At least 35 adults and 17 children were evacuated from businesses in North Fort Worth after a natural gas line was damaged, according to the Fort Worth Fire Department. The call came in just after 4 p.m. Wednesday, sending Fort Worth Fire Department crews to the 2700 block of Basswood Blvd, accordin
government
Arlington officials are exploring areas within the city’s boundaries where data centers could be located and standards regulating their operation, should developers show interest. In a Tuesday meeting, Arlington City Council members were for the first time presented with proposed...
western
Eva Katherine Mangham Isbell, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, friend, and faithful servant, passed away peacefully on Oct. 26, 2026, at the age of 89. Born May 6, 1937, in Kaufman, Texas, Eva was the daughter of Jewell and Ben Mangham and younger sister of Dell Oree Mang...
arts
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York is deeply sad. Why don’t more movies try to do this? We tend to expect other things when we go to the multiplex, and even when we do invest in a tragedy, we often want something shattering and powerful. This throwback movie doesn’t offer any...
government
Ken Shetter, who has led One Safe Place since it was founded more than two decades ago, stepped down from his role at the family justice center earlier this month. Joel Glenn, the current board chair, is serving as interim CEO for the nonprofit located in the Near Southside. Shet...
western
Día de los Muertos, typically observed on Nov. 1-2, is approaching and Tarrant County is celebrating with parades, festivals, vendor markets, processions and live performances. If you’re looking to celebrate the culture, remember loved ones who have passed on with an ofrenda — a ...
government
Natalie Hultquist thought she would be reunited with her friends as soon as she entered high school. Last year, when Northwest ISD adjusted the attendance boundaries for its middle schools, many of the eighth grader’s friends were moved from Chisholm Trail Middle School to Pike M...
government
They don’t attend the same school. They aren’t in the same grade. They don’t even share a diagnosis. But Kim Medford’s seventh grader and Ashish Talwar’s first grader share one thing: a parent who says making sure Fort Worth ISD follows their special education plan has become a s...
government
The remnants of a World War I airstrip — marked by the silhouette of an airplane — will be preserved in a far north Fort Worth neighborhood. Fort Worth City Council members approved zoning Oct. 13 that will maintain a .39-acre site on the western end of the 2700 block of Muscogee...
safety
Spare a thought for Alex Gibney. The Oscar-winning documentarian probably thought he had the year’s best documentary on lock with Musk, a 235-minute exposé of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Then he saw his movie hit theaters the same week as You Can See Everything, another v...
schools
From playing local hot spots like Lola’s Saloon and the Granada Theater circa 2009, to beating alcohol addiction, Fort Worth hip-hopper Benny Smoke is back with a forthcoming EP and new single. With “Wobble,” the 38-year-old tackles troubled times and real-life issues via a heavy...
tcu
North Texas airport and airline leaders cited big numbers when they described their industry’s economic impact. Hundreds of thousands of customers daily. Hundreds of thousands of jobs. Billions of dollars in economic activity. Those figures, they said, start with people — and fin...
western
Eco Motel has long been a nuisance in east Fort Worth’s Meadowbrook neighborhood, but a new city code compliance program that focuses on problem properties has helped bring the business into full compliance. The city’s Nuisance Enforcement Task Force program, which Fort Worth lau...
