Supermarkets

• H-E-B Alliance opened in early April; this was the chain’s first location in Tarrant County. (Mansfield later followed.)
• Sprouts opened a location at 4525 W. Bailey Boswell Rd. in late June, featuring its signature farm-fresh produce and open layout.

Restaurants

• Parry’s Pizza opened in April with 72 taps + some delectable Polo Grounds Parm Bites.
• Delucca Gaucho Pizzeria and Wine opened in mid-May, featuring five courses for $25.95.
• 360 Brunch House arrived this spring in the same complex as H-E-B; it’s open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.
• Hash Kitchen, billed as “home of the original BYO Bloody Mary bar,” also opened in the same complex.
• Coming Soon: HG Sply Co. plans to open this fall or winter with seating for 220+, in addition to a multi-level patio with 108 more seats outside.

Cafes + breweries

• BOBO Bites opened its second location at 841 N. Tarrant Pkwy., specializing in Vietnamese sweet treats and teas.
• Spurs Gelato, owned by a 70-year-old former San Francisco cop, recently opened at 5601 Basswood Blvd.
• Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style now dishes out kalua pig + pulehu chicken in Alliance.
• Three Wide Brewing, located very close to Texas Motor Speedway, opened in early March.

• Fort Worth’s Fourth | Thursday, July 4 | 5 p.m., fireworks at 9:30 p.m. | Panther Island Pavilion, 395 Purcey St., Fort Worth | Free | Help America enter its very youthful 249th year with live music, games + a fireworks show.

• First Fri-YAY | Friday, July 5 | All day | Fort Worth Bike Sharing stations | Free | Pedal away on a summer adventure with a free ride on Fort Worth Bike Sharing Bikes, courtesy of North Texas Healthy Communities.
• Wine Down Workshop | Friday, July 5 | 3 p.m. | SiNaCa Studios, 1013 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth | $95-$195 | Create a cheese board and corresponding knife while you sip a glass of wine.
• CONMEBOL Copa América 2024: Quarterfinal | Friday, July 5 | 8 p.m. | AT&T Stadium, 1 AT&T Way, Arlington | $86-$375 | Venezuela faces off against Canada for a spot in Copa’s Final Four.

• Toddler Studio: Taking the Stage | Saturday, July 6 | 11 a.m. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth | Free | This program for toddlers and their families involves songs, silliness, and sensory playtime inspired by “Moving Pictures: Karl Struss and the Rise of Hollywood.”
• Little Texas | Saturday, July 6 | 10 p.m. | Billy Bob’s Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth | $18-$35 | The band behind “What Might Have Been” and “God Blessed Texas” hits the world’s largest honky tonk.

• Red, White & Boots Stockyards 4th of July Celebration | Sunday, July 7 | 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Fort Worth Stockyards, 131 E. Exchange Ave., Fort Worth | $0-$35 | Come on out to the final night of Independence Day celebrations to combat those pre-Monday morning scaries.
• Drawing from the Collection | Sunday, July 7 | 2 p.m. | The Modern, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth | Free | Join artist Rosabel Rosalind for an all-levels drawing class — BYO sketchbook and pencils.

• Per new Americans for the Arts research, Fort Worth arts organizations generated $507 million in spending during fiscal year 2022. 49% of that comes from the organizations’ salaries, taxes, and other expenses; the rest is audience expenditure on art.

• SiNaCa Studios raised $84,809, exceeding its goal in the Glassroots Revival fund raising campaign. The nonprofit glass studio on Magnolia Avenue will be able to continue operating and offering classes, as it has since 2011.

• $149.3 million. That’s how much TCU spent on athletics from June 2022 to June 2023 according to federal data. The number surfaced recently as athletic director Jeremiah Donati confirmed the school will participate in the NCAA’s new revenue-sharing plan at the highest levels. (Fort Worth Report)

• Burgers N Beyond opened a ghost kitchen called Burgers N Beyond Gourmet at 3004 Cullen St., near the former Fort Worth ISD headquarters building. A ghost kitchen is a physical food service business that only serves customers via online orders.

• Fort Worth-based American Airlines purchased 100 hydrogen-powered engines from ZeroAvia, which will be used to power some regional flights. These engines create zero inflight emissions except for water vapor.

• Martin House Brewing Company will host its annual Peach Festival on Saturday, July 6 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. It coincides with the release of a 5.2% ABV peach blonde beer called Parker County Peach, and occurs one week ahead of the annual Parker County Peach Festival.

• Ghanian Annette Addo-Yobo captured the Miss Texas 2024 crown last weekend, becoming the first immigrant to win the scholarship pageant. Addo-Yobo, who represented Southlake, will go onto the Miss America pageant in 2025.

• Former Golden State Warriors Klay “Splash Brother” Thompson is now a member of the Dallas Mavericks. What can we expect from the shooting guard? Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Dallas Mavericks with Locked On’s daily podcasts.