01.24.2024

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50º | Cloudy | 5% chance of rain
Sunrise 7:29 a.m. | Sunset 5:54 p.m.

🏗️ Major developments in the works

Stay in the know: Major developments planned for Fort Worth

H-E-B held a groundbreaking ceremony in November 2023. | Photo provided by H-E-B Newsroom

🗓️ Coming soon

Every time we look around, it seems like something new is popping up in FTW. Whether you’re looking for your next go-to brunch destination or a new public park to stretch your legs, we’re rounding up a few things coming soon to Cowtown this quarter.

Business

H-E-B, 3451 Heritage Trace Pkwy. | Opening Spring 2024
The Texas-based grocery store is opening its first Cowtown location in Alliance — across the street from Kroger Marketplace and adjacent to Bluestem Park.

The Station at Saginaw, 400 Saginaw Blvd., Saginaw | Opening late 2024
A former fire station will soon be a new dining and entertainment destination. Dallas-based Local Favorite Restaurants is set to transform the complex into three new eateries and an outdoor venue.

FTW-peppa-pig-theme-park — Starting in 2024, North Richland Hills will be oinking with family-friendly fun.
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Photo courtesy of Merlin Entertainments

Recreation

Fort Worth Zoo Forests & Jungles, 1989 Colonial Pkwy. | Opening Spring 2025
The final development of the renovation will allow guests to wander through a lush jungle and see the zoo’s new okapi.

Peppa Pig Theme Park, North Richland Hills | Opening 2024
Guests can expect five rides — including a roller coaster, balloon ride, and boat ride — seven themed playscapes + a water play area.

✅ Now open

If there’s one thing we love even more than looking ahead to the future, it’s enjoying the present at one of FTW’s newest spots. Check out this list of Panther City’s recently opened establishments.

Community

Vivian J. Lincoln Library, 8829 McCart Ave.
The new facility has large windows, treelike structures and designs, quiet reading rooms, and study spaces.

Diamond Hill Community Center, 1700 NE 37th St.
The new community center features a gymnasium, boxing gym, teaching kitchen, fitness center, meeting spaces, and a computer lab, among other things.

FTW-cook-childrens-sports-medicine-complex — The John and Tracy Sellers Sports Complex allows youth athletes to rehab injuries in their sports environment, rather than on a treadmill.
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Rendering courtesy of Cook Children’s Health Care System

Healthcare

John and Tracy Sellers Sports Complex, 13340 Highland Hills Dr., Aledo
The specialized facility helps athletes rehab in the same environment in which they usually play to simulate the real stresses to players’ bodies — rather than rehabilitating an injury on a treadmill in air-conditioning.

Cook Children’s Dodson Specialty Clinics, 1500 Cooper St.
The new facility spans 240,000 sqft and houses six new services — including surgery, imaging, dialysis, infusion, neurology, and oncology — under one roof.

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B. There were a few I hadn’t heard of
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Events

Wednesday, Jan. 24

Chuck Wagon Breakfast | Wednesday, Jan. 24 | 7:30-9:30 a.m. | Frost Bank Downtown Financial Center, 640 Taylor St., Fort Worth | Free | Chow down on scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits, gravy, peach cobbler, and coffee

Thursday, Jan. 25

Meet the Maker: La Pulga | Thursday, Jan. 25 | 5-7 p.m. | Toro Toro, 200 Main St., Fort Worth | Free | Stop by the lobby lounge and bar to learn about the history of Fort Worth-based La Pulga Spirits and sip on complimentary samples of the featured tequila.

Friday, Jan. 26

Braxton Keith | Friday, Jan. 26 | 8 p.m. | Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall, 122 E. Exchange Ste. 200, Fort Worth | $22-$62 | The country artist out of San Angelo will perform a show at the newest Stockyards music venue.

Saturday, Jan. 27

The Reemergence of UFOs | Saturday, Jan. 27 | 2-3:30 p.m. | Grapevine Public Library, 1201 Municipal Way, Grapevine | Free | Join Neil Pinto for a thought-provoking lecture that delves into the US government’s ongoing investigations and explores the most compelling UFO cases.

Events calendar here

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News Notes

Closed

Seafood restaurant La Onda — located inside Hotel Revel in the Near Southside — has closed its doors. Named one of Bon Appétite’s 50 best new restaurants in 2022, the Latin-inspired restaurant thanked the community for its support over the last few years.

Health

A new partnership between TCU’s Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine and Mercy Clinic of Fort Worth will allow medical students and faculty to provide health care to underserved areas of the community. The facility expects to increase patient care by 30% in 2024.

Community

The Fort Worth Botanic Garden wants to hear your feedback regarding its master plan. The garden will host a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. to discuss ongoing projects including an updated entrance with a new traffic light, pedestrian crossings, and bus stops.

Film

Legacy Casting is looking for TCU students to participate in the latest filming of Taylor Sheridan’s “Land Man” production. The TV series is filming a track and field scene on campus on Thursday, Feb. 15, and needs background actors repping TCU gear. Learn how to apply.

Coming Soon

Dallas-based White Rhino Coffee will open a new location in Mansfield this week at 8150 Matlock Rd. Head out to the coffee shop for its grand opening on Friday, Jan. 26 for free samples beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Ranked

No. 1. That’s what TCU’s Neeley School of Business was ranked for undergraduate programs in Texas by Poets&Quants, the largest news website for business school coverage. Neeley is ranked No. 25 nationally and No. 26 for career outcomes.

Shop

Uniqlo — a Japanese apparel retailer — will open its first location in Texas at The Parks Mall at Arlington. Construction on the $1.9 million property will begin in June and is expected to wrap up by the end of the year. (The Dallas Morning News)

Plan Ahead

The Kimbell Art Museum and Fort Worth Sister Cities International will host a Lunar New Year celebration on Friday, Feb. 9. The festivities will include traditional Chinese music performed by the Dallas Guzheng Association, new year couplet artmaking, and a scavenger hunt.

Food

🍽️ Nominate your favorite restaurant

TikTok sensation Keith Lee is bringing his food tour to North Texas

Keith Lee is looking for recommendations from locals in DFW. | Screenshot via @keith_lee125

TikToker Keith Lee is coming to North Texas on the next stop of his food tour. The internet sensation rose to fame as a featherweight MMA fighter-turned-food critic with more than 15 million TikTok followers.

Over the past several months, Lee has been on a food tour around the country reviewing small mom-and-pop restaurants where he buys his own food, tries not to be recognized, and films his reviews in his car.

Despite not being a professional food critic, Lee’s videos are known to leave a major impact on local businesses with millions of views, calling his reviews “the Keith Lee effect.”

The restaurant stops will be split into three categories:

Good food and customer service, but needs more marketing
Popular local spots voted on by DFW locals
Restaurants with diverse backgrounds

Comment on Lee’s TikTok video and tell him why he should check your suggestion. Look out for polls on Lee’s Instagram stories to vote on which popular local restaurants he should try.

The Buy

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The best baking supplies to cook up something cozy and comforting this winter. Think: a sourdough starter helper, lemon lavender scones baking mix, and Herbes de Provence focaccia mix.

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Rebecca

From the editor

Did y’all see the headlines earlier this month about the 13-year-old from Oklahoma who became the first person to beat the game of Tetris?

There’s a chance to meet the teen on Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Grandscape location of Immersive Gamebox where he will challenge his mom and sisters to a match of Tetris.

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