Joyland owner David Dean: Buyers balked at workload

This second part of The Hub’s series on Joyland Amusement Park chronicles its owner’s perspective of its failed acquisition. Read the first part of the series here. By Reece Nations, Graduate Editor MACKENZIE PARK – The profits from the sales of Joyland Amusement Park assets will go towards reimbursing David and Kristi Dean for all […]

LARPing: From Fantasy to Reality

By Breanna Bordelon In American culture, there is an expectation that growing up means leaving behind the fantasy world harbored in the childhood imagination. One community, however, defies the norm by bringing their childhood fantasies to life. LARPing, or Live Action Roleplaying, is a form of role play where participants, usually dressed in costume, totally […]

Hammocks Prohibited in Most Lubbock Parks

Rory Polhamus, a junior engineering major from Houston, recalls one gorgeous day in Lubbock when he tried to hang his hammock in Tech Terrace Park. A recent transfer to Tech with no knowledge of local ordinances, he didn’t enjoy his Eagle Nest Outfitter’s hammock for long. “One of the students came over and told me […]

Parks and Trek: Lubbock Offers Scenery, Leisure

By Kodichi Nwankwo Paula Clark, a Lubbock native who is a second-grade teacher in Crosbyton, cherishes memories of visiting Higginbotham Park on 19th Street with her children. Frequent trips to the green spot helped her get through her divorce in the early 2000s. “I didn’t have a lot of money for a vacation so I […]