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A collection of jewelry for sale at Love Local in Downtown Bryan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

Downtown Bryan’s own Pandora’s Box?

By Camila Munoz @camila.munox October 3, 2023

Love Downtown Local is a new and innovative store in Downtown Bryan that incorporates small businesses with a passion for creating niche, handmade gifts. The store has 62 vendors that rent a storefront...

Competitive eater James Webb ate almost 60 tacos to promote Raging Bull Street Tacos.

Australian eats fifty-nine tacos in under 20 minutes

By Richa Shah @WhoIsRichaShah October 3, 2023

Australian competitive eater James Webb came to KinderHill Brew Lab in Bryan and tried to eat as many tacos as he could in 20 minutes on Sept. 28. He live streamed the challenge to help promote Raging...

Grayson looks to go back outside to play during a visit to the Mason household on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. 

Grayson’s 36-foot leap of faith

Amongst millions of insured pets across the nation, Grayson Haze of College Station lives, breathes and happily swims after taking an unexpected leap of faith off a 36-foot bridge on a seemingly ordinary...

David Gardner reminisces about his past 37 years as one of the biggest supporters of OPAS during the OPAS theme announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

Community supporting the Arts: OPAS Encore announces theme for 2024 gala

By Abby Jarrett @AbbyJarrett October 1, 2023

David Gardner’s Jewelers hosted the preview party for the OPAS Encore theme announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 27.  OPAS Encore is the fundraising branch for OPAS, a non-profit organization that...

Sadie Robertson Huff speaking at Breakaway Ministries in Reed Arena on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.

Sadie Robertson returns for Breakaway

By Jaime Rowe September 28, 2023

Breakaway welcomed speaker Sadie Robertson Huff at Reed Arena on Tuesday, Sept. 26, with a crowd of about 7,000, according to an email from Breakaway strategic partnerships lead Kirsten Chubb. Last...

Ring Day in Aggie Park

John Chapa September 27, 2023

The first known Aggie Ring etched itself into history in 1889, making the symbolic gold one of Texas A&M’s oldest traditions. In the last two decades, one of A&M’s oldest traditions has commemorated...

The second annual Fly Fishing Round-Up begins at 9 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 30 at Millican Reserve.

Off the hook: Good Fly hosts fishing event for first responders, community

By Abby Jarrett @AbbyJarrett September 26, 2023

Good Fly and the Aggieland Fly Fishing club are hoping to reel in a crowd for their second annual Fly Fishing Round-Up on Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Millican Reserve. Good Fly was founded with the...

Trey Stephens sits in his studio, which was his former guest room. Stephens, who specializes in Aggie art, had paintings of Reveille and Santa in progress for Christmas.

ESSENCE: A lesson in leaps of faith

Sameeksha Sharma, Life & Arts Writer September 26, 2023

Following one’s passion isn’t a linear pursuit and not a journey for the faint-hearted. It demands time, deliberation and an immunity to uncertainty. People often concede without trying because uncertainty...

A love for the ocean, math and challenges along with an early start introduction to robotics landed ocean engineering freshman Jack Meyer a Dematic FIRST scholarship and the chance to be an Aggie.

Galveston … it calls me

By Diya Regi-Thomas @diyaregithomas September 24, 2023

When the ocean called, ocean engineering freshman Jack Meyer answered at Texas A&M’s Galveston campus.  Inspired by an affinity for numbers and challenges, Meyer decided to join his community...

Some of the pastry for sale from Moonstruck Pastry and Coffee Co. during the College Station farmers' market on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Struck by the moon

The most common thing a camper trailer is used for is typically, well, camping, but a College Station native has reinvented it. Sugary treats and espresso drinks are sold out of a white camper with a pink...

Brazos School of Inquiry and Creativity marches in the Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas Parade to celebrate Mexico's independence from Spain in Bryan, Texas on Sept. 17, 2023. (Karis Olson/The Battalion)

Thousands celebrate Mexican Independence Day in Downtown Bryan

John Chapa September 18, 2023

Community members celebrated Mexican culture and independence from Spain over the weekend in Downtown Bryan. On Sept. 17, the day after Mexico declared independence from Spain over 200 years ago, the...

Telecommunication Media-Studies Junior Stephen Ashburn and Industrial Engineering Senior Omar Diaz Miron perform a scene for the other members at the Freudian Slip Improv Troupe practice meeting on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023.

Freudian Slip: improvisational comedy and performing without a script

By Max Bloom @killalltoasters September 17, 2023

Improv comedy is a special challenge, combining the most stressful aspects of public speaking and performance art. Freudian Slip is Texas A&M’s on-campus improvisational comedy troupe, and...

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