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🌱 Patch AM: How East Waco’s $8.9M street makeover will change your commute
And on the Waco Patch calendar - Waco Downtown Farmers Market
Coffee in hand, Waco? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How East Waco's $8.9M street makeover will change your commute
- Police seek tips after deadly Sunday evening shooting in Waco.
- How Waco's biggest road projects will change your daily drive.
Also on today's calendar: Waco Downtown Farmers Market and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Record-tying heat, with a high of 107 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 105, low: 77.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 104 and low of 77 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Dallas Street getting $8.9M makeover, including new sidewalks, repaving, utilities (star-telegram.com) — Dallas Street in East Waco is set for an $8.9 million overhaul that will repave the road, add sidewalks, ramps, lighting, and new storm drains from Elm Avenue across Waco Drive. Work, funded partly by a federal grant, will also upgrade water and sewer lines and improve nearby Chestnut Avenue, with construction expected to start later this year and wrap up around next November. 
2. One person killed, another injured in Waco shooting (kxxv.com subscription) — Waco police are investigating a Sunday evening shooting that left a 28-year-old man dead and a 19-year-old man injured near the 3600 block of N. 20th Street/Alice Avenue. Investigators believe the incident was isolated among people who knew each other and are asking residents to share any tips, including anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
3. Waco roadwork roundup: Twin Bridges traffic shift begins, big changes proposed for I-35 and Business 77 (kwtx.com) — Expect long-term traffic shifts on Waco's Highway 6 Twin Bridges and continued lane closures on I-35, especially near Baylor and McLane Stadium this fall. TxDOT is also planning to convert part of Business 77 into a more walkable urban boulevard, with a public hearing set for September 10.
4. Down goes No. 6 Baylor: TXST Soccer wins first ever Top 10 matchup (universitystar.com) — Texas State women's soccer stunned No. 6 Baylor 3–1 at Betty Lou Mays Field in Waco, handing the Bears their first loss of the season. A big local crowd saw two second-half goals from Helen Alormenu seal the upset, capping a strong early stretch for the visiting Bobcats.
5. Record heat takes aim at Southern Plains with Texas, Oklahoma in the bull's-eye (foxweather.com) — Waco is among several major Texas cities that haven't seen a drop of rain this month, giving the city its driest start to August on record as triple-digit heat continues. With Texas drought conditions rapidly worsening and little rain in the seven-day outlook, residents should be prepared for ongoing extreme heat and increasing strain on local water resources.
📸 Around Waco
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waco
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- RHS Volleyball vs Clifton →
Challenge Academy Waco, TX 76704
5:00 pm - RHS V Volleyball Tourn. @ China Spring →
Robinson J H Waco, TX 76706 - RHS 9th & JV Football @ Bellville
Robinson ISD Waco, TX 76706 - RHS V Tennis vs Mexia →
Challenge Academy Waco, TX 76704
4:30 pm - Spirit Day - Athlete/Nerd
Waco ISD Waco, TX 76701 - Deadline: OnRamps course fee due
Robinson ISD Robinson High School, 700 W Tate Ave, Robinson, TX 76706, USA - Junior High School Fundraiser Ends
Robinson ISD Waco, TX 76706 - Deadline: AP course fee due
Robinson ISD Robinson High School, 700 W Tate Ave, Robinson, TX 76706, USA - Waco Downtown Farmers Market →
Waco Downtown Farmers Market, 200 E Bridge St, Waco, TX, 76704
9:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
📣 Waco Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Boys Soccer Meeting
Midway ISD HS Distance Learning Center
2:00 pm - RJH Volleyball @ Salado
Robinson Pri Waco, TX 76706
5:30 pm - Dual Credit US History Class Meetings
Midway ISD HS Distance Learning Center
7:30 am - MHS Varsity Tennis vs. Temple @ HOME
Midway ISD Panther Courts
4:00 pm
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Creamy Piña Colada Smoothie
(non-alcoholic) Ingredients 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks ½ cup coconut milk (full-fat for richness, light for lower calories) ½ cup Greek yogurt … (Nextdoor Sanger Heights) - My coworker and I go out to eat lunch several times a week, always around the Hewitt area since it's close to work.
Many times the noise level, crowd and cleanliness is a little frustrating, but I realize the time of day is a huge part of that. Recently we have… (Nextdoor Fish Pond/Regency)
- Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member, Weekend Shift - Unit 724 in Waco. Apply here.
- Gecko Hospitality posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Waco. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waco here.
Ok Waco! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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