All the Things That Raised Lubbock Kids \u2014 and Somehow We Survived<\/a><\/p>\nEducation.<\/p>\n
Knowing your kids have good educational options, particularly as they enter college age, is a great reason to raise a family here, especially if you want to keep those kids close. Personally, I cannot recommend the South Plains College to Texas Tech track enough- both schools saved me a tremendous amount of money on my degree. Even as a grown adult, there are educational opportunities to improve your career track, or pivot into a trade or the medical field.<\/p>\n
The Culture.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don’t you side-eye me on this one. We do have several wonderful cultural amenities, although I do agree that we can and should improve on what we have. However, the first step is supporting what we do have. There’s certainly no lack of folks attending the First Friday Art Trail (can we improve parking for that?) and the weekly Wofforth’s Farmers Market. Thanks to Buddy Holly Hall, we have many different types of touring acts come through Lubbock- from comedy to concerts, musicals, children’s events and more.<\/p>\n
Where We Can Improve<\/p>\n
I’ve already hinted at a few things- improving public transportation is key among them. We also need to reduce crime and provide more affordable amenities, especially for families. Sometimes, the “having something to do” does improve the crime problem. Better-paying jobs would also help, but I do feel like Lubbock is doing its best to attract quality employers.<\/p>\n
Like anywhere on Earth, Lubbock is 90% what you make of it. No, we can’t add majestic mountains or other natural features, but if you’re like me, you prefer the prairie anyway. Prairie dogs know the importance of family, and they choose to live here, so I won’t ignore their wisdom.<\/p>\n
How To Have The Best Time At Lubbock’s Beautiful Buddy Holly Hall <\/p>\n
Lubbock’s beautiful Buddy Holly Hall hosts all types of events- from comedy, Broadway, live music, and more! Here’s how to have the best time at this remarkable venue we are so lucky to have in Lubbock. <\/p>\n
Gallery Credit: Renee Raven <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you’ve lived in Lubbock for years, I guarantee you’ve either overheard or actively been in a conversation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-233984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}