Donald Kay Shipe, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. Don was born to Jack and Ruth Cowan Shipe on Oct. 19, 1933, in Fort Worth. He attended North Hi Mount Elementary, Stripling Middle, and Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth. He attended Texas
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With the Water Wings mascot, a friendly dolphin, high-finning children and adults, Ekene and Rosaline Ogbechie were all smiles as they opened their new swim school location in Arlington on Oct. 17. “It just showed we chose the right place for this school,” said Rosaline Ogbechie,...
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For JLL’s Todd Burnette, this summer in Fort Worth was not a time to take a break. “This is the busiest in the summer I can remember,” said Burnette, who has been watching the Fort Worth office market for nearly a quarter of a century. “There was no slowdown.” That activity was r...
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Executives from American Airlines Inc. and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport hosted a first look at the Terminal A pier expansion on Oct. 21. Four of the terminal’s 10 gates — five new and five rebuilt — are now open, with the rest debuting ahead of the coming holiday trave...
government
Fort Worth Public Library patrons will face lower checkout limits for e-books and audiobooks and potentially longer waits for some titles after the city council adopted a fiscal 2027 budget requiring cuts of about $864,000 from the department, officials told the Library Advisory ...
business
PRNewswire/ — Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, today announced plans to invest more than $600 million over the next three years in a new advanced manufacturing and engineering center in Fort Worth, Texas. Carrier ...
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Customers flying to, from and through Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) can now enjoy a more modern and improved customer experience at Terminal A with the opening of gates A10, A11, A13 and A15 as part of the Terminal A Pier Expansion project which adds 140K sq. ft. ...
government
Dawn Marie Day was born on Jan. 20, 1978, in Abilene, Texas. She was a beautiful soul with a kind heart who loved deeply and cared for everyone around her. Dawn dedicated much of her adult life to education, beginning her career as a special education paraprofessional and working...
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Texas Christian University’s occupational therapy program will become the nation’s first to offer an academic track to board certification in lifestyle medicine. The course, set to launch this spring, will allow second-year doctor of occupational therapy students to pursue certif...
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Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Submit your business here. Rebecca Gallagher’s husband and son used to collect sports cards as a hobby. Now the family is turning that hobby into a business with some serious...
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In 2025, North Texas Community Foundation (NTCF) donors directed $67.4 million to organizations across the region, the highest annual total in the Foundation's 45-year history, and more than $20 million above the previous record. Since 1981, that total has grown to more than $550...
safety
An 18-year-old man is dead after an early morning shooting in Arlington on Sunday. Arlington officers responded to an apartment complex in the 3100 block of E. Park Row Drive at 2:54 a.m. after a resident reported hearing what sounded like gunshots nearby. Fort Worth Police told ...
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As early voting continues, more than 2,000 churches across Texas have committed to participating in a statewide effort to encourage voter turnout during the 2026 midterm elections, according to organizers. The initiative, called "Black Out Sunday," encourages eligible voters to r...
