http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want Community blogger Carol Dugat talks about the future of East Waco and invites you to join the discussion of how the area can be improved. en-us Carol.Dugat@DwyerGroup.com 2009-10-21T21:15:34-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Community blogger Carol Dugat talks about the future of East Waco and invites you to join the discussion of how the area can be improved. As the Greater Downtown Waco Plan Workshops are upon us, I am reminded of the expression, “what you focus on becomes reality”. On December 5, 2007, my first blog entry tells you what I was focused on: Extreme Make-over Needed... http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/10/21/what_you_focus_on_becomes_real.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want As the Greater Downtown Waco Plan Workshops are upon us, I am reminded of the expression, “what you focus on becomes reality”. On December 5, 2007, my first blog entry tells you what I was focused on: Extreme Make-over Needed... 15347303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-10-21T21:15:34-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/10/01/register_now_at_imaginewacocom.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want There’s something very powerful about knowing what you want. We’ve been blogging for 2-years now about what we want for EW and now a vision is beginning to emerge. You really must participate in this next phase of the dream.... 15052903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-10-01T23:02:12-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/09/14/ew_flamefanner_passes.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want I was surprised and saddened by the news of the passing of EW property owner, Doug Brown. From the time, I started blogging about EW, Doug continously encouraged me to keep the flame burning for development in EW. He believed... 14765203@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-09-14T14:46:58-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/07/27/2050_plan_a_vision_for_the_hea.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want There was quite an air of excitement at the city council meeting tonight announcing the kick off of the master plan for the development of the greater downtown Waco area that is to include parts of EW. Given that it... 14029403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-07-27T23:14:08-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/07/17/fanning_the_flame.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want Hats off to Sophia Strother for a job well done to keep the flame burning for an extreme make-over for EW. Not only did she bring MLK III and the Realizing the Dream team to Waco, she also brought the... 13884103@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-07-17T14:22:23-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/06/13/mlk_iii_ladainian_tomlinson_co.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want For those interested in an extreme make-over for EW and Marlin, check out the article below from Sophia Strother, founder of Empowerment Driven by Knowledge Coalition, a local nonprofit organization… Martin Luther King III and Realizing the Dream, Inc. (an... 13363303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-06-13T17:05:43-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/05/07/in_the_meantime.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want Like you Mikey, I’d love to see brick and mortar going up tomorrow on the east side of the river the way it is going up on the west side, but I am convinced that the wheels are in motion... 12673103@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-05-07T22:40:49-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/05/05/sounds_like_a_good_place_to_st.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want It appears EW is on the radar screen - this is a good time to get involved. http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2009/05/05/05052009waccounciladv.html... 12607603@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-05-05T10:11:24-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/03/28/this_is_interesting.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want A friend of mine shared this with me as a peek into the vision of our former mayor, the late Dr. Mae Jackson. You may have seen it around, but for people like me that want an extreme make-over for... 11863503@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-03-28T08:37:40-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/02/21/what_a_privilege.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want What an inspiring privilege it was to speak to Ramona Curtis’ Servant Leadership class at Baylor recently about the vision of an extreme make-over for EW. I am always reinvigorated when I get to talk to someone about the possibilities... 11025903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-02-21T10:26:40-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/02/06/neighborhood_services_for_ew.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want What does that look like to you?... 10652903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-02-06T07:10:46-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/01/20/what_a_day_this_was.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want Like many of my friends that did not make the trek to DC, I sat glued to my television set today watching tearfully and joyfully as history passed right before my eyes. I was most impressed by the words that... 10200303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-01-20T17:52:24-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2009/01/13/happy_new_year.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want 10041103@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2009-01-13T17:36:36-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2008/11/24/the_education_summit.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want Given my dream of an extreme make-over for EW in the areas of economic, residential and educational development, the education summit was the place to be. When you consider a quote from the summit, “Quality of life and economic vitality... 9057203@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2008-11-24T23:36:08-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/entries/2008/11/01/may_i_have_your_attention_plea.html?cxntfid=blogs_what_do_you_want Because there are so many demands for our attention, this significant opportunity could easily be overlooked. The Greater Waco Education Summit on November 19-21 at the Waco Convention Center is the place to be if you are interested in being... 8480903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/whatwant/ 2008-11-01T12:39:45-06:00