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The Fort Worth industrial market continues to flex its muscle and not just with the usual suspects building — and filling — warehouses designed for manufacturing, logistics, warehousing and data cente
No beaters allowed here. Garages of America, a developer of luxury garages designed for automotive enthusiasts, collectors, hobbyists and entrepreneurs, is bringing its signature “car caves”’ to Colle
Fort Worth’s Rattikin Title Co., one of the state’s oldest and largest title agencies, has been acquired by Stewart Title. The two companies announced the acquisition Thursday. No price for the transa
A Florida developer on Wednesday announced plans for a 740-acre mixed-use development including single-family and multifamily residential offerings, a hotel, retail and restaurant sites, and recreatio
Patrons of JPMorganChase’s recently opened Sapphire Lounge by The Club at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport may find a familiar name — and taste — inside the new amenity for the bank’s high-end
Balletic, colorful lions danced to frighten away evil spirits and attract good fortune to a new business, as Taiwan-based Foxlink Group officials cut a ribbon in the more traditional local salute to t
Parkhill and longtime Fort Worth architecture firm Komatsu have formed a partnership. The partnership combines Parkhill’s integrated architecture and engineering capabilities with Komatsu Architecture
Buyers and sellers look to be on equal footing, area real estate agents say, with prices and inventory remaining stable as the Fort Worth housing market hits the midyear mark. The Fort Worth region’s
If you or your taste buds have fond memories of J. Rae’s, the bakery once housed on Foch Street and known for its handcrafted sugar cookies and homemade desserts, there is good news. J. Rae’s is retur
Fort Worth’s office market is going west. According to the JLL report, several new office projects are shifting Class A and “trophy” class office market properties west of downtown Fort Worth. The gro
To paraphrase a Texas bumper sticker, Rob Smat wasn’t in Fort Worth when a tornado devastated the city’s westside and downtown on March 28, 2000, but he got here as soon as he could. Smat’s family, th
North Texas Community Foundation has awarded two-year operating support grants to 31 nonprofit organizations through the 2026 cycle of its Building Economic Access, Community, Opportunity & Networks,
MTU Maintenance is revving up the engines as the aviation technology company opens up a newly refurbished maintenance, testing, repair and overhaul site at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport. The
Fort Worth has now stepped out of its neighbor to the east’s economic shadow with its own report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The publication now aggregates data for Fort Worth and present
It started with a fifth. “A Fifth of Beethoven,” to be precise. That was the first record that 11-year-old Jerret Strong purchased. It would be far from his last. The now 62-year-old senior manager fo
A nearly 600,000-square-foot industrial park on Fort Worth’s east side has been acquired and will be rebranded using the city’s feline moniker, as Panther City Industrial Park. Dallas-based S2 Capital
Contact information Good Bones Fort Worth 214-837-7822 Email: Info@goodbonesfortworth.com Website: goodbonesfortworth.com Very little says Texas more than a Longhorn or a Longhorn skull. Adorn that sk
The Vickery is now open. The multifamily development at 700 W. Vickery Blvd. features 321 residences — 307 apartments and 14 townhomes — in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with some residences ov
A book by a local author that features a now mostly forgotten Fort Worth scandal rippling through the country club set is coming back. “The Inheritors,” by Philip Atlee, whose real name is James Young
For the second consecutive year, the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership was chosen by Site Selection Magazine for the Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development, the most prestig
A local restaurant group making a name for itself investing in and revitalizing beloved, historic local dining establishments can add another landmark to its growing portfolio: the restaurant at the F
Pour out a cold bowl of water for Mutts Canine Cantina. The bar, grill and off-leash dog park, with a location in The Shops at Clearfork, announced it was closing permanently on June 29. FreeRange Con
Future Fort Worth leaders gathered at the University of Texas at Arlington Fort Worth campus last week for a serious look at their business plans — and to eat pizza. The 13- to 16-year-old students to
A local restaurant group making a name for itself investing in and revitalizing beloved, historic local dining establishments can add another landmark to its growing portfolio: the restaurant at the F
Pour out a cold bowl of water for Mutts Canine Cantina. The bar, grill and off-leash dog park, with a location in The Shops at Clearfork, announced it was closing permanently on June 29. FreeRange Con
Where the sounds of “Going once, going twice … sold!” had echoed throughout a livestock auction facility since the early part of the 20th century, there will soon be a new sound: “Lights! Camera! Acti
A 33-year-old Fort Worth aerospace defense manufacturer is expanding with a new location that will nearly triple its space. InterConnect Wiring has leased 136,000 square feet at 4901 Mercantile Drive
A small business in Keller doesn’t often toot its own horn. It doesn’t have to. Its customers are well-equipped to do that. For a change though, Houghton Horns is trumpeting a milestone — its 40-year
Dallas-Fort Worth keeps attracting new speculative industrial building development. On Tuesday, Hillwood announced it is under construction on Alliance Westport 16, a 1.2 million-square-foot speculati
Fort Worth could be the site of a manufacturing plant for a high-profile defense technology startup. At a June 23 work session, Fort Worth City Council heard details on a potential economic developmen
The economic development and innovation group in charge of creating industry partnerships with Texas A&M-Fort Worth has a new leader. Cameron Cushman, former assistant vice president of innovation eco
Rex Benson wanted something as big as Texas to draw attention to his sports bar, Rex’s Bar & Grill, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. “I told my team I basically wanted a soccer ball so large that NASA
League Commercial has been selected by Texas Wesleyan University to lead leasing efforts for multiple retail spaces along East Rosedale Street, helping bring more activity to a key corridor adjacent t
As workers assembled electrical equipment, robotic arms moved materials, and automated pallets delivered parts to workstations at Siemens’ 500,000-square-foot plant in south Fort Worth, area business
Planning to tee up a golf vacation to the iconic courses in Ireland? If that’s on your bucket list, there’s now a Fort Worth connection to the Emerald Isle to help you play through. Fort Worth’s Escal
The distinctive “pop” of pickleball play was ever present at the June 10 grand opening of Pickle City Fort Worth. No surprise, since the 16-court pickleball club was full. Despite the official opening
My wife, Jolanda, and I have lived in the Arlington area since 1968, and we couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Our home on Westador Drive in the Westador neighborhood in west Arlington, where we h
George Howard Shotwell, 86, local business and civic leader, died on the morning of June 6 at his home. The longtime Hurst resident served his community for 26 years, with 10 years on the city’s Parks
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FORT WORTH, Texas – The Women's Policy Forum is pleased to announce that Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker will be the featured speaker at its luncheon on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at Ridglea Country Club in Fort Worth. Mayor Parker will provide an update on key issues shaping the futur
PT Solutions Physical Therapy and Texas Health created a new collaboration to expand access to outpatient rehabilitation services across North Texas. Three retail physical therapy clinics now operate under the name PT Solutions, part of Texas Health. The launch marks the first phase of a broader col
Pay-per-lead pioneer enters a new chapter with AI-assisted seller qualification, enriched property data, and advanced investor analytics. After nearly 25 years of helping residential real estate investors connect with motivated home sellers through its pay-per-lead technology platform, Fast Home Off
The Fort Worth industrial market continues to flex its muscle and not just with the usual suspects building — and filling — warehouses designed for manufacturing, logistics, warehousing and data centers. AllianceTexas in the north and the southern area of the city around the Carter Industrial Park l
When Linda Newton retired after working for 38 years at a diesel engine company, it was not long before she began looking for what was next. “Within two weeks, I thought, there’s got to be something else to do,” the Arlington resident said. She signed up to be a volunteer for Methodist Mansfield Med
FORT WORTH – Hector Vargas, lovingly known as "La Paloma," entered eternal life on July 12, 2026, surrounded by his beloved wife, children, and grandchildren. Rosary: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2026 in Greenwood's Live Oak Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76107. Funeral Mass: 9
Fort Worth – Excenia "Kena" Martinez passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Funeral Service: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Mount Olivet Chapel. Visitation: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at Mount Olivet Chapel, Breyley Suite. Kena devoted more than 35 years to Lockheed Martin Aero
BENBROOK- Rosalie "Linda" Jackson, 82, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2026 after a brief illness. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at Greenwood Funeral Home's Memorial Suite C, 3344 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76107. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. on Wednesda
A $71 million affordable housing complex is coming to the northeast corner of North Main Street and 29th Street near the Fort Worth Stockyards. Officials with Fort Worth Housing Solutions and Oldham Goodwin Development plan to build The Exchange Apartments at the site as part of a 14.6-acre Stockyar
No beaters allowed here. Garages of America, a developer of luxury garages designed for automotive enthusiasts, collectors, hobbyists and entrepreneurs, is bringing its signature “car caves”’ to Colleyville. Located at John McCain Road and Colleyville Boulevard, the new development marks the company
A new Fort Worth trade school could soon replace a church on Jacksboro Highway. South Carolina-based Progress Land Development LLC is proposing a zoning change to build a $5 million campus at 5029 Jacksboro Highway near Skyline Drive. The zoning change request, filed on July 10, said the developer p
While students are on summer break from Great Hearts Lakeside, a charter school off of Altamesa Boulevard and Chisholm Trail Parkway in Southwest Fort Worth, people living in the surrounding neighborhood are catching a break from the school’s traffic. With just a few weeks left before the new semest
Jonae Walker-Ferrell plans to apologize to her son. She could not understand why she sometimes had to tell him the same word again five minutes later while helping him with homework. Then, at the end of third grade, he was diagnosed with dyslexia. He is now beginning dyslexia services. Walker-Ferrel
Golf is often about the scorecard, but on September 21, every swing will support something much bigger. The YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth invites golfers, businesses, and community supporters to the 2nd Annual YMCA Impact Invitational Golf Tournament, presented by UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Ce
FORT WORTH – On July 17, 2026, Kenneth Dale Holloway entered into eternal paradise. Visitation: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Greenwood Funeral Home's Memorial Suite B at 3344 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76107. Graveside: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Greenwood
Captain Willard’s words from “Apocalypse Now” came to mind as I processed my thoughts about Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” Change “Kurtz” to our deeply flawed protagonist, and you get, “Odysseus got off the boat. He split from the whole f**in' program." The parallels between Coppola’s war epic a
FORT WORTH – On July 17, 2026, Kenneth Dale Holloway entered into eternal paradise. Visitation: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Greenwood Funeral Home's Memorial Suite B at 3344 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76107. Graveside: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Greenwood
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Lewis Barnett Rix, Jr., 86, passed away peacefully in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, July 10, 2026, after a lengthy illness. Lewis was born on Sept. 28, 1939, in Big Spring, Texas, to Lewis Barnett Rix, Sr. and Lola Belle Stewart Rix. He was raised on the family ranches in Big Spring and Sweetwater,
Leigh Ann Diaz and her husband, Mike, parked at the edge of the Wedgwood Village business center as the sun set on their southwest Fort Worth neighborhood. They looked across the street as film set trailers, police cars and privacy barricades occupied an adjacent strip mall. The Diazes couldn’t see
Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Submit your business here. The Velvet Box, Marcelle LeBlanc’s growing Fort Worth chain of luxury adult toy stores, has come a long way since she and a partner began the business in 2009. The com
On July 12, 2026, Brooke Harrison Shannon, devoted wife and mother, shed this mortal coil in the presence of her family after a courageous battle against cancer. She was born on Aug. 8, 1960, the only child of Ervin W. Harrison and Beebee Baker Harrison. Brooke was born in, and for the greater part
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS – Patricia Gayle Green, loving wife, mother and aunt passed away July 12, 2026, reuniting with her sisters and parents in heaven. Graveside Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at Greenwood Memorial Park with a visitation one hour prior to service at Greenwood Funeral Home i
FORT WORTH – Antonio Carretero, age 76, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2026. Born on June 13, 1950, Antonio lived a life centered on faith, family, and love. Visitation: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., Sunday July 19, 2026, in Greenwood's Funeral Homes Memorial Suites C and D, at 3344 Wh
Fort Worth plans to spend $29 million rebuilding West Bailey Boswell Road from Boat Club Road to Wind River Drive. The project will convert the existing four-lane, undivided road into four 11-foot lanes separated by a 16-foot median. Plans also include turn lanes, streetlights and shared-use paths f
Fort Worth park board members want the city to explore an Orlando program that supports children from early childhood through high school. Members raised the idea during a presentation at the June 24 Park & Recreation Advisory Board meeting about findings from a trip to Orlando and Lakeland, Florida
By Melina Wikoff Except for a handful of years when I was away at college and a short stint with my husband’s first job, I’ve lived in Arlington since 1985. First, I lived on the north side of Arlington, where I went to Nichols Junior High and graduated from Lamar High School. I later returned with
Few residents attended a June 22 virtual public meeting about upcoming pedestrian improvements near A.M. Pate Elementary School. The meeting began five minutes late to give residents more time to join. Residents asked about erosion control, pedestrian safety and accessibility. Documenters empowers p
Editor’s note: Transcript provided by Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer. A $3.6 million Colleyville Crime Control and Prevention District budget for fiscal 2027, which includes 51 new Tasers and up to $100,000 for two police motorcycles, was approved July 7 by the Colleyville City Council. The Coll
Hikers and outdoorsmen may notice a difference in the prairie sitting atop Oakmont Park. Parks and recreation staffers, the Native Plant Society of Texas, the Native Prairies Association of Texas and Constellation Energy teamed up this spring to clear overgrowth at the southwest Fort Worth park’s pr
The Fort Worth Art Commission met June 22 and approved the creation of a temporary committee to help plan public art tied to projects in the city’s voter-approved 2026 bond program. Commissioners also expanded the Ad Hoc Gifts and Loans Review Panel’s responsibilities to include developing a policy
The city of Fort Worth plans to install a traffic signal, marked crosswalks and redesigned left-turn lanes at Camp Bowie West Boulevard and Broadmoor Drive intersection. Roughly 23,000 vehicles pass through the section each day, project manager Abby Tucker from the Fort Worth Department of Transport
A Fort Worth property owner who says the city sold her contaminated property in 2004 has been given 30 days to repair or demolish two unsafe buildings at 2726 Chesser Boyer Road. The Building Standards Commission unanimously voted June 22 to declare the front and rear buildings substandard and hazar
The Fort Worth Urban Design Commission unanimously approved multiple development requests June 18 and received an update on Panther Island construction and redevelopment plans. The main debate focused on a proposed 10-story JPS Health Network outpatient building at 1300 S. Main St. in the Near South
The candidates for Tarrant County Commissioners Court report about $462,000 in cumulative campaign spending so far this year, ahead of the November midterm elections, according to a Fort Worth Report review of public financial disclosures. The six candidates raised nearly $600,000 in cash from Janua
FORT WORTH – Alfredo Saldivar Casias Jr., 81, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Funeral Service: 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Alfredo Saldivar Casias Jr., was born
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Gary Michael Albin, 75, passed away on July 2, 2026, due to a sudden illness. Memorial Service: 12:00 p.m., Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Winscott Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook, Texas 76126. Gary was born on Aug. 4, 1950, in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Trinity Valley Private School and
It’s not often a new album makes me tear up a little, but by the time I got to “So Far from Alone,” the penultimate track of Tipps & Obermiller’s Little Kid Heart, I found myself deep enough in my feelings to blur my vision a little. I was driving, listening to the LP on CD, and by the end of the cl
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