing with the Waco Symphony Orchestra in Waco Hall on Thursday. The gala concert is now sold out, but students and members of the public with tickets will be treated to a Dvořák concerto that is known to be one of the most stunning, technically demanding pieces written for the cello.

Fabulous vocals and contagious grooves. That’s what was heard and felt when Seattle, Wash., singing group Groove for Thought visited Roxy Grove Hall at 6:30 p.m. Monday.