Plus, TCU's new restoration and wellness center named for benefactors.
 
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What’s your favorite barbecue around Fort Worth? | Graphic by FTWtoday
With the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments just around the corner, we’re joining the fun of bracket competitions with a face-off of our own with our FTWtoday barbecue bracket.

FTW-Hurtado Barbecue

Hurtado was voted a Texas Monthly Top 50 barbecue destination in 2021. | Photo by Hurtado Barbecue

But first, we need your help nominating the spots you think should be in the bracket.

Using the nomination form below, submit the local spot that has your favorite brisket and slaw, pulled pork sammie, or go-to order, and we’ll use your nominations to create a bracket and battle it out in our newsletter and on socials.

Need help brainstorming? Check out our brisket guide to get started.
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Calling all foodies — which local barbecue joints should be in our bracket?
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Events
Monday, Feb. 26
  • After School Yoga for Kids | Monday, Feb. 26 | 4:30-5:15 p.m. | Fairmount Park, 1501 5th Ave., Fort Worth | $12.51 | Junior yogis ages 4-10 are invited to stretch and learn strategies to help them feel their best.
Tuesday, Feb. 27
  • Silent Book Club | Tuesday, Feb. 27 | 5-9 p.m. | Bar Dryce, 3621 Byers Ave., Fort Worth | Free | Kick back with a beverage and dive into your latest read with other bookworms.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
  • Fort Worth Music Festival & Conference | Wednesday, Feb. 28-Saturday, March 2 | Times vary | Stockyards | $39.50-$600 | The second annual festival will include local rising musical acts, panel discussions, and keynote speakers from the music industry.
  • Live Band Karaoke w/Shannon Cobb | Wednesday, Feb. 28 | 8 p.m. | Fat Daddy’s Sports & Spirits Café, 781 W. Debbie Ln., Mansfield | Free | Bring your A game and show off your musical talent at this fun event.*
Thursday, Feb. 29
  • Them Dirty Roses | Thursday, Feb. 29 | Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth | $18-$28 | The rock band from Gadsden, Alabama will take the stage at the world’s largest honky-tonk.
Friday, March 1
  • Panther City Lacrosse Club | Friday, March 1 | 7 p.m. | Dickies Arena, 1911 Montgomery St., Fort Worth | $10-$73 | The Panthers will take on the San Diego Seals on their home field.
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News Notes
Trending
  • Grand Prairie native Dr. TaMar Hicks set the Guinness World Record for the fastest half-marathon completed while wearing handcuffs at the Cowtown Marathon this weekend. Hicks completed 13.1 milles in 1:20:36. Runner George Onyancha also set a course record of 2:19:36 in the men’s marathon. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Announced
  • TCU’s new Restoration and Wellness Center has been renamed in honor of the Simpson family. TXO Partners chairman Bob R. Simpson and executive Gary D. Simpson donated $50 million to four TCU human performance facilities including the 10,000-sqft center, which is slated to open July 2025.
Biz
  • Downtown’s 3rd Street Market will remain open after all. As of Saturday, the Sundance Square bakery is under new ownership. Previous owners Trent and Dena Shaskan will focus on their other enterprises like Wines from A Broad. 3rd Street Market “will recalibrate” under new management. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Real Estate
  • After last week’s news about the foreclosure of the Oil & Gas Building downtown, the property has been acquired by a Missouri-based bank. County records show that an affiliate of Legacy Bank & Trust purchased the 1950s office tower from developers Bluelofts and Wolfe Investments. (The Dallas Morning News)
Community
  • The Tarrant County Homeless Coalition received a $20 million grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The HUD’s annual Continuum of Care funding is the largest federal grant the coalition has ever received and will go toward housing assistance, supportive services, planning + data collection. (Fort Worth Report)
Edu
  • The UNT System Board of Regents approved two additional nursing programs at HSC starting fall 2025. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will be the school’s third and fourth degree programs.
Concert
  • Rock band Kings of Leon will bring their “Can We Please Have Fun” tour to Dickies Arena on Saturday, Aug. 17, following the new album release on Friday, May 10. Presale for the show starts Wednesday, Feb. 28 + general sale opens Friday, March 1 at 10 a.m.
Development
  • Dallas-based Younger Partners purchased 58 acres in southwest Fort Worth for future development. The site at 5921 S. Fwy. is easily accessed by I-20 and I-35W and sits near Alcon Laboratories and Ben E. Keith.
Legacy
  • Longtime NBC5 reporter and entertainment correspondent Bobbie Wygant died last week at 97 years old. Wygant was hired by then WBAP — which was started by Amon G. Carter, Sr. — in 1948 and worked for the Fort Worth-based station for over 70 years.
Active
  • The second annual Ariat Boot Trot will take place in the Stockyards on Saturday, May 11 in advance of the PBR World Finals at AT&T Stadium. Runners can participate in the 3K or 5K races wearing either cowboy boots or military boots. Register now.
Drink
  • Whether you’re a seasoned connoisseur or new to the world of agave, Thompson’s Bookstore has a pour that’ll make your Tuesday extraordinary. Grab 30% off agave spirits (1.5 oz pours) all day long on Tequila Tuesdays. Cheers, Fort Worth.*
 
Outdoors

🐦 Look to the skies

Lights Out: Turn off your lights for spring bird migration
Photo of the sun setting over the Fort Worth skyline
We’ll let the sun and the stars light our skyline for the next few weeks. | Photo by @jrh79_
Lights Out, a nationwide initiative to protect migrating birds, kicks off on Friday, March 1. Keep Fort Worth Beautiful is encouraging residents to turn off nonessential outdoor lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. through the end of spring migration on Saturday, June 15.

In case you didn’t know, every year nearly 2 billion birds migrate through the skies of the Lone Star State — primarily at night. Lights and skyglow attract and disorient the birds and put them at risk of colliding with buildings.

Species like purple martins and barn swallows migrate in early March, yellow-billed cuckoos and golden-winged warblers come through in April + olive-sided flycatchers and blackburnian warblers bring up the tail end in May.

Visit the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s BirdCast for live data about migrating birds in your area.

Want to help our feathered friends stay fueled on their journeys? Click the button below to see what kind of bird feeder you should hang.
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The Buy

The Buy 2.26.24 (Affiliate + Six & Main)
Spring vacation clothes to bring some color and life with you on this year’s vacation. We’re liking: Santa Barbara Design Studio’s “Le Beach” bag and this crochet swimsuit cover up.
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The Wrap
 
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From the editor
Earlier this month, 11 volunteers showed up to 5150 Farm and Rescue in Parker County to save a potbellied pig caught in a thorn bush. After seeing a post on social media, the rescuers helped free the six-month-old Pojo in exchange for a six pack of beer and $100. Pojo is doing well.
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