The city of Fort Worth has applied to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development for $13.5 million in grants for housing and homelessness programs. The city submitted its 2026-2027 Action Plan on Aug. 14 to HUD, staff members told members of the city’s Community Development Council duri
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A preliminary design for the Bonds Ranch Segment 2 project will involve relocating rail lines for Union Pacific and BNSF Railway. Project partners are making improvements in the Bonds Ranch Road corridor from FM 1220 at the west end to U.S. Business Highway 287 at the east end. T...
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Fort Worth Zoning commissioners decided against recommending the application for a conditional use permit for a carwash to be located on a lot located at the southwest corner of 8th Avenue and Cantey Street. A motion to recommend approval to the Fort Worth City Council died on a ...
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Fort Worth invites you to celebrate German culture at Oktoberfest. There will be craft shopping, live music, dances, food, traditional German beer, Olympic competitions, carnival rides, and more! There will also be air-conditioned areas and shaded areas if you get hot. Festival t...
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Visitors to the State Fair of Texas are strolling through a missing chapter of art history: the art of the New Deal during the 1930s. Inspired by the 90th anniversary of the New Deal programs that helped establish the most iconic elements of Fair Park, New Deal Texas and the West...
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On Wednesday, the United States Postal Service released its latest Kwanzaa stamp, this time celebrating the father-daughter relationship. Kwanzaa is a pan-African holiday created in the United States in 1966 that draws on African traditions and aims to unify African Americans fro...
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Ylli Mimini passed on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at the age of 70 in Dallas. Born on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 1956, Ylli was a resident of Irving, Texas. Ylli will be truly missed by many relatives and friends, cherishing all the good memories shared with him. He will always be remembe...
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Binh Thi Pham passed on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at the age of 84 in North Richland Hills. Born on Monday, Dec. 8, 1941 in Vietnam to Nghinh Van Pham and Lan Thi Bui. Binh was a resident of North Richland Hills. Binh will be truly missed by many relatives and friends, cherishing ...
schools
After four decades of building athletic facilities across Texas, Paragon Sports Constructors turned to J.P. Morgan to help chart its next chapter as a 100% employee-owned company. On Friday nights across Texas, thousands of students take the field under stadium lights. They run o...
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Ruth “Cookie” Baker remembers her childhood home, long gone to progress, in the neighborhood where her family’s funeral business has thrived over a century. Neighbors helped each other in the close-knit Black community once located just east of the intersection of Rosedale and So...
arts
As the final days of the downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus flagship store approach, visitors are making special trips to document and remember a piece of the city's history before it closes Sept. 30. The store at Main and Ervay has operated in downtown Dallas for more than a century....
arts
A classic car show took over the parking lot at the Vandergriff Town Center in Downtown Arlington on Saturday. Registration filled up ahead of time, with car enthusiasts looking to compete for awards and show off their wheels at the 2026 Downtown Arlington Classic Car Show. Cars ...
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A North Texas program designed to improve outcomes for mothers and babies is getting a big bump from the state. The Maternal Health Accelerator (MHA), a coalition created to address high maternal mortality and pregnancy-related complications, is receiving more than $4 million fro...
