Plus, $344,700 is the median Fort Worth home price.
 
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🏎️ Run with the sun
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The car from the Greenville, Texas team makes its way around the track. |  | Photo courtesy of Solar Car Challenge
The Solar Car Challenge zoomed into Texas Motor Speedway this week, featuring 32 teams from 12 states. North Texas represented 11 of the 32 teams, including Fort Worth Country Day (FWCD) and Harmony School of Innovation in Fort Worth.

The Challenge features four days of racing to see which team’s car goes the greatest distance. The winner is determined by whichever car drives the most miles accumulated over the four-day period, while facing challenges like car breakdowns and weather conditions.

Blast from the past

Solar Car Challenge was created by Dr. Lehman Marks, who started building solar cars in 1989 with a group of high school students — nearly a decade before STEM programs were widely offered in school.“There was very little focus on engineering and technology at the high school level,” Marks said.

The Challenge itself began in 1993 and has worked with 75,000+ students over the last 20 years.

This year’s Challenge

Russet American Racing, from Grace Lutheran High School in Pocatello, Idaho had the strongest performance — but the Fort Worth teams held their own. Falcon EV, the team from FWCD, placed third, and The Stripes, from Harmony School of Innovation, placed in the top six.

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The team from Harmony School of Innovation works on their car, called “The Barrister,” in the school parking lot.

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Photo courtesy of Harmony School of Innovation Fort Worth

Developing life skills

“Students taking part in our education program are 23% more likely to enter an engineering profession than any other STEM program because of the huge amount of commitment and dedication needed to complete the project,” Marks said.

Marks noted that in 1993 when the competition began, electric vehicles (EVs) were “antiques left over from the early 1900s.” Now, as EVs are part of mainstream car-purchasing, the program helps aspiring engineers develop know-how that will carry them into the automotive industry.

Getting involved

On Saturday, Sept. 14 at DFW Marriott and Golf Club, Solar Car Challenge will host a Teams Workshop for anyone interested in the 2025 race. Check out sponsorship opportunities to support the engineers of tomorrow.
 
 
Events
 
Thursday, July 18
  • Hesburgh Lecture | Thursday, July 18 | 7-9 p.m. | The Fort Worth Club, 306 West 7th St., Fort Worth | $0-$50 | The free lecture will cover housing affordablility and general real estate trends + will be followed by a paid networking event.
Friday, July 19
  • Ribbon Cutting | Friday, July 19 | 3-4 p.m. | The Sicilian Butcher, 3200 Tracewood Way, Ste. 110, Fort Worth | Free | Enjoy appetizers as the Chamber of Commerce cuts the ribbon on Alliance’s newest eatery.
  • “June Zero” | Friday, July 19-Sunday, July 21 | Times vary | The Modern, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth | $3.50-$10 | This critically acclaimed film tells the story of the preparations for the execution of Adolf Eichmann, a principal architect of the Holocaust.
Saturday, July 20
  • The BRiCk Boat-nanza | Saturday, July 20 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Burleson Recreation Center, 550 NW Summercrest Blvd., Burleson | $5-$10 | Unique opportunity alert: Watch or participate in a cardboard boat race.
  • Amadou Kouyate Live in Concert | Saturday, July 20 | 8-9:30 p.m. | Southside Preservation Hall, 1519 Lipscomb St., Fort Worth | $15-$25 | Kouyate performs a musical montage on the 21-string kora and rhythmic presentations on djembe and koutiro drums.
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🛠️ How to build a career in this leading industry

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Join the ClearWater team and work on residential or commercial plumbing projects in and around Fort Worth. | Photo by Hayley Roebuck Photography
Since 2020, more people have sought out careers in the skilled trades industry. With ~40% of trade workers approaching retirement age, the industry is facing a shortage, which means it might be time to consider joining it.

Another reason to think about making the change? Skilled trade workers, like the team at ClearWater Plumbers, report high job satisfaction due to:
  • High earning potential
  • Attractive benefits
  • Advancement opportunities
  • Job security
  • And more
Consider how a career with ClearWater Plumbers could set you up for success.
 
News Notes
 
Development
  • The city is looking to sell eight properties in Arlington Heights as part of the Arlington Heights Property Acquisition and Drainage Improvements project. Real estate brokers can submit to the request for qualifications by Friday, Aug. 9 at 5 p.m. to be involved in the $7.1 million project.
Closing
  • T&P Tavern, located inside the West Lancaster TRE station and open since 2009, will close on Saturday, July 27. The Weber family, owners of T&P, said serving Fort Worthians has been “an honor.” Trinity Metro has hopes to buy the property. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Civic
  • City staff are closer to providing City Council with a proposed FY25 budget at one of the first meetings upon reconvening in August. Don’t forget you can also engage in the budget-setting process.
Real Estate
  • According to the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors, the median home price in June was $344,700 in Fort Worth, an increase of 1.8% year over year. The increase in Tarrant County was 0.5% year over year to $359,945.
Arts
  • Gordon Huether’s “Vision” sculpture, an 11-foot public art project designed to “evoke ideas of clarity, transparency, awareness, and reflection that are essential to effective police enforcement today” will be part of the Fort Worth Police Department South Patrol campus at 3501 W. Risinger Rd. The dedication will take place on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m.
Number
  • 238,900 jobs are “office-using employment,” aka coming to the office at least three days per week, per JLL’s Fort Worth Office Insight Report. That is 19.7% of all jobs in Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, and represents a 15.2% increase from in-pandemic levels.
Trending
  • Based on hashtag usage, the most-Instagrammed spot in Texas is the San Antonio Riverwalk (hey, SATXtoday). Fort Worth’s Stockyards is No. 9 in the state, and AT&T Stadium — which resides in Tarrant County — is No. 3. (BonusFinder)
Kids
  • On Saturday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the newly reopened Eastside YMCA will provide backpacks filled with school supplies. Families can stop by for music, food vendors, and games.
Sports
  • Ezekiel Elliott is headed back to “America’s Team.” What can the Dallas Cowboys expect from their running back corps in 2024? Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Dallas Cowboys with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
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🎶 “Let’s go downtown...”
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What’s your vibe when you head downtown? |  | Photo by FTWtoday
As part of our series on the future of downtown, we asked you what side of downtown (north or south) you frequent these days.

Of the readers who responded, 51.3% answered either “south” or “north.”

Meanwhile, 48% said they don’t head downtown very often.

In previous reader surveys, we found most of our readers live on the western or northern side of town. If parking in the hustle and bustle of downtown is a pain, consider biking there or hopping on one of the Trinity Metro services.

Downtown is only one of Fort Worth’s vibrant neighborhoods, but plays an important role as the central business district. So we ask you — what do you like to do downtown? Share with us.
 
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Sunday, July 21 is National Ice Cream Day (mmmm), so you know Melt is going all-out. You can visit any of the company’s Scoop Shops from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday for a chance to win a year’s supply of ice cream. Melt is also dropping a new flavor that’s apparently a special collaboration with someone local. Hmmm.
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