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• Improv Show | Friday, July 7-Saturday, July 8 | Times vary | Four Day Weekend, 312 Houston St., Fort Worth | $25 | Laugh it up at the longest-running comedy show in the Southwest.
• Jon Stork | Friday, July 7 | 10 p.m. | Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth | $18-$28 | Catch the country star at the world’s largest honky-tonk.

• APHA World Championship Show | Saturday, July 8-Sunday, July 9 | Times vary | Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3401 W. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth | Free | Attention horse lovers — come see riding, reigning, heeling, and breakaway roping by the American Paint Horse Association.
• Paramore | Saturday, July 8 | 7 p.m. | Dickies Arena, 1911 Montgomery St., Fort Worth | $131-$155 | Catch the rock band jamming out to crowd favorites and new hits.

• Newspaper Scavenger Hunt | Sunday, July 9-Thursday, July 27 | All day | Virtual | Free | Dig for treasure in UNT’s Portal to Texas History featuring newly digitized 1920s issues of The Fort Worth Press for a chance to win a prize tote bag.
• Red’s Trivia Night | Sunday, July 9 | 6-8 p.m. | Fat Daddy’s Sports & Spirits Café, 781 W. Debbie Ln., Mansfield | Free | Head to Fat Daddy’s for this weekly, four-round trivia for the opportunity to win a “Trophy of Unspeakable Value.”*

• Yesterday, Medical City Fort Worth officially opened its new orthopedics and neuroscience medical surgical unit (ONMS) with a ribbon-cutting celebration. The $12 million unit has 30 hospital beds and is part of the healthcare system’s $1.5 billion capital investment initiative. (Fort Worth Report)
  

• International bakery and café Paris Baguette will open a new location in Arlington later this year. The bakery is set to open in the former Sleep Experts space in Arlington Highlands + will serve cakes, pastries, croissants, and breads. (CultureMap Fort Worth)

• Miss Tarrant County Ellie Breaux was crowned Miss Texas 2023 last week. The Keller native and UNT graduate uses her platform to bridge the gap between communities of color and law enforcement.

• In case you don’t have enough reason to drive out to Hudson Oaks’ H-E-B, the grocery store is about to get better curbside pickup area. According to a recent filing, the chain will break ground in November on a 16,717-sqft expansion. The $17.5 million project is set to be completed at the end of 2024.

• Fort Worth R&B artist Leon Bridges teamed up with country superstar and Longview native Miranda Lambert for a new single. The Lone Star State musical pair released a music video for “If You Were Mine” last night. It’s a banger, y’all.

• Live up your “Barbie” dreams before the movie premieres on Friday, July 21 at Destination: Barbie Land at Evo Entertainment in Southlake. The free immersive exhibit has a beach club, disco dance floor, and glam boutique and will run Wednesday, July 19-Sunday, July 23.

• Five new women are set to be inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in November. Mary Fields, Meggan Hill-McQueeney, Annie Reynolds, Gladys Roldán-de-Moras, and Kendra Santos will be honored for their substantial achievements and join ~250 other revered cowgirls. (Fort Worth Magazine)

• Did you know that the Lake Como neighborhood used to be home to a historically Black college? Fort Worth Industrial and Mechanical College originally opened on Farnsworth Avenue in 1909 with 40 students but closed in 1918. Read more about the neighborhood’s academic history. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

• Football season is looking bright for the hometown Horned Frogs. Four TCU players were named to the Preseason All-Big 12 team earlier this week. TCU was the second most-represented team in the conference, behind the University of Texas at Austin.

• Refinance rates are skyrocketing. But home equity rates remain relatively low — which means that now is a great time to borrow against your home. Calculate your payment.*

• Hear this: The world’s first hearing aids featuring dual processing — and backed by cutting-edge German technology —were just unveiled by Hear.com. Transform your hearing with a 45-day, no-risk trial and join the 385,000+ customers hearing with double the power + double the clarity.*