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Reminder: All of these spots were curated and nominated by you, our readers. | Graphic by 6AM City
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.

Last year, you helped us name the best margarita: Taco Heads. This year, we asked you to share your favorite barbecue in Cowtown. Now — thanks to you and the help of a random generator — we have the official lineup for our bracket.

Who’s in the running

Going head-to-head in the first round are:
  • Cousin’s Bar-B-Q and Railhead Smokehouse | Cousin’s makes its barbecue “low and slow” and serves meat by the pound in a cafeteria-style dining room + Railhead’s menu features a la carte items like baked potatoes and cheese boats.
  • Heim Barbecue and Brix Barbecue | Heim is a mom-and-pop shop that prides itself on “farm-to-smoker” ingredients. Brix is run by Big T, who loves nothing more than Texas-style smokes and his rescued Boxer-Terrier mix that the restaurant is named after.
  • Lil’ Boy Blue BBQ and Dayne’s Craft Barbecue | Lil’ Boy Blue BBQ, a catering and pop-up company, serves upscale Southern classics + Dayne’s started as a food truck and recently opened a permanent location in Aledo.
  • Panther City BBQ and Hurtado Barbecue | Panther City holds the Guinness World Record for longest barbecue marathon + Hurtado adds a Tex-Mex twist into its recipes.
How it works

Beginning today, we will host several voting rounds within our newsletters and social channels to determine Fort Worth’s best barbecue. Who moves on is up to you. Vote for your favorites, and the restaurant with more votes moves on. Simple as that. We’ll go until we have a champion, which will be announced in our Monday, March 25 newsletter. You will be able to vote once per round.

How to participate

Vote for the barbecue joint you’d like to see advance to round two using this poll. You can vote for all four spots or as little as one. Once we count all the votes, we’ll share an updated bracket and new poll in an upcoming newsletter.

Ready to cheer your “team” to victory? Vote at the button below.
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Events
Monday, March 4
  • Great Women Scavenger Hunt | Monday, March 4 | 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Ron Wright Lake Arlington Branch Library, 4000 W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington | Free | Learn about the amazing accomplishments of women with this interactive activity for Women’s History Month.
Tuesday, March 5
  • Cliburn in the Community | Tuesday, March 5 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | East Regional Library, 6301 Bridge St., Fort Worth | Free | Enjoy a piano performance from Cliburn Junior winner Seokyoung Hong.
Wednesday, March 6
  • Tea & Talk | Wednesday, March 6 | 12 p.m. | Sid Richardson Museum, 309 Main St., Fort Worth | Free | Sip a cup of tea, peruse the museum collection, and participate in discussions with other art enthusiasts.
Thursday, March 7
  • Fall Out Boy | Thursday, March 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Dickies Arena, 1911 Montgomery St., Fort Worth | $87-$395 | The rock band is bringing their “So Much For (2our) Dust” Tour to Cowtown with special guests Jimmy Eat World, The Maine, and Daisy Grenade.
Friday, March 8
  • The American Western Weekend | Friday, March 8-Saturday, March 9 | 5:45 p.m. | Globe Life Field, 734 Stadium Dr., Arlington | $24-$2,749 | Don’t miss world-class rodeo athletes alongside a star-studded musical festival with performances from Luke Bryan and Post Malone.
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News Notes
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  • A new fried chicken restaurant has clucked into Western Hills. Rocket Roosters opened at 7709 Camp Bowie W. Blvd. with a 240-seat dining room, large patio, and a drive-thru. Stop by daily from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. for fried chicken sandwiches, wings, tenders + more.
Biz
  • Aerospace company Bell Textron Inc. proposed a new advanced manufacturing plant in Alliance, according to a state incentive application. The $157 million plant would create 75 initial jobs, with the possibility of 400+ jobs in the next 10 years.
Eat
  • Dallas-based Rockfish Seafood is opening a new Westside restaurant in late March. Located at 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd., the concept is known for volcano shrimp and Southwest seafood enchiladas. The restaurant is currently accepting applications for front- and back-of-house staff. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Arts
  • On Saturday, Oct. 12, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art will unveil 25 never-before-seen lithographs by artist Richard Hunt. The “From Paper to Metal” exhibition will also include the newly acquired “Natural Form” sculpture created by Hunt in 1968 + will run through March 2025.
Read
  • It’s not too late to sign up for the Fort Worth Public Library’s Spring Reading Challenge. In addition to counting pages, kids can get a Panther City Lacrosse-themed library card, enjoy storytime with the fire and police chiefs, and participate in spring book parades.
Sports
  • We’re dribbling right through basketball season + Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving haven’t lost momentum. Can they carry the Mavs into the NBA Playoffs? Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Dallas Mavericks with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
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Calling opera aficionados — grab tickets to the Fort Worth Opera’s performance of “La Bohème” on Friday, April 5 + Sunday, April 7 at Bass Performance Hall. Bonus: Turn an evening out into a luxury Gilded Age experience with a private box.
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