By Mark Power I was born and raised on Fort Worth’s Southside. I attended Westcreek Elementary, Wedgwood Middle School, and in 1999 I graduated from Southwest High School. While it’s a city that continues to grow and change, it still feels like home. The people, neighborhoods, ch...
Onions, bell peppers and jalapeños softened in the sizzling skillet as Luis Ortiz Jr. whisked three eggs nearby. His mother diced, sliced and chopped the vegetables before they went in. His father took over the stove, browning chunks of hot links beside the vegetables before pour...
Doriva Local Art Source proudly announces the opening of its newest gallery at Hulen Mall in Fort Worth. Officially opened on July 1, the gallery expands the company’s mission of connecting communities with original artwork created by local artists while making fine art more acce...
Fort Worth residents are sending a clear message about how they want the city to grow: build where infrastructure already exists, preserve open space, and create more walkable neighborhoods connected by parks, trails and transit. Those themes emerged during the Fort Worth Zoning ...
A scheduled meeting of the Mayor’s Committee on Persons with Disabilities was canceled on June 11 after the committee failed to reach the minimum number of members required to conduct official business. The meeting, listed on the city of Fort Worth Boards & Commissions calendar f...
Fort Worth’s City Plan Commission meeting on June 11 concluded in seven minutes after members addressed right-of-way stubouts along Maple Orchard Lane in the Orchard Village plans. Documenters empowers people like you to help fill the gaps in reporting on Tarrant County public me...
Emotional intelligence will be the focus of the Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County subcommittee charged with finding ways to improve the region’s workforce, its chairman said during the group’s June 3 meeting. At the meeting, Workforce Solutions’ Workforce Improvement Committ...
An Austin firm won a contract extension to continue operating Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County workforce centers for the 2026-27 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. At its June 10 meeting, the Workforce Development Board authorized Workforce Solutions executive director Robert St...
Editor’s note: Transcript provided by Cambridge Artificial Intelligencer. Bedford is moving to significantly upgrade its police equipment and technology. At a June 23 meeting, city council members unanimously authorized a 10-year, $5.3 million agreement with Axon Enterprise Inc. ...
A North Texas woman has been found guilty of murder after investigators said she left her infant child in a hot car outside her workplace in Frisco. Frisco police said 27-year-old Vanessa Esquivel left her 15-month-old child inside a vehicle in August 2025. Investigators said the...
Shane Peterman is ready for a new challenge. Peterman, WaterTower Theatre’s (WTT) Producing Artistic Director since 2019, departed the Addison-based theater company in June to become CEO of The Augusta Players and The Imperial Theatre in Augusta, Georgia. The Imperial Theatre in ...
Seven years ago, a group of Fort Worth leaders came together with a vision of preserving local Black history with a new museum. What followed were several creative, financial and location hurdles delaying the project. Now, that shared dream has become a reality. The Fort Worth Af...
To some, it might seem strange that Christinia Wilson finds her peace in the place where her world came crumbling down. Still, every couple of weeks throughout the last year, she’s returned to the same riverfront land in Ingram where her family was nearly washed away and her husb...
In Highland Village, a routine morning at Him.Barber started like any other, but took an unexpected turn when an unusual visitor was spotted at the front window. Employees saw a colorful bird perched on the windowsill and figured he was far from home, so they jumped into action. ...
World Cup fans came from overseas to cheer. But they’re also doing a lot of chewing, delighting their hosts with rave reviews of North American cuisine. "It’s greasy, it’s disgusting, but it’s absolutely glorious," Jack Goodwin, a soccer enthusiast from London, said about the Ame...
The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas is sharing a message from the president as it celebrates America's 250th birthday with free admission and parking. Guests celebrating America’s semiquincentennial at the center will be able to see a rare copy of the Declaration of ...
The dream of going to a FIFA World Cup match is one many soccer fans can relate to, but for some fans, it's not going as they imagined. Fans are buying tickets on the StubHub website, but they're not always delivered on time or matched to what was purchased. Texas Attorney Genera...
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...
The match ball from Argentina's 1986 World Cup quarterfinal against England – better known as the 'Hand of God' ball, thanks to Diego Maradona's famous goal – is set to go up for auction. It has been auctioned before, previously for $2.4m. Maradona's shirt from that match sold fo...
The Dallas Wings (12-8) take on the Toronto Tempo (9-10) Sunday at 2 p.m. Paige Bueckers is coming off a 25-point game, leading the Wings to a double-digit 4th quarter comeback. Jessica Shepard, who was also named an All-Star starter, scored 14 points. Bueckers will make her seco...
Lee Nguyen is back in North Texas. The former US Men's National Team midfielder and NWSL championship-winning coach is now leading Dallas Trinity FC. Nguyen has been coaching in the National Women's Soccer League, including helping Trinity Rodman and the Washington Spirit capture...
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 ...
There’s a big international professional sports competition going on now, playing some of its matches in North Texas. It’s a sport you might not be as familiar with as the four major U.S. sports, but the upstart wants to increase its market share in this country. And, like you, t...
In a kitchen classroom in June at Texas Christian University’s Annie Richardson Bass Building, Spanish-speaking Tarrant County residents learned about the tools they need to keep themselves healthy. These cooking lessons, hosted by Tarrant County Medical Society’s Project Access,...
A book by a local author that features a now mostly forgotten Fort Worth scandal rippling through the country club set is coming back. “The Inheritors,” by Philip Atlee, whose real name is James Young Phillips, is a scathing debut novel from a then-25-year-old author who grew up ...
Editor’s note: A featured pet may be adopted by the time you inquire, but many more are always waiting to meet you through the Humane Society of North Texas. For many North Texans, the Fourth of July means backyard barbecues, fireworks, family gatherings and a long holiday weeken...
Walking us through his home along the bank of the Guadalupe, Scott Allen’s quick to note that not much has changed since we saw it last back in late August. “We said initially… I don’t know how we even said it. I feel silly. We said Memorial Day, by Memorial Day 2026. Now that se...
Nearly one year after the devastating Texas Hill Country flooding on Friday, July 4, 2025, Annie and RJ Harber are sharing publicly for the first time how they are moving forward after losing their two daughters and RJ Harber's parents in one of the state's deadliest flood disast...
For years, Texas Health Mansfield Stadium existed solely as construction plans, artist renderings and promises of what it could become. On Wednesday morning, the community it will serve gathered as that idea officially came to fruition. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the openin...
The Weekly has two special issues coming up. Our annual Creature Comforts Edition hits the stands the last week of July, and our inaugural Back-to-School Issue comes out the first week of August. Creature Comforts 2026 Our annual animal-oriented issue comes out on Wed, Jul 29. Fr...
A Texas property sale can look simple at first. The buyer likes the land. The seller likes the offer. Maybe the place has a small house, a barn, a stock tank, a gravel road, and a few old fence lines that need work. Then the title work comes back, and one old sentence about miner...
Cowtown, prepare to say “Howdy” to White Castle. The world’s first hamburger chain — launched in 1921 — plans to build its second Texas location in southwest Fort Worth, according to a new filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Meanwhile, White Castle is ge...
Fans of the U.S. men’s national soccer team gathered Wednesday night at J. Gilligan’s Bar & Grill in Arlington to watch the broadcast of their team’s win at the 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32 match against Bosnia-Herzegovina. The match, played at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, ...
FORT WORTH – Jose "Joe" Rodriguez Pedroza, 86, passed away on June 25, 2026. Funeral Service: 12 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2026, in Greenwood's Live Oak Chapel, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth, Texas 76107; with a visitation one hour prior to service beginning at 11 a.m. An inte...
A Grapevine single father and his two young sons are beginning the difficult process of rebuilding after a duplex fire left their home unlivable. Jordan Ceman said he returned home from work last Tuesday, smelled smoke and then saw flames. Ceman said he tried to put out the fire ...
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, Are you looking for fun ways to celebrate Fourth of July in Tarrant County? You’re i...
More communities in Texas and across the country are signing up to use the nation’s most powerful emergency alert system after deadly flooding in Central Texas exposed gaps in how warnings reach people in danger. NBC 5 Investigates learned more than 100 agencies nationwide, inclu...
If you drive through one Frisco neighborhood early on a Saturday morning, you might think something special is happening. Lawn chairs line the sidewalk. Customers sip coffee while waiting patiently. And just beyond the front yard, a bakery cart is about to roll onto the porch. Th...
TGIF! This year, the United States of America turns 250 years old. Meanwhile, it’s Arlington’s 150th anniversary. So why wouldn’t we go all out for Independence Day celebrations in 2026? If you are lucky enough to have Friday off, be sure to catch Arlington’s second World Cup kno...
In the early days of Major League Soccer, many of the league’s teams played home games in stadiums designed for American football. Their predecessors in the North American Soccer League had done the same. NFL and college buildings offered professional facilities with large grassy...
When thinking about summer foods, my mind leans toward nostalgia. I picture ice cream parlor trips with friends, nachos at the ballpark and hotdogs at family reunions. These are all fabulous snacking options, but what if you’re wanting something a little different like a crunchy ...
The Dallas Wings have two All-Star starters: Paige Bueckers and Jessica Shepard. Bueckers, who is averaging nearly 20 points this season, received the most votes among all starters and will make her second straight All-Star start. She's improved her points per game, assists per g...
Six months after a viral video showed several men firing automatic weapons along the Margaret McDermott Bridge on New Year's Eve, Dallas police are taking new steps to prevent similar incidents during the Fourth of July holiday. The Dallas Police Department announced it will impl...
New federal court documents show what prosecutors say was the planned, armed kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane at a Dallas recording studio. Rapper Pooh Shiesty, real name Lontrell Williams Jr., allegedly forced Gucci Mane, real name Radric Davis, to release him from his 1017 ...
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...
The Fourth of July travel rush is underway at DFW Airport, where officials expect one of the busiest holiday periods on record as holiday travelers and FIFA World Cup fans converge on North Texas. DFW Airport projects approximately 1.75 million passengers will travel to, through ...
The Dallas Wings are sharing a new look at their practice facility, which is currently under construction. The team shared a video reel that includes Downtown Dallas, where the Wings hope to permanently relocate their home games, and inside the facility in West Dallas. There's a ...
Kevin Vasquez wanted to find a way to get people off of their phones and back into real-life conversations. Vasquez, 24, is currently studying business and entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Arlington. "I am working toward one day owning a cafe and restaurant where I ...
Before dawn on July 4, 2025, catastrophic flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country when the Guadalupe River surged and rose about 30 feet in an hour, washing away bridges and roads and killing at least 137 people. Families celebrating the holiday weekend woke to rising water...
At last, they made a Minions movie just for me. Maybe not for you or for your kid, but for me and the other film-school graduates in the crowd. You may argue that the yellow beings (all voiced by Pierre Coffin) have been the real stars ever since their debut in Despicable Me. Now...
Tarrant County College aviation maintenance students will have a clearer path to American Airlines jobs under an agreement signed June 30. TCC and American formalized the memorandum of understanding at the Erma C. Johnson Hadley Northwest Center of Excellence for Aviation, Transp...
Residents are pushing back on a proposed North Texas data center that would pull up to 5 million gallons of water a day from Cedar Creek Lake in Henderson County — the reservoir that provides most of Fort Worth’s drinking water. Members of the public cite concerns about insuffici...
Annie Dobbins sees the fabric of American history like a quilt. Each square of cloth on its own may appear “insignificant,” the Fort Worth resident said. “But when you put the pieces together, it becomes this beautiful array, and it warms you,” said Dobbins, who identifies her he...
For the second consecutive year, the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership was chosen by Site Selection Magazine for the Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development, the most prestigious award in the field. The Fort Worth partnership is one of 23 organizations a...
The Mansfield H-E-B store just celebrated its second anniversary but the grocer is already planning an upgrade at the location. Construction is scheduled to begin in September for the minor remodel of about 800 feet of the 128,000-square-foot store at 1670 E. Broad St. The San An...
Public safety facilities at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport are being upgraded as a new $3.6 million construction project to expand security screenings begins next week. The renovation of an 81,000-square-foot warehouse called International Logistics Center Building B is ...
Listen up, Fort Worth! Welcome to The Soundcheck, a biweekly music column keeping you in the loop on what’s happening across the Tarrant music scene. As summertime heats up in Panther City, keep cool indoors with these live music offerings taking the stage this July. Celebrate a ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Love Texas Art Foundation is proud to announce the artistsselected for the 13th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition, one of the state's premier exhibitionscelebrating the breadth and excellence of contemporary Texas art. Juried by Terri Provencal,Publisher and ...
On Saturday, more than 7,400 registered attendees visited South Main Village to celebrate the sixth annual Trinity Pride Fest, becoming Tarrant County’s largest Pride celebration of the year. As banners and rainbow decorations lined the block, local bars, restaurants, and retaile...
We finally caught up with Matthew McNeal after he took home the Mullen & Mullen Music Project’s inaugural JAMBALOO Music Prize for his 2025 album HIGHLONESOME. Besides a bevy of local-music-industry-related boons, the prize package included $20,000 cash, a sum at which anyone (le...
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