A business was started during the COVID-19 pandemic by Miriam Astorga. She sells Mexican handmade goods, also known as artesanias. These products are available at events and markets.
Astorga also allows customers to book appointments to view products on a property she owns with her husband. Her business venture was partially inspired by her grandfather's entrepreneurial spirit. He had sold products door to door in his youth and later opened a store in his home.
Further details about Astorga's business, Puertas Del Sol Imports, are available through a Q&A series on small businesses.
Carolyn Kay Bangert, 85, of Fort Worth, passed away peacefully on Sept. 9, 2026. Kay was born Jan. 29, 1941, in Midland, Texas to Irene and Bill Cole. She spent most of her life in Midland-Odessa before moving to Fort Worth to be closer to her son, Ben, and her grandchildren, Lex...
Last October, Fort Worth homebuilder Village Homes filed for Chapter 11 reorganization when a major legal fight disrupted the company’s ability to do business. According to Village Homes, the issue stemmed from a 2024 contract to sell 100 vacant lots, the company name, and relate...
It was dusk on a recent Thursday, and Kent Bolinger and Jana Stout were cleaning up the food truck that had delivered supplies to a crew fighting a grass fire the day before. Bolinger and Stout are top officers of the nonprofit Red Helmets. For half a century, when the Fort Worth...
Ernest Rodriguez Sr. passed away peacefully, surrounded by family to be with our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at the age of 92. Rosary: 6:00 – 8:00 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at Mount Olivet Chapel. Funeral: 12:00 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at All Saints...
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Jaime Castañeda is ambitious. The new Enloe/Rose Artistic Director at the Dallas Theater Center is beginning his tenure at the Tony Award-winning theater company with a world premiere production about a high-stakes Cold War summit set in Iceland. Reykjavik86 is now playing throug...
Fort Worth residents are invited to get rid of their old electronics at a Frost recycling event provided by Secure On-Site Shredding, Inc. The event will take place at any participating Frost Financial Center over four days, spanning from Sept. 16 to Oct. 2. "The electronic devic...
The U.S. Postal Service dedicated a new stamp on Saturday celebrating the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The USPS said the 12 million USCG Academy stamps printed continue the long-standing tradition of honoring the nation's premier military service institution...
The Kick commands the plaza in front of Frisco’s National Soccer Hall of Fame. It’s a prestigious job, but one that requires steely resolve to battle the elements and avian incursions. In this video interview, I spoke with The (we’re on a first-name basis now) to better understan...
