Coney Island’s historic B&B Carousell is among several vintage attractions still thrilling visitors at the famous amusement park today.
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Nostalgia sometimes comes in a thick soup of buzzes, beeps, trills and, of course, wakka-wakkas.
Baylor’s apparel design and merchandising students will soon have the chance to bring their designs to life with the latest software in visual fashion design.
A ginger-haired, scruffy and increasingly tattooed “misfit” from Britain, Ed Sheeran plays guitar, beatboxes and, occasionally, fiddles. He also writes and winsomely sings hip-hop-inflected folk confessionals that enthrall young’uns – and their parents, too.
This past weekend, I was in search of the perfect end-of-the-week celebratory food. I wanted something sweet, but not sugary enough to leave me with a stomachache after a few bites.
Prince George is not going to be an only child for long — the toddler will soon have a baby sister or brother to share his fancy digs at Kensington Palace.
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger lifted the curtain on his official portrait Monday, revealing a photograph-like giant image of the onetime bodybuilder standing in front of the official California seal.
The Creative Art Studio and Theater located on 605 Austin Ave. in downtown Waco opened a photographic exhibit featuring the work of local artists.
Joan Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities, died Thursday. She was 81.
Baylor has gained a new line of fashion apart from the Baylor Bookstore.
There is a roaring in the jungle, but not because of lions – it is because of a few Baylor students and their snazzy socks.
Could action-packed TV fare make you fat? That’s the implication of a new study that found people snacked more watching fast-paced television than viewing a more leisurely paced talk show.
Although only about 2,800 people live in West, approximately 20,000 people are expected to visit this weekend.
At the age of 9, Isabella Rose Taylor — a painter since she was 3 — took a weeklong sewing class with an eye toward incorporating textiles into her artwork.
Waco’s nightlife just got a little bit brighter, thanks to a new nightclub located at 520 Austin Avenue.
Baylor’s shopaholics between ages 15 and 35 are now free to peruse the treasures of a new Waco store – Charlotte Russe.
Known for its upbeat rhythms and brass instruments, Tejano music has long been a staple of Texan culture. Popular among Hispanic communities, the art form reflecting the fusion of Mexican and American cultures will be celebrated in Waco at the Pre-Labor Day Tejano Explosion Concert.
Archaeologists excavating a large burial mound in northern Greece that has captivated the public’s imagination have asked politicians and others seeking guided tours of the site to leave them in peace.
Calling all London tourists: Peter Pan, Sherlock Holmes and Queen Victoria want to have a word with you.
Conrad Bassett-Bouchard started his championship Scrabble game Wednesday with the word “zilch” and finished with the opposite — the $10,000 prize and the title of national Scrabble champion.
Waco fine dining is even finer, thanks to a host of renovations and new menu items rolled out by DiamondBack’s steakhouse.
Caffeine addicts and music junkies who have developed a love for all things Common Grounds will be pleased to know the coffee shop has found new roots on the other side of the highway. The quintessentially hipster chain is jumping on the food truck bandwagon with a trailer unit called the CG Container stationed at 6th Street and Franklin.
The ice bucket may stop with Obama, but Baylor President and Chancellor Ken Starr accepted the challenge to help support Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Users of the matchmaking app Tinder have a greater chance of finding puppy love now that shelter dogs have made their way to the dating app.
Music fans and coffee lovers, rejoice – the first live show of the semester at Common Grounds will headline Ohio band House of Heroes and feature Chiefly Palomino. The show is scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, and tickets may be purchased online or at the coffee shop for $5 each.
By Rae Jefferson, Arts & Entertainment Editor
American Idol winner and mulit-platinum singer Phillip Phillips will perform at the inaugural event of McLane Stadium which the Baylor Bears will now call home.
Freshii is a new healthy eating franchise that promotes the motto “Eat. Energize.” Now open in the Student Union Building at Baylor, the eatery originally opened its first location in Toronto, Canada.
In a world of social media, LinkedIn profiles and a myriad of blogs, three Baylor freshmen are attempting to make their mark on the Web, running an on-campus fashion blog called “Buttoned Bears.”
Being a student in the department of theater arts isn’t all about costumes and roleplay. Theater students face the same dilemmas other undergraduates face such as high unemployment rates, low salaries and a lack of job security.
