07.06.2023

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🥟 A new downtown dining destination

Musume is now open in downtown’s Sandman Signature Hotel

The Musume menu features dozens of sushi and sashimi options. | Photo by FTWtoday

It’s an experience like no other in Fort Worth — table-side ramen, fish flown in daily from Japan, and the country’s largest premium sake program. Musume is officially open inside the new 245-room Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel and here’s what you can expect.

Musume, which means “daughter” in Japanese and is pronounced “muh-suh-may,” is part of the Rock Libations restaurant group, owned by Josh Babb and Sean Clavir. They opened the first iteration of the restaurant in Dallas’ Art District in 2018.

The sushi restaurant is located in the basement of the former 103-year-old W.T. Waggoner Building — a landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Musume is located inside the Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Fort Worth.
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Photo by FTWtoday

Throughout the restaurant, guests will find original features from the National Bank of Commerce, like a private dining area inside the former bank vault. The room, which can accommodate up to 10 people, is known as a tatami room with seating that sinks into the floor and origami cranes dangling overhead.

Aside from the cozy and minimalist design, the menu features a vast array of items for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Executive chef Yuzo Toyama creates a daily six- or eight-course omakase tasting menu, alongside fresh seafood items like red snapper, black cod marinated in sweet miso, and Thai coconut curry soup.

The cocktail bar called The Lounge features an abbreviated food menu with appetizers and entrees. Co-owner Josh Babb told us he’s especially excited about the restaurant’s beverage menu, which features 50 sake labels and 60 Japanese whiskeys.

The restaurant at 810 Houston St. is open daily with weekend brunch coming soon.

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Events

Thursday, July 6

Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters | Thursday, July 6 | 8 p.m. | Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall, 122 E. Exchange Ave., Ste. 200, Fort Worth | $21-$61 | Enjoying an evening of live music from the Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton and Grammy Award-winning recording engineer J.D. Andrew.

Friday, July 7

Old Town Art Walk | Friday, July 7 | 6-9 p.m. | Mayor Vera Calvin Plaza in Old Town, 141 W. Renfro St., Burleson | Free | Shop local artists while you enjoy interactive demos, live music, food trucks, ice cream, and family-friendly fun.
Mimir Chamber Music Festival | Friday, July 7-Friday, July 14 | Times vary | PepsiCo Music Hall - TCU, 2800 S. University Dr., Fort Worth | $10-$35 | Enjoy an all-star performance from musicians around the globe.

Saturday, July 8

College Night | Saturday, July 8 | 3-5 p.m. | Fort Worth Public Library - La Gran Biblioteca, 4200 S. Fwy., Ste. 1338, Fort Worth | Free | Meet with Fort Worth-area colleges and universities to ask questions about the college experience + learn about the application and financial aid process.

Sunday, July 9

Sound Bath | Sunday, July 9 | 2-4 p.m. | Soma Winery, 201 S. Main St., Fort Worth | $20 | Join yoga teacher and sound healing practitioner Mary Lyles for an afternoon of gentle yoga, meditation, and sound healing.

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News Notes

Civic

City leaders allocated $100,000 to develop, plan, and design a new transit hub to connect Butler Place to downtown. The proposed transit hub will feature a ride-share area, bike sharing, and connections to Central Station’s Amtrak. The funds were allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act.

Community

Beginning Monday, July 10, the Fort Worth Zoo and the Fort Worth Botanic Garden will open and close an hour earlier due to rising temperatures. The zoo will open at 9 a.m. while the garden will open at 8 a.m., with a 7 a.m. members-only hour.

Trending

A drone company based out of North Richland Hills set a Guinness World Record for the largest aerial sentence formed by drones. Sky Elements Drones used 796 drones to spell “Happy 4th of July 2023” during North Richland Hills’ Fourth of July celebration on Monday. Watch the full video.

Ranked

Three Tarrant County restaurants made New York Times’ list of the “20 Best Texas Barbecue Restaurants from the New Generation.” Fort Worth’s Goldee’s Barbecue, Arlington’s Smoke‘N Ash BBQ, and Vaqueros Bar-B-Q in Grapevine topped the list in DFW.

Fort Worthian

A performance to remember — Fort Worth vocal teacher Lachuné Boyd received a standing ovation following her audition on “America’s Got Talent” last week. Lachuné, who teaches at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, sang “Yellow” by Coldplay and advanced to the next round. Watch her performance.

Festival

The Parker County Peach Festival returns Saturday for a day full of arts and crafts, live music, the Peach Pedal Bike Ride, and all the peaches you can imagine. The festivities start at 8 a.m. at the Barber on the Square in Weatherford. Adult tickets are $10 and child tickets (ages 5-12) are $4.

Drink

TX Whiskey and Black Coffee are teaming up for a Sippin’ Saturday celebration this weekend from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event will have Black Coffee’s cold brew with the option to spike it with TX Whiskey. Tickets are $10 and include a whiskey-coffee combo or your choice of cocktail from the TX Tavern Bar.

Edu

Chapel Hill Academy is a tuition-free public charter school that aims to equip kids with a strong foundation + set them up to reach their full potential. For example, a group of middle schoolers visited Austin to learn about advocacy and how their voices can change legislation. Learn how to apply for Fall 2023.*

Shop

If you’re looking to buy a new pair of sunglasses this summer, you’re in luck. Our online store (Six & Main) has you covered with a variety of polarized, floating sunglasses… that’s right they float in the water. Find your perfect pair now.

Community

📚 Our weekend plans are booked

Vivian J. Lincoln Library opens in far southwest Fort Worth

The library features quiet study rooms and a 12-ft-long dinosaur. | Rendering provided by The City of Fort Worth

The Fort Worth Public Library will celebrate the grand opening of its newest facility on the far southwest side of town this weekend.

The community is invited to the Vivian J. Lincoln Library at 8829 McCart Ave. on Saturday, July 8 at 9:30 a.m.

The 18,000-sqft facility has large windows, treelike structures and designs, quiet reading rooms, and study spaces.

Other unique features include a 12-ft-long dinosaur slide made of car and machine parts — relocated from the Central Library — and an atrium-like element called “the lantern,” which provides a creative space for children.

The facility is named after the former principal of Jackie Carden Elementary School in Crowley ISD. Vivian J. Lincoln served as the principal for 15 years before retiring in 2017. Her name was selected through a public voting process last year.

“My mom would have been so humbled, delighted, and filled with gratitude to have the newest library named in her honor,” said Melissa Smith, Vivian’s daughter.

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The Wrap

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From the editor

A performance that the New York Times deemed “the best musical of this century” will be at Bass Performance Hall at the end of the month.

“The Book of Mormon” is a nine-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical that follows the misadventures of a couple sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. The show runs July 28-July 30.

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