The heavy-metal teen punk in me wants to sit outside the McDonald's location on Valley Mills and listen to "Appetite for Destruction." I'm not gonna do it, but I'm glad that part of me still exists. The sight of a demolition...

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I checked with Cafe Homestead this morning and they still have seats for the June 1 farm-to-table event. The restaurant began this series calling it "farm to table dinner" and then moved away from that distinction when the menu didn't...

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Here's the third installment of Tuesday Trivia, which we'll be running all summer. We're tying trivia to new music, movie and TV DVD releases, since that happens on Tuesdays, so you'll have some framework for my question's origin....

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I'm currently working from Common Grounds for two reasons. For one thing, I'm unofficially making this "old crotchety guy day" at CG because with Baylor graduation directly in our rear-view mirror and summer school directly ahead, it's the perfect day at...

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See, this is when I'm not sure I want to be known as a food critic. First of all, I'm not. I write a restaurant blog about Waco restaurants and sometimes rave about restaurants from other towns that strike my...

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The Margarita and Salsa Festival announced its entertainment lineup this morning. Kevin Fowler will be headlining the annual party with supporting acts the Casey Donahew Band and Whiskey Myers. The 18th installment of the Margarita and Salsa Festival will be held...

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