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Stationery shops in Fort Worth

Don’t let letters be a lost art. | Photo by Joy Paper Co.

Spring is here, and between wedding season, baby showers, holidays, and that ever-so-envious garden party, we figured you’re going to need some greeting cards.

We’ve rounded up 10 local stationery shops for all your announcements, invitations, and thank you note needs. All you have to do is pick out the paper color and pen your sweet missive.

Joy Paper Co. | Online
The small women-owned business uses recycled materials and donates a portion of its proceeds to mental health research and awareness. Check out our online shop Six&Main for fun greeting cards, stickers, and prints.

Lawrence’s Gift | Arlington Heights
The upscale shop offers greeting cards and printed napkins for every holiday.

PS the Letter | Camp Bowie
Pick out your wedding stationery and gifts in this one-stop shop. Plus, peruse offerings from the boutique’s paper brand.

Print World, Inc. | Meadowbrook
Celebrate life’s special occasions with greeting cards or personalized stationery from Carlson Craft.

byrd + bleecker | West 7th
The modern paperie offers custom invitations stationery with letterpress, engraved, laser cut, and etched options.

FTW-stationery-paper-planet — Express yourself and your event through custom designs.
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Photo by @tracyautemphotography + @paperplanetdesigns

Hunter + Boone | Online
Stationery for all interests — peruse outdoor- and adventure-themed greeting cards and personalized prints.

Paper Planet | East Rosedale
The boutique shop creates custom stationary for weddings, special occasions, and corporate events. Choose from handmade papers, card stock, envelopes, and ribbons for a refined stationery collection for your events.

Brown Fox Creative | Online
The professional graphic designers will help you create a custom stationery collection or you can shop pre-designed patterns.

Catherine Cartie Calligraphy | Online
Shop Catherine’s hand-painted watercolor cards, calendars, or gift wrap. We can’t decide between the delicate spring butterflies or the fish print.

Fire Hound Press | Online
The local artist creates string-and-tie envelopes and letterpress stationery.

Events

Tuesday, April 4

Shred-It | Tuesday, Apr. 4 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | The Stockyards Financial Center, 201 28th St., Fort Worth | Free | Time for spring cleaning — bring up to 10 boxes of personal documents to be disposed of to protect your privacy.
City Council Public Comment Meeting | Tuesday, Apr. 4 | 6 p.m. | City Hall, 200 Texas St., Fort Worth | Free | Register at least two hours before the meeting to share your opinion on agenda items.

Wednesday, April 5

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Town Hall | Wednesday, Apr. 5 | 6:30-8 p.m. | Riverside Community Center, 3700 E. Belknap St., Fort Worth | Free | Register in advance to share feedback on starting a small business in Fort Worth.
Texas Rangers | Wednesday, Apr. 5 | 1 p.m. | Globe Life Field, 734 Stadium Dr., Arlington | $9-$475 | The Rangers will take on the Baltimore Orioles at home.

Thursday, April 6

Adult and Teen Studio | Thursday, Apr. 6 | 6 p.m. | The Modern, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth | $150-$175 | Examine the interplay between art and technology, focusing on themes of glitch, video art, digital identities, and surveillance.
Rising Star Youth Leadership Academy | Thursday, Apr. 6 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Southside Community Center, 959 E. Rosedale St., Fort Worth | Free | Teens (ages 12-18) will learn career development, leadership, and life skills they need to succeed.

Friday, April 7

Lone Star 92.5 Bring in the Weekend party | Friday, Apr. 7 | 3-7 p.m. | Fat Daddy’s, 781 W. Debbie Ln., Mansfield | Free | Join Jeff K. and the Lone Star 92.5 crew for another live broadcast featuring trivia, prizes, music, drink specials, and more.*

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Giveaway

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It’s like summer camp, but for grownups, families, and kids. We’re giving away a three-night stay at Camp Fimfo Waco, a brand new resort in Waco (a 1.5-hr. drive from Fort Worth), in partnership with Camp Fimfo. One lucky winner will get to stay in the luxurious Magnolia Cabin for three whole nights, plus enjoy a private poolside cabana (for one day only).

What else is there to do at Camp Fimfo Waco? We’re glad you asked. It’s packed with resort-style amenities, including:

A pool with swim-up bar
Hot tubs
An interactive water playground
Tons of activities (think: pickleball, mini-golf, and more)
An on-site tavern
And so much more

Here’s how to enter to win:

Head to our survey and answer some questions for us (don’t forget to include your email address + first name/last initial). Note: Your email will only be shared with Camp Fimfo if you opt-in to receive future promotions from them.
Make sure to enter by 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 16.

Any Fort Worthian can enter, and we’ll draw and announce the winner in our newsletter on Tuesday, April 18.*

Enter to win

News Notes

Weather

84º | Cloudy | 10% chance of rain
Local forecasts show more severe weather could be headed our way today. Make sure you pull your car into the garage to protect against quarter-sized hail, like what fell around town over the weekend. (NBC DFW)

Civic

On Tuesday, April 11, City Council will consider adding 27 acres to its economic development program agreement with American Airlines in order for the airline to construct more buildings. The deal dates back to a 2016 Tax Abatement Agreement for the airline to build a new corporate headquarters on Skyview Drive. (Dallas Business Journal)

Biz

As part of nationwide cutbacks, Walmart is laying off 1,000+ employees from its e-commerce fulfillment center on North Beach Street. The mega-store is not closing the facility but will eliminate weekend and evening shifts that were added to accommodate an increase in online orders. (WBAP/KLIF)

Concert

Friday on the Green is returning to the Near Southside. The free monthly concert series will kick off at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 14 at the Magnolia Green (on Lipscomb Street between Magnolia Avenue and Rosedale Street) with a performance by Pablo and the Hemphill 7. Enjoy local bands, children’s activities, an artisan market, and food trucks.

Sports

Football is life — Fort Worth Vaqueros FC is holding open tryouts on Saturday, April 8. Head to Vaqueros Field in Sycamore Park for your chance to join the National Premier Soccer League team. Register now.

Jobs

Attention teens — the city is hiring camp leaders to help with educational programs and recreational activities for its Summer Day Camp. The positions — open to ages 16+ — run from Monday, June 12-Friday, Aug. 11 and are 32-40 hours per week. Interviews will be held Saturday, April 15 at TCC’s South Campus. Apply now.

Number

210,607. That’s how many people saw Taylor Swift perform at AT&T Stadium over the weekend. The pop star became the first artist to perform three days in a row at Jerry World, breaking the venue’s attendance record.

Environment

Tomorrow, April’s full moon — dubbed the Pink Moon for spring’s abundant pink blooms — will light up the sky at 11:34 p.m. The event is also known as the Paschal Moon, which is used to determine the date of Easter. (TimeandDate.com)

Trending

Move over Jules Verne — two Texas octogenarians made it around the world in 80 days. Made famous by TikTok, Ellie Hamby and Sandy Hazelip left the states on January 11 and traveled to all seven continents before returning to DFW Airport last week. (NBC DFW)

Drink

The most polished organizational item in your kitchen: the Fellow Atmos Coffee Canister, which not only looks great but keeps coffee fresh by sucking oxygen out of the jar. Pro tip: You can use it to store any snack and it will stay fresh longer.

Real Estate

Looking for new digs for you — and your electric vehicle? Meet Wayfare - Cibolo Hills, Texas’s most EV-friendly luxury housing development, where every apartment is single story (read: no stairs or loud neighbors) and has attached garages, dedicated EV chargers, and sits 45 acres of beautiful green space. Learn more.*

Community

🛠️ Just a little $26 million fix

Fort Worth Community Arts Center needs $26 million in repairs

Fort Worth Community Arts Center is located between The Carter and the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. | Photo by FTWtoday

The Fort Worth Community Arts Center is in need of some major TLC. The city-owned complex at 1300 Gendy St. is currently leased by Arts Fort Worth.

Last year, architecture firm Bennett Partners conducted a building condition assessment and determined that the facility needs approximately $26 million in repairs, including asbestos removal and flooding damage.

In February, City Council assembled a task force to:

Review the assessment
Assess existing and potential uses
Assess potential funding sources
Conduct public hearings
Make recommendations to the city

Over 300 people attended last week’s meeting and community suggestions included turning the space into a public library with smaller galleries and a performing and visual arts school.

Two more public meetings will be held on Thursday, April 13 and Thursday, April 27 before the task force makes its final report to City Council on Tuesday, May 2.

There’s still time to share your thoughts in the city’s survey.

The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Kate

From the editor

Thank you to the 30 readers who tried their hand at our March news quiz last week. Readers Regina B., Maria S., and Deb scored 9/10. Congrats, eagle eye readers.

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