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By Ashleigh McDonald As a Georgia native who spent most of her life living in between rural land and suburban landscapes, I find the River District the perfect spot to rest away from the hustle and bustle of Funkytown. Over the past five years, this community has proven to me why...
Sadly forgot that living beyond The Wall, a.k.a. in North Fort Worth, once afforded me easy access to not one but four decent Indian-food restaurants in a town allegedly bereft of them. I felt so lucky I could have held up the line at Race Trac for 20 minutes while I spent the la...
After voters rejected a roughly $31 million bond proposition for Arlington ISD athletic facilities, the proposal may pop back up on ballots in November. District officials say that without the funds for the projects, some AISD athletic facilities could be deemed unsafe or even be...
TGIF! We hit the hottest temperatures of the summer this week, but hopefully the weather won’t stop Arlington from enjoying its weekend. No matter the genre, you can always find me at a live show, jamming out to whatever song is playing. I often crave a live show without a price ...
On July 19, 1876, the first railroad reached Fort Worth. Thanks to volunteers who completed building the road bed after Texas and Pacific Railway filed for bankruptcy, trains could start coming to town, changing the economy and future of Fort Worth — and putting the city on the m...
Exactly what your weekend needs Find out what's "Weekend Worthy" with our arts & culture newsletter. Sign up for essential Fort Worth-area events and news — free. Sign up for free Happy Thursday, Glimpses of the Wild West can still be found in Fort Worth through the iconic cattle...
Big Tex will debut a new look when the 2026 State Fair of Texas opens this fall. The State Fair of Texas announced Wednesday that Cavender's Boot City will design Big Tex's signature Western shirt, while Resistol will create the iconic cowboy's new 95-gallon hat. “Partnering with...
Water flows over a path of stones on May 22, 2026 at the Trinity River. (Maria Crane | Fort Worth Report/CatchLight Local/Report for America) A positive resource. An economic engine. A benefit to recreation and quality of life. This is how the Trinity River is perceived today by ...
On June 25, Japan drew with Sweden at what we can now once again call AT&T Stadium. It set up my personal favorite moment of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. I didn’t attend that game, but in the evening, I headed to Texas Live!, where I planned to meet some friends to watch Team U...
The Dallas Cowboys begin training camp in Oxnard, CA, on Tuesday, July 28, and for the first time in a while, there's relatively little drama expected when the team reports. At least, for now. Wide receiver George Pickens, who had a breakout season in Dallas after being traded fr...
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 ...
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 $600,00...
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 ...
EULESS – Thomas Mitchell Dennard, age 67, of Euless, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2026, in Dallas, Texas, surrounded by the loving arms of his family after a life filled with love, laughter, and adventure. Funeral Service: 12 p.m. Monday, July 20, 2026, in Greenwood'...
Evangeline “Leni” Coyle (nee Stamation) passed from this earth on July 5, 2026 at the age of 83. Leni was born in Massachusetts in 1943 to parents George and Mitzi Stamation. George, a U.S. Army Corpsman, was killed in action during World War II in 1945. Leni was raised by her mo...
Exactly what your weekend needs Find out what's "Weekend Worthy" with our arts & culture newsletter. Sign up for essential Fort Worth-area events and news — free. Sign up for free Happy Thursday,For nearly two years, many of us have had our eyes glued to the TV, addicted to watch...
The deadline has passed for NFL players on the franchise tag to sign a long-term deal with their current teams, meaning wide receiver George Pickens is expected to be a Dallas Cowboy for at least one more season. Pickens signed a $27.3 million fully guaranteed deal back in April ...
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 card customers. Fort Worth’s Cherry Coffee is the brew served in the elevated lo...
Charley Crockett, Jack White, and our newspaper had quite the busy weekend. The Satanic doo-wop duo Twin Temple got dropped by one superstar and picked up by another due to some relegious/political stances. Editor Anthony Mariani has thoughts as well. Let’s start there, then stic...
FORT WORTH – Paul Ramos, 74, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2026. Respects may be paid at Mount Olivet Chapel, located at 2301 North Sylvania Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76111. The viewing will be Tuesday, July 21, from 6-8 p.m. The Funeral Service will be Wednesday, Ju...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final is this Sunday, July 19, at New York New Jersey (MetLife) Stadium. Spain will take on the winner of Argentina and England in Atlanta. Before the game, FIFA's closing ceremony will be headlined by Grapevine's own Post Malone. The ceremony will start a...
AT&T Stadium, known as Dallas Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, will begin the process of removing FIFA signage on Wednesday, July 10, weather permitting. The next event at AT&T Stadium is a BTS concert on Aug. 15. The Dallas Cowboys' next game in Arlington is Aug. 28 against ...
AT&T Stadium, known as Dallas Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, will begin the process of removing FIFA signage on Wednesday, July 15, weather permitting. The next event at AT&T Stadium is a BTS concert on Aug. 15. The Dallas Cowboys' next game in Arlington is Aug. 28 against ...
AT&T Stadium, known as Dallas Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, will begin the process of removing FIFA signage on Wednesday, July 15. The next event at AT&T Stadium is a BTS concert on Aug. 15. The Dallas Cowboys' next game in Arlington is Aug. 28 against the New Orleans Sain...
The FBI's Dallas Field Office says some of the drone pilots accused of violating airspace restrictions at FIFA World Cup matches told FBI agents they were taking real estate photos or conducting roofing inspections in neighborhoods inside the three-mile no-fly zone around AT&T St...
In the nine matches played at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, players and fans came from 15 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Croatia, Egypt, England, France, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden. Soccer connects these diverse cultures and...
The Fort Worth Stockyards have been the ultimate western base camp for FIFA World Cup fans. Global soccer culture meets classic Texas style – and visitors want to grab it by the horns. "They start grabbing hats and puttin' em on, and we show 'em how to wear it. Do you wanna creas...
The semifinal match between France and Spain is the last of the 2026 World Cup to be hosted in Arlington, but the city is already looking ahead to the Women’s World Cup in 2031. Arlington Mayor Jim Ross said the city feels good about its chances of hosting the FIFA Women’s World ...
North Texas is welcoming thousands of French soccer fans as France faces Spain in the World Cup championship match at Dallas Stadium on Tuesday, a day that also marks one of France's most important national holidays. Bastille Day, France's national holiday, falls on the same day ...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup wraps up at Dallas Stadium on Tuesday at 2 p.m. when France plays Spain in the first Semifinal. The winner is headed to New York for the final. The loser will play in Miami on Saturday for third place. France filled Klyde Warren Park Monday night ahead of ...
Former Irving resident Charley Crockett, who’s thrived as a superb vintage-Outlaw country singer-songwriter now based in Austin, basically said he’s OK with going back to busking, which was what he did before becoming regionally famous — and which is what he may be doing if he ke...
FORT WORTH – David Petty, 65, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 5, 2026. Funeral Service: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel, immediately followed by the interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Sat...
Like a lot of former college students, Brandon Aubrey didn’t end up working in the field for which he went to school. “Went off to play D-I soccer at Notre Dame, won a national championship there as a freshman, and then was skilled enough to get drafted in the first round (of the...
Arlington is nearing its finish line for the World Cup. Eight games have been played in the American Dream City so far, with only a semifinal match to come. The festivities have brought thousands of adoring soccer fans to the city. However, some local businesses haven’t seen thei...
Mexico soccer fans swarmed into Texas Live! in Arlington on July 5 for the FIFA World Cup knockout match between their team and England. It was the first time since 1986 that Mexico had advanced to the round of 16, bringing new hope to their fans. The following day, U.S. fans wou...
Here is a fact that captures the absurdity of gambling law in Texas. You cannot legally place a real-money bet on a sportsbook app in Fort Worth, but you can drive ten minutes in any direction and watch your neighbors do exactly that on their phones, using offshore sites the stat...
American Airlines is moving one of its largest aircraft to North Texas in September so it can charter a flight for “America’s Team” to a major coastal city in South America. American, which operates its central hub at DFW International Airport, will use one of its 304-seat Boeing...
In soccer, the upper 90 is said to be the best place to take shots. For Fort Worth soccer fans, the Upper 90 may be the best place to take shots. Named after the top 90-degree angles in a goalpost, this casual hole-in-the-wall on Magnolia has catered to Texas soccer enthusiasts f...
We may be a little late, but we’d like to wish a happy retirement to a North Texas barbershop legend. In April, 84-year-old Travis Dehorney retired after multiple decades in business as owner and operator of Dehorney’s Barber & Beauty. He has created a legacy of not only great, s...
I admit it. I’ve fallen in love with international soccer fans. The cultural exchanges have been absolutely priceless. The Tartan Army drinking Beantown dry! The Japanese diner who waxed rhapsodic about biscuits and gravy! The Korean and Mexican fans swigging tequila outside the ...
After more than two hours of discussion, the Fort Worth Zoning Commission voted 7-4 to recommend denying a proposed ordinance that would regulate where data centers can operate and establish new standards for future development. Several commissioners said they supported regulatin...
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 for sponsor fulfillment at the Professional Bull Riders organization, is a self-ad...
Daniela Henao and her partner Sebastián Gutiérrez smiled as they walked under the historic sign that welcomed them into the Fort Worth Stockyards. The couple from Colombia were immediately in awe of the Western stores and historic buildings along both sides of East Exchange Avenu...
Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had Stage 1 CTE when he died by suicide last fall, according to a post-mortem analysis released by the Concussion and CTE Foundation on Tuesday. The foundation said Kneeland's family released the results of a post-mortem brain...
Big 12 Football Media Days is back at The Star in Frisco again. Texas Tech's offseason search for a quarterback Texas Tech is coming off a historic College Football Playoff appearance. They're led by former Cedar Hill High School coach Joey McGuire. Tech made offseason headlines ...
Arlington is facing a lawsuit over the city council’s vote to extend the Dallas Cowboys’ lease of AT&T Stadium and the use of $273 million of voter-approved venue taxes to reimburse the team for stadium improvements. Warren V. Norred, a local attorney who has previously opposed s...
Contact information Good Bones Fort Worth 214-837-7822 Email: Info@goodbonesfortworth.com Website: www.goodbonesfortworth.com Very little says Texas more than a Longhorn or a Longhorn skull. Adorn that skull with color, turquoise or coins and suddenly this bit of Western iconogra...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal are coming to Dallas Stadium on Monday to take on European champions Spain. Ronaldo scored a penalty kick, was subbed off, and then his team was able to find a winner. It was Ronaldo's first World Cup knockout-round goal. The game seemed destined fo...
Nathan Eovaldi weathered a three-run Detroit uprising after taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning, and Elias Díaz, Josh Smith and Evan Carter hit solo home runs to help the Texas Rangers beat the Tigers 10-4 on Thursday night. The Rangers matched a season high with 17 hits en ...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup moves to the Round of 16 on Saturday, but first the Round of 32 wraps up at Dallas Stadium. Friday is the final three-game day of the tournament. First is Australia versus Egypt at Dallas Stadium at 1 p.m. It is expected to bring an additional wave of inte...
We have guests, y’all, so be on your best behavior. Do not shoot your guns into the air. Leave no dog unattended in the backyard. Don’t set anything on fire. EMS is too busy with the World Cup for your Yankee-doodle foolishness, and the shelters are already full of animals needin...
We tried to tell you. As the World Cup moves into its knockout stages, fans from several countries have experienced matches in some of the United States' top stadiums. Among those earning positive reviews throughout the tournament are Dallas Stadium in Arlington and Los Angeles S...
Côte d'Ivoire, nicknamed the Elephants, has arrived in North Texas for their knockout game against Norway at Dallas Stadium on Tuesday at noon. This is Dallas Stadium's first knockout game. Côte d'Ivoire arrived to cheering fans in Downtown Dallas. Downtown Dallas resident Jennif...
Norway fans took over Happiest Hour in Dallas Monday ahead of Tuesday's game against Côte d'Ivoire at Dallas Stadium at noon. NBC 5 met the man behind the iconic celebration; his name is Ole Freystad. "Most people know me as Mr. Row Row," Freystad said. Freystad says he came up w...
Wives Carmen and Patricia Solano smiled from the pews as Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla-Perez’s lyrics echoed throughout Broadway Baptist Church in the Near Southside. But it wasn’t the late singer’s voice reverberating in the Fort Worth sanctuary. It was an ensemble of gay men u...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lionel Messi didn't have much time to try to become the first to score in seven consecutive World Cup games. Argentina's superstar did it anyway as a second-half substitute. Messi made it seven straight while extending the all-time men's World Cup scoring ...
It’s now cheaper to say “Howdy” to Fort Worth and Arlington shopping and entertainment areas. Trinity Metro reduced the roundtrip cost of its limited-time Cowtown Visitor Shuttles — available on nongame days during the 2026 FIFA World Cup — from $20 per person to $5 per person. C...
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! Action!” RFD Studios has converted the livestock auction facility at 409 East Exchan...
Chris McGaha held up scribbled handwritten lyrics to his face, waiting for his cue. The lead singer was recording vocals for band PVC Street Gang’s upcoming debut studio album at the renowned Niles City Sound studio in Fort Worth’s Near Southside. After a signal from music produc...
Exactly what your weekend needs Find out what's "Weekend Worthy" with our arts & culture newsletter. Sign up for essential Fort Worth-area events and news — free. Sign up for free Happy Thursday, There’s no food that better defines the perfect North Texas summer than a tasty burg...
