What to expect

• A 50-meter competition lap pool with starting blocks
• A leisure pool with a zero-depth entry that extends to 3.5 ft deep
• A top slide and play structure
• A 20-ft-tall tween slide
• All new equipment including chemical and mechanical rooms with chemical controls, UV sanitation units, filters, pumps + plumbing
• An expanded bathhouse with locker rooms, offices, storage, and lifeguard room
• All new landscaping and rock benches

Know before you go

• 2024 season: Weekends only through June 9 | Tuesday-Sunday, June 11-Aug. 11 | Saturday + Sunday, Aug. 17-Sept. 2 (Labor Day)
• Hours: Swim team practice and lessons, 5:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Free swim, 12-6 p.m.
• Admission: $5 for children | $6 for adults | $4 for seniors + military
• Proper swim attire is required.

• Yoga in the Vineyard | Wednesday, May 22 | 10-11 a.m. | Dove Ridge Vineyard, 6000 Tucker Dr., Weatherford | $20 | Breathe in the outdoors with an asana practice of stretching and meditation.
• Artist Afternoons | Wednesday, May 22 | 4 p.m. | Fort Worth Public Library - Summerglen, 4205 Basswood Blvd., Fort Worth | Free | Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to flex their creative muscles in these classes.

• Line Dance Lessons | Thursday, May 23-Thursday, June 13 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Burnett Park, 501 W. 7th St., Fort Worth | Free | Don your dancing shoes and boot, scoot, and boogie the night away.
• Glass Blowing Workshop | Thursday, May 23 | 6-9 p.m. | SiNaCa Studios, 1013 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth | $380 | Learn how to make a glass tumbler in this Level 1 workshop.

• Secrets of Transformation | Friday, May 24 | 8-10:30 p.m. | W. E. Scott Theatre at Arts Fort Worth, 1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth | $39.19 | Unlock your full potential with this workshop for personal growth.
• Lee Brice | Friday, May 24 | 10 p.m. | Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth | $25-$75 | The “Hard to Love” artist will take the stage at the world’s largest honky-tonk.

• Most municipal offices and all Fort Worth Public Library locations will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. However, some recreational amenities like golf courses and public pools will remain open. See the full list of schedule modifications.

• On Monday, the Trinity Metro Board of Directors unanimously voted to suspend The Dash and four other bus routes due to low ridership. Starting in September, ZIPZONE will replace the electric red buses + Routes 28, 45, 66X, and 23.

• North Richland Hills-based Sky Elements became the first drone light show company in the US to earn FAA approval to fire pyrotechnics from drones. The company debuted its new tech with 300 drones arranged to form a bald eagle that released a waterfall of fireworks from its wings.

• The city’s Park and Recreation Department will soon replace eight playgrounds around town. The playgrounds are the last of 40 new facilities the city has been replacing over the last five years, using funding from the 2022 bond program. (Community Impact)

• Four new artworks have joined the permanent collection at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Works by artists Jeffrey Gibson, Gabriel Orozco, Howardena Pindell, and Dyani White Hawk range from painting to sculpture and are on display in the first-floor galleries. (Fort Worth Report)

• Fort Worth attorney and author Dee Kelly, Jr. just released his fourth book — but the first under his real name, having previously written under the pseudonym Landon Wallace. If you’re a fan of Dan Brown’s conspiratorial writing, check out “The Malachi Covenant.”

• Six area water systems reported higher “forever chemicals” levels than allowed by EPA regulations. The local sites are among nearly 50 Texas locations that reported high PFAS concentrations — chemicals that build up in the environment and people’s bodies like perfluorooctanoic acid. City leaders plan to award a contract to treat the chemicals this summer. (Texas Tribune)

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• A pavilion with picnic tables
• A kayak and canoe launch
• A paved parking area
• Restrooms
• Controlled entry and exit gates
• Lighting
• Designated open and closed hours for safety