In case the chalked circle emblems haven’t taken over everyone’s daily walk to class, the third annual Art on Elm Avenue is taking place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Virtual red and blue lights are flashing across the Internet, with more and more Waco-area police departments making the transition to social media.

The bright colors that come with spring will bring out ColorBox, band that includes three Baylor faculty and staff members, at Farm Day.

Social media comes with some unwritten rules, not the least of which is to watch what you post. It’s no secret that what you post, especially offensive and hateful content, stays with you forever.

The city of Waco was officially inducted into the Texas Main Street program Thursday. Wacoans of all ages, state dignitaries, local chambers of commerce and first lady of Texas Anita Perry gathered at the Waco Convention Center to celebrate the city’s downtown district, honoring its history and modern growth and progress.

A Baylor sophomore found the blood-covered body of a man at 9 a.m. Thursday while running along the Brazos River near the 200 block of University Parks Drive.

For one day every year, Waco transforms from a city in the heart of Texas into a journey through the Indian subcontinent. The Indian Subcontinent Student Association will present the 19th annual Gateway to India on Saturday.

“It’s like a party in your mouth when you take a bite,” Amarillo junior Chase Sairly said about eating a Sgt. Butter’s Lonely Oats club cookie, a treat only available at Lula Jane’s in Waco.

The body of a male Baylor student was found today in a chemically hazardous vehicle near University Parks Drive and Donaldson Lane, said Lori Fogleman, assistant vice president for media communications.

Texans only have a few more days to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. March 31 marks the deadline, as stated on HealthCare.gov. Diversity in medical needs and income levels complicates President Barack Obama’s goal of ensuring affordable health care to all Americans.

Baylor Relay For Life will host their annual 12 hour event this week themed “Compete to Beat Cancer.”
This year’s relay will feature a sports theme throughout the festivities in the form of tournaments and challenges from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday on Fountain Mall.

Two Baylor professors will be attempting to opt their fourth grade son at Waco Independent School District out of taking the standardized State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness [STAAR] test.

Literary icons: masters of words, image and meter — poetry steps off the page and onto campus this week.
The 20th annual Beall Poetry Festival, beginning today and ends Friday, is full of events for poetry lovers. The 2014 festival features four award-winning guest participants: Andrew Hudgins, Valzhyna Mort, Christian Wiman and Ronald Schuchard.

An abandoned building on what was once the campus of Waco College, later called Paul Quinn College, is getting a makeover. On Thursday, Rapoport Academy Public School will begin renovating the dilapidated building that once hosted the students of a college founded to educate those newly freed from slaves.

Members of the Baylor Bear Foundation held a vote to dissolve the group’s non-profit status and formally incorporate with the university, around 1P.M., Saturay March 22.

Fire trucks and police cars lined the driveway of the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center around 4 p.m Monday. The Waco Fire Department and campus police responded to a call about smoke coming out of the ceiling on the building’s second floor.

Photos: 2014 Bearathon

The 12th Annual Student Foundation Bearathon and 5K run took place this morning. This year, the race hosted nearly 2,300 participants, said director of Student Foundation Ashton Cooper.

Marina is Open for Spring from Baylor Lariat on Vimeo.

Baylor student Daniel Jones never finished Bearathon last year; he collapsed before the finish line. But his Kappa Omega Tau fraternity brothers are running on Saturday to honor his memory at this year’s annual race.

U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, and political director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Rob Engstrom discussed topics of national interest with Wacoans Thursday morning at Waco’s first State of the Nation Luncheon.

The city of Waco is pursuing legal action to force the improvement of three publicly unsafe buildings on 17th and 18th streets. The three buildings have been deemed unsafe for years, one dating back to 2007.

A 21-year-old Baylor student sustained significant injuries Wednesday after being hit by a car driven by a 20-year-old student off of Fourth Street and Daughtrey Avenue.

Good Friday will mark the 11th year Emily Mills has been ministering to an unsuspecting industry. She figured out exotic dancing isn’t just for men; it’s for showing the love of Jesus too.

Waco police took no bull Tuesday afternoon when a begrudged bovine ran through the neighborhood behind LaSalle Avenue in South Waco around 1:30 p.m.

The Baylor School of Music creates a unique garden once a week where the youngest in the community can grow. It is a garden of music.

Local businesses have the chance through the Cen-Tex African American Chamber of Commerce to be counseled and network with other businesses.

Spring breakers staying in Waco can travel not across the state, but through time and experience rituals of a past time at the Mayborn Museum.
The Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village is holding daily activities from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday for their Spring in the Village event. The village, which is based on a 1890s community on the Brazos River, will hold activities that mirror early Texas settler life.

Never Say Die from Baylor Lariat on Vimeo.

With curiosity and excitement on the rise, it seems that Baylor students are salivating for the opening of Torchy’s Tacos in Waco.