By Reece Nations, Managing Editor Surrounded by what was once innocuous farmland, Lubbock’s Milwaukee Avenue is now a bastion of local commerce. Development in this region was spurred by the Gateway Street Projects Fund, which was first implemented by the Lubbock City Council in February 2004. The fund, conceived by former council member Tom Martin, designated around 40 percent of franchise fees collected from utility companies to use public right-of-way to develop roads […]
Rain or Shine: Selling Newspapers Every Sunday
October 25, 2015 by
Every Sunday morning in Lubbock, all over the town, there are people standing on corners selling newspapers. For $2, you can purchase the Saturday and Sunday paper by most busy underpasses. The newspaper vendors are always there, but are their faces ever seen?
