Compiled by Stacy Keith/ Interview conducted by Chuck Luck and Abi Avitia Cary Banks remembers Joe Ely as a rare kind of artist: charismatic onstage, quiet offstage, and always full of a kind of energy that seemed to spark the room the moment he walked in. Cary knew him through the tight knit West Texas
By: Sean Robertson Join the National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC) in Lubbock, Texas, this December as they celebrate the season during the 46th Annual Candlelight at the Ranch. Taking place on Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., this beloved community tradition offers an enchanting evening where history meets
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By Sean Robertson TTU MFA Arts Administration Candidate and LCAF Intern What is a glider, how are the wings silent, and what makes the Silent Wings Museum different from any other museum? These were questions that I asked my children when we saw the sign on the highway which pointed in the direction of
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An Architect, A Map and A Vision In 2018, a group of community members came together to ignite a project which pays tribute to a collective Lubbock experience – the May 11, 1970 tornado. This was the first recorded F5 storm which tore through a downtown area. The tornado destroyed most homes in the Guadalupe
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Alfred and Billie Caviel were the first African-American husband and wife in the United States to own and operate their own pharmacy, in the eastside “Flats” neighborhood of Lubbock, Texas. Caviel’s Pharmacy operated at the corner of Avenue A and 17th Street in Lubbock for 49 years, from the early Civil Rights era in 1960
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