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• City Council Public Comment Meeting | Tuesday, Jan. 9 | 6 p.m. | City Hall, 200 Texas St., Fort Worth | Free | Register at least two hours in advance to share your opinion on agenda items like the Echo Park development.

• Dream Outside the Box | Wednesday, Jan. 10 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Como Community Center, 4660 Horne St., Fort Worth | Free | Kids ages 5-12 can explore what they want to be when they grow up with this career opportunity activity course.

• Family Arts and Crafts | Thursday, Jan. 11 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Fort Worth Public Library - Meadowbrook, 2800 Stark St., Fort Worth | Free | You bring the creativity, and the library will provide the materials and step-by-step instructions.

• Best of the West Ranch Rodeo | Friday, Jan. 12-Saturday, Jan. 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Dickies Arena, 1911 Montgomery St., Fort Worth | $46-$187 | Get in on the action with the first round of the 2024 Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.

• TCU Men’s Basketball | Saturday, Jan. 13 | 6-8 p.m. | Schollmaier Arena, 3000 Stadium Dr., Fort Worth | $42-$593 | Watch the Horned Frogs tip-off against the undefeated University of Houston Cougars.

• Some downtown businesses are closed temporarily after an explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel at 810 Houston St. yesterday afternoon. The fire department believes the explosion was caused by a gas leak, but it is still under investigation. Closures include Musume — located in the hotel’s basement — and the neighboring Thompson’s Bookstore.

• A new food truck in the Near Southside is now open in the South Main Micro Park. Café x José serves a Mexican twist on coffee and southern brunch out of an Airstream. Stop by on weekends for an iced horchata latte and a plate of chicken and waffles.

• The city has renamed Energy Way downtown to Fort Worth Trail to recognize the new location of City Hall. City Hall’s new address will be 100 Fort Worth Trail + offices will continue to relocate there throughout the year.

• Arizona-based real estate firm Walton Global purchased 140 acres in Rhome, ~25 miles northwest of downtown. Located in the North Star community, the land will be deeded to D.R. Horton for a new residential subdivision as part of the Builder Land Financing program. (The Dallas Morning News)

• Keep an eye out for a new survey about city services. This month, 8,000 random households will receive a six-page survey on the quality of city services, current topics, and projects. Residents can respond by mail or online using a provided code.

• Fort Worth-based food and beverage company Ben E. Keith has been repositioned under a new parent name, Keith Valley Packing Company. The change comes with new branding and packaging for all Ben E. Keith Food products.

• Former majority owner Mark Cuban plans to pay out over $35 million in bonuses to Dallas Mavericks employees from the sale of the team’s majority stake. The employees’ bonuses will depend on their tenure with the franchise.

• In his first visit since taking office, President Biden stopped by Dallas yesterday to honor the late Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first Black woman elected to Congress, who died on December 31 at 89 years old. Her funeral will be held at 10 a.m. today at Concord Church. Watch the livestream. (The Dallas Morning News)

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