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Culture
Top Martin Luther King Jr. Day events to attend in Fort Worth
Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with these local celebratory events.
January 14, 2026 11:58 AM
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Rebecca McRobbie
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Food
Holiday food guide: Where to find the best tamales in Fort Worth
Unwrap the gift of food this season.
November 14, 2023
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Rebecca McRobbie
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Disney’s Encanto like you’ve never seen (or heard) before
This screening, accompanied by a live orchestra, is an experience you won’t want to miss.
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Events
(Holiday) Cheers to 41 years: Parade of Lights returns downtown
We’ve got the deets on Fort Worth’s beloved holiday tradition.
November 10, 2023
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Rebecca McRobbie
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Culture
Leonard’s Department Store artifacts added to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
The museum will help preserve the legacy of Leonard’s Department Store.
November 8, 2023
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Emily Shea-Owen
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It’s not the holidays until you see “The Nutcracker”
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🔬 You’re invited to the second annual STEM Family Fair
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Retail
2023 Holiday Gift Guide: 38 gifts you can buy right now
Shop the most popular gifts of the 2023 holiday season, plus gifts that support small businesses and the best holiday wrapping paper to tie it all up in.
November 2, 2023
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Sports
What to know: Texas Rangers World Series Parade in Arlington
The city of Arlington will hold the first-ever World Champions Parade on Friday to celebrate the Texas Rangers’ history-making season.
November 2, 2023
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Rebecca McRobbie
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City
What’s a Quonset hut — and why are they all over Fort Worth?
Let’s look back at the history of the rounded metal building to see why it’s so prevalent in Cowtown architecture.
November 2, 2023
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Kate Mazade
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Culture
The Anti-Gift Guide: 50 ways to slow down, treat yourself, and break tradition this holiday season
Rip up your gift list — it’s time to rethink the holidays.
November 2, 2023
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Sarah Leonhardt
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Events
Pick your pumpkin at these 10 patches around North Texas
Fall is here — what better way to celebrate than by picking pumpkins?
October 7, 2024
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Kate Mazade
A fake skeleton decoration pops out from behind a dark bar at the Black Lagoon Halloween-themed pop-up bar. In the background, neon green, purple, and orange lights add to the scary vibes.
Bars
Enter if you dare: Halloween-themed Black Lagoon Pop-up bar coming to Fort Worth
The spine-tingling pop-up will take over Nickel City on South Main Street from Friday, Oct. 11 to Thursday, Oct. 31.
October 7, 2024
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Kate Mazade
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Live
Consider these local landmarks our Hollywood signs
We’re giving you the 411 on the 817’s landmarks — from the Livestock Exchange Building to the Tarrant County Courthouse. Learn about their history, fun facts, and why Fort Worthians and visitors alike find them so iconic.
October 3, 2024
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Rebecca McRobbie
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Food
Where to grab 10 late-night meals in Fort Worth
Sometimes you get the munchies late at night, so we’re helping out with a list of spots that stay open late around Cowtown.
October 2, 2024
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Staff
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Events
Are you brave enough for these Fort Worth haunted houses?
They don’t call it spooky season for nothing.
October 1, 2024
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Events
8 things to do at the 2024 State Fair of Texas
The Texas city editors hit the highlights at Fair Park, thanks to these reader recommendations.
September 30, 2024
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Kate Mazade
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Education
Texas’ first dual enrollment high school for adults opens in Fort Worth
Gov. Greg Abbott, Mayor Mattie Parker, and other city leaders gathered to dedicate the New Heights High School.
September 26, 2024
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Kate Mazade
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Real Estate
How difficult is it to buy a home in Fort Worth?
This NBC tool utilizes home prices, interest rates, and availability (among other factors) to determine just how difficult it is to buy a home in Tarrant County.
September 26, 2024
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Brianna Williams
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Development
$20M renovation in the works for the historic Stockyards Hotel
Stockyards Heritage Development Co. filed a permit to renovate the 1907 hotel on East Exchange Avenue.
September 25, 2024
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Kate Mazade
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Culture
Toddler’s day out in Fort Worth
Bookmark this guide for what to do with your littles around town.
September 24, 2024
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Kate Mazade