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Welcome to 52 Faces 52 Faces of Community is a Fort Worth Report weekly series spotlighting local unsung heroes. It is sponsored by Central Market, H-E-B and JPS Health Network. At the end of the year, these rarely recognized heroes will gather for a luncheon. Whenever residents ...
Jennifer Treviño was in her late 40s when she began to notice she wasn’t feeling like herself. Her body ached even when she hadn’t done anything unusual to exert herself. Her energy levels were lower than they used to be, but she was getting more sleep than she did when she was y...
Tarrant County College wants to give students, faculty and staff one place online for routine tasks. A student could register for classes or make an advising appointment. An employee could check their pay or approve a purchase. Trustees will vote Nov. 19 on five contracts worth a...
David Shera Lafuze, lovingly known as Dave, passed away on Nov. 8, 2026, at the age of 85. Dave was born on April 1, 1941, in Connersville, IN, to Archibald (Archie) Monroe Lafuze and Isabel Alice Shera Lafuze. He was raised in the farming communities surrounding College Corner, ...
With 5-year old daughter Beatrice at her side, Natalee Allen told the DFW Airport board of directors that the two of them like to spend time together at the airport’s Founders’ Plaza aircraft viewing area. A self-described aviation enthusiast from Euless, Allen said that the plaz...
Officials presented plans for the second phase of improvements to the intersection of Marine Creek Parkway and Northwest Loop 820. This federally funded project aims to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety by adding turn lanes, updating traffic signals, rebuilding medians...
At the start of next year, the city is set to start a partnership with One Safe Place focused on developing a process to temporarily house or foster pets for the nonprofit’s clients. The budding partnership was first mentioned at an Animal Shelter Advisory Committee meeting Oct. ...
The race for Fort Worth’s Texas House District 93 remains up in the air more than a week after Republican Alan Blaylock was defeated by Democrat Ericka Lomick, who suspended her campaign before early voting started over questions about her eligibility as a candidate. The Tarrant ...
Fort Worth officials are discussing how they can upgrade three small downtown parks as public engagement and development grows in the area. Downtown Fort Worth Inc. last week announced a shared initiative between the nonprofit and the city’s park and recreation department to brin...
Thousands gathered Wednesday at Ariat Arena, formerly Dickies Arena, in the Cultural District to attend the Fort Worth Feast of Sharing, an annual holiday dinner serving local communities. This was the 14th Fort Worth edition of the event, part of grocer H-E-B’s Hunger Relief Pro...
Drums, horns, the whir of helicopter blades and patriotic music punctuated Arlington’s third annual Texas Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday, but first there was the more solemn sound of new U.S. military recruits being sworn in by an old sailor. Retired Navy Rear Adm. Douglas “Woo...
With heavy hearts and deep gratitude for a life beautifully lived, we announce the passing of Francisca G. Vasquez, who departed this life on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at the age of 85. Though her passing leaves an immeasurable void in the hearts of those who loved her, her memory, l...
Perry Leo Holcomb, 87, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, surrounded by the memories of a life well lived and a family he loved dearly. Visitation: 1:45 p.m. to 2:29 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel, Funeral Service will begin at 2:3...
Criselda Valencia, age 72, of Fort Worth, passed away peacefully on Nov. 7, 2026, surrounded by the love and memories of those who meant so much to her. Funeral Service: 12 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, in Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Rd., Fort ...
Eight years ago, Patrick and Fasicka Hicks fused their Texas and Ethiopian cultures to create what is now a Michelin-recognized staple in South Arlington: Smoke N’ Ash BBQ. Patrick's death in early October left a hole in the hearts of the Arlington community. To honor his memory,...
Thousands gathered Wednesday at Ariat Arena, formerly Dickies Arena, in the Cultural District to attend the Fort Worth Feast of Sharing, an annual holiday dinner serving local communities. This was the 14th Fort Worth edition of the event, part of grocer H-E-B’s Hunger Relief Pro...
Layne Craig made an uncommon appeal to Fort Worth ISD’s state-appointed board of managers: Dismantle the school library advisory council she leads. An educator and mom of two FWISD students, Craig said the council, often shortened to SLAC, was generating needless hurdles for libr...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Wesleyan University is ranked among the nation’s Best National Universities and Top Private Schools in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings and was also named a Top Performer on Social Mobility. The recognition joins national rankings...
For the first time since 2021, the Arlington City Council has voted to designate a portion of the city as a Neighborhood Empowerment Zone, which allows it to waive some fees for a development. The council voted unanimously Tuesday night to create the zone and waive roughly $550,0...
Eduardo "Eddy" Alonso, a caring man who never met a stranger and could hold anyone captive with his incredible stories, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 1, 2026, in Fort Worth. Eddy is now resting in eternity with his Lord and Savior, leaving behind a legacy of laughter, adventur...
Dallas City Council member Chad West wants the city to bring back its decorative crosswalks. In a memo sent to City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, West formally asks Tolbert to contact Governor-Elect Gina Hinojosa's office to request reconsideration of a statewide directive that...
Dallas City Council member Chad West wants the city to bring back its decorative crosswalks. In a memo sent to City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, West formally asks Tolbert to contact Governor-Elect Gina Hinojosa's office to request reconsideration of a statewide directive that...
Dallas City Council member Chad West wants the city to bring back its decorative crosswalks. In a memo sent to City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, West formally asks Tolbert to contact Governor-Elect Gina Hinojosa's office to request reconsideration of a statewide directive that...
FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 11, 2026) — The Tarrant County Bankers Association (TCBA) has named Wade Donnell, president and chief executive officer of NBT Financial Bank, the 2026 Banker of the Year.The peer-nominated award, presented by TCBA for more than two decades, recognizes a b...
The Fort Worth Data Center & Infrastructure Commission delivered its final report to the City Council on Tuesday during a Special Called City Council Work Session at City Hall. The report makes 19 recommendations on data center development within the City's authority. Mike Slatte...
The top explanation employers give for layoffs over the last four years is not Chinese competition, government regulation, or even inflation. It’s artificial intelligence, which entered its modern phase when ChatGPT launched Nov 30, 2022. AI was blamed for 193,226 layoffs nationw...
AI’s explosion into the film industry has both alarmed current filmmakers and excited prospective ones. The fear is that AI will replace crew and actors, amplified by the appearance of Tilly Norwood, the first AI actor. It is here to stay, but perhaps there are more benefits to b...
Hints of red, white and blue flickered in the air Wednesday as flags waved on veterans riding military vehicles through downtown Fort Worth for the Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade. The Nov. 11 parade, titled Saluting Our Nation: 250 Years of Veterans in Service, brought vetera...
Fort Worth city and chamber officials are voicing concern over proposed changes to the definition of small business by the federal government. The changes affect how the federal government determines which businesses qualify as “small” relative to eligibility for certain federal ...
Data center approvals could remain paused in Texas until legislators pass new state laws next year if Democrat Gina Hinojosa keeps her campaign promises after winning the governor’s race in a stunning victory last week. Her statements on the campaign trail went beyond Gov. Greg A...
Ashley Perry spent the weekend weighing where her youngest child would attend middle school next year. The Fort Worth ISD mom of three always anticipated her fifth grader, a student at Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center, would follow his older siblings to Applied Learning Acad...
Tarrant County College mixology student Adetokunbo Azubike built the cocktail one pour at a time. Sparkling wine, cinnamon syrup, apple cider and ginger ale. Fall in a glass. Across the walkway, TCC culinary arts student Jennifer Day topped a small serving of lettuce and carrots ...
The Tarrant County Libertarian Party has asked the Texas Supreme Court to force the county’s ballot board to follow state election law when auditing the Nov. 3 midterm results, days after a Fort Worth appeals court declined to take action against the board. The Libertarian Party ...
Before cars and floats took over the Entertainment District in the evening to celebrate Veterans Day, community members were having a different, smaller celebration in central Arlington. On Wednesday morning, residents and city staff gathered in the City Tower to celebrate a new ...
Fort Worth will soon provide affordable space for artists and emerging organizations looking to develop their creativity, and the public is invited to help develop the project. Elected officials and arts leaders gathered at City Hall on Nov. 9 to present preliminary plans for a h...
When I walked through Weston Gardens in southeast Fort Worth recently, I felt like I had stepped into a secret, mythical land. There’s a serenity here that’s hard to find in the city, and you can see why so many people choose to have their weddings on this site. The gardens were ...
Dallas is moving forward with plans for a new housing community in South Oak Cliff designed specifically for veterans experiencing homelessness. Veterans Village at Patriots Crossing is planned for seven acres across from the VA hospital. Dallas greenlit the project earlier this ...
Bedford officials, first responders and residents gathered Tuesday morning to dedicate the city’s newly-constructed Veterans Memorial. Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day. The construction includes memorial walls with inlaid bronze plaques, places to sit and poles for the U.S., T...
Fort Worth residents overwhelmingly supported pausing data center development and urged city officials to use a temporary suspension to carefully develop strict but sound regulations during a public hearing about the city’s plan to adopt a moratorium. Fort Worth City Council held...
Lewis Kidd was pleasantly surprised back in mid-September when he received a tribute to his career contributions to the aviation industry in Fort Worth. Mike Glass, Lockheed Martin’s director of test and evaluation, was surprised in a different way. “I went there to honor him, an...
Commercial passenger flights are about to begin at McKinney National Airport, but some residents in neighboring Fairview say aircraft noise is already disrupting their lives, and they fear the arrival of larger passenger jets will make matters worse. Homeowners in Heritage Ranch,...
Arlington native Roger Calderon remembers walking into the now-closed AMC Sundance 11 downtown theater for his first film festival: Q Cinema, Fort Worth’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival. It was June 2001. Calderon, then 19, had come home after his first year living in New York City to enjo...
Denise was born in Perryville, Missouri on Sept. 9, 1962. She passed away on Oct. 20, 2026, at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth after a battle with breast cancer. Denise graduated from St. Luke’s School of Nursing in St. Louis, Missouri, and later earne...
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Greater Meadowbrook Alliance has successfully completed its elections and will install its Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for the 2027 and 2028 term. The elections close the Alliance's inaugural two years, a period of growth in neighborhood engag...
The task in front of Haltom High School student Tony Hoang was daunting. He was starting his first business as part of a club competition at school. The costs, uncertainty and competition were top of mind. He asked his sister to join him in one last collaboration before he gradua...
Jose Daniel Zenteno, 81, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of cherished memories and a legacy of love, kindness, and dedication. Rosary: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Funeral Service: 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 20...
As the aftermath of the 2026 midterm elections comes into view, Arlington ISD is prepared to make some asks of the next state legislature. Just two days after Election Day, school board trustees discussed Thursday night what they want to see from the Texas legislative body. The b...
With heavy hearts, we announce the peaceful passing of Chi The Tran, a devoted Catholic and beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Chi was called home to eternal life on Oct. 29, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on Nov. 27, 1947, in Nam Dinh, Vietnam, Chi was the son of Tha Viet T...
The Westworth Village Planning and Zoning Commission voted Tuesday in favor of rezoning the 27-acre Kite Farms for a proposed 318-unit Trinity Terrace senior care development. Commissioners voted 6-1 to recommend the rezoning to the Westworth Village City Council. The commission ...
Caroline Wairimu Mureithi was a devoted daughter, sister, aunt, and treasured member of her family. Her life touched all who had the privilege of knowing her. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, on Oct. 7, 1984, Caroline lived 42 years, leaving behind cherished memories and a legacy of love ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Nov. 5, 2026 — First Command Financial Services, Inc. was honored today by the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) as a Large Employer of the Year during an award presentation in San Antonio. Nominated directly by TVC Veteran Employment Services staff, the distinc...
Tarrant County locals filed into a Colleyville church gymnasium exchanging hugs with old friends and shaking hands with strangers. Some wore necklaces bearing a cross. A few wore hijabs. One person wore a turban. Others wore yarmulkes. All in attendance sported sneakers, ready to...
Fort Worth-based Doc’s Records & Vintage, a music and movie store that sells antiques, memorabilia and local artwork plans to open a second location on the city’s southwest side at 5212 S. Hulen St. in late November. Jenkins Boyd, Doc’s store owner, said he had noticed the entire...
Dora Castillo Davila, 81, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. She was born in Turkey, Texas, and raised in Vernon and Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107. Mass of ...
Based on Ursula Wills’ acclaimed short story, “Wicker” is a comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of social convention. It’s a love story about an ostracized Fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who commissions a husband from the local Basket Weaver (Peter Dinklage). Yes,...
Two Fort Worth startup organizations are joining forces as part of Texas A&M-Fort Worth’s Switchyard Innovation District in downtown Fort Worth. Nonprofit startup incubator and accelerator TechFW recently signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with the Fort Worth-Tarrant ...
Margaret “Peggy” Ann Swain, age 85, passed away on Nov. 3, 2026, in Arlington. She was born on Sept. 5, 1941 in Washington, D.C., to Robert Adams Swain and Alice Margarett Herbranson, and was raised in Washington, D.C. Peggy devoted her professional career to Human Resources at X...
Ensuring wind turbines, communications towers, lighting and foreign-government investment developments do not affect military flight operations is a priority of the Regional Coordination Committee ahead of the state legislative session in 2027. The committee, tasked with preservi...
A section of Northside Drive off Interstate 35W is set to receive storm drain improvements in the coming months. Those improvements are expected to cause temporary traffic delays and may impact travel along the commonly used corridor, according to remarks made by officials at an ...
Arlington ISD schools were among the thousands nationwide faced with a data breach that included sensitive information such as Social Security numbers from a third-party data software company in August, according to a letter sent to some residents in late October obtained by the ...
