At 17, Annabel Luna-Smith arrived in the U.S. from Venezuela with just enough English to say her name. Luna-Smith knew the alphabet. Colors. Numbers. But she could not hold a conversation or navigate college and access healthcare in a country where every system has its own language. Welcome to 52 Fa
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At 17, Annabel Luna-Smith arrived in the U.S. from Venezuela with just enough English to say her name. Luna-Smith knew the alphabet. Colors. Numbers. But she could not hold a conversation or navigate college and access healthcare in a country where every system has its own language. Welcome to 52 Fa
Three months after Texas took control of Fort Worth ISD, the appointed board of managers asked community members how they want the 63,000-student district to improve. Managers are hearing familiar problems. At North Side High School, parents and staff said FWISD’s new leaders need to understand the
The old piece of plastic looked like something made by hand because, well, it was. Students on I.M. Terrell Academy’s robotics team cut it with a Dremel tool, bent it with a heat gun and screwed it into place. It worked, mostly. The new piece was different. Smooth. Precise. Laser-cut. To Raphael Aze
Fort Worth ISD is recalculating middle school math. Beginning this fall, on-level courses are gone, leaving two options for students: advanced or accelerated classes. District officials say the shift will give all students access to advanced math regardless of campus, with the goal of getting more o
It was a marriage and law firm meant to be. When Cade and Jennifer Lovelace met in law school at Texas Tech over two decades ago, they immediately clicked – both romantically and professionally. They're still clicking as the husband-and-wife duo attorney firm and owners of Lovelace Law, with offices
Most business owners spend years building value. Far fewer spend time protecting it, encountering problems because of legal and documentation issues that could have been addressed years earlier. Recently, our Exit Planning Series hosted attorney David Dunning of Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, who delivere
Just days before his first birthday, my son celebrated the birth of the United States of America. Brooks Sgroi turns 1 on July 10. That made Fort Worth’s Fourth the last of his holiday firsts — the final square on the baby calendar before we start counting his age in years instead of months. He did
Fort Worth, Texas – Artisan Circle will transform Crockett Street into a soccer-inspired street festival on Saturday, July 11, combining its signature evening market with a fan-focused celebration timed to one of the summer’s biggest international matches. From 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., guests can explore
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, churches, schools and
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 pouring in the eggs. Ort
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 accessible to the public
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 Commission work sess
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 for 10 a.m., experien
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 meetings. Find out how
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 Committee dove into a surve
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 Sturns to renew a cont
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. for police equipment
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 African American Museu
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, they’ve noticed there
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, converted classroom
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 among the monied eli
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 weekend. At the Humane Soc
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 opening of a stadium city
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. From aardvarks to zebr
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 minerals changes the deal
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 getting ready to open
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, was the first knocko
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 interment will follow in
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 in luck, because I’m
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 knockout match. Austral
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 spaces and built-in
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 salad or a seasonal
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 they’ve finally pro
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, Transportation and Logisti
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 insufficient resources and sa
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 heritage as African Am
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 across the country to
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 Antonio-based company
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 expected to start Ju
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 local artist’s birth
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