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🇫🇷 How Fort Worthians fared in France

How Fort Worth-area Olympians performed in the Paris 2024 Olympics
A view of Paris, France decked out with Paris 2024 Olympics signs and banners.
We will miss you, Paris Olympics. | Photo by Erin McPherson, 6AM City
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, approximately 10,500 athletes from around the world competed across 32 sports. Among all the hard-working competitors, we’ve been cheering for six Olympians with ties to Fort Worth. Keep reading to see how they did.

Conner Prince, Shooting
Prince hails from Burleson and is part of the US Shotgun Team. Paris 2024 was his first Olympics and he competed in skeet shooting.
Result: Silver

Hailey Van Lith, 3x3 Women’s Basketball
Van Lith recently transferring to Texas Christian University. She earned her spot on Team USA’s small but mighty 3x3 Basketball team.
Result: Bronze

Chiaka Ogbogu, Volleyball
This This 6-ft-2-inch volleyball standout is from Coppell, and is a University of Texas alumna.
Result: The US Women’s volleyball team will play in the gold medal game on Sunday, Aug. 11.

Sam Watson, Sport Climbing
Hailed as “the fastest climber in the world,” the 18-year-old athlete is from Southlake and has been climbing since age 5. He set not one, but two new world records with a climb time of 4.74 seconds in the finals. After losing to silver medalist Wu Peng in the semifinals, Watson finished thrid.
Result: Bronze

Joseph Brown, Men’s Discus
A graduate of Mansfield High School and Texas A&M University-Commerce, the 28-year-old placed third in the 2023 U.S Olympic Team Trials for discus.
Result: 10th place

Lindon Victor, Decathlon
The 30-year-old athlete competes for Grenada but trains and lives in Fort Worth. He previously competed in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Result: Bronze

The Dallas nods:
  • Hezly Rivera, Gymnastics Team Category: Gold
  • Scottie Scheffler, Golf: Gold
  • Sha’Carri Richardson, Women’s 100-meter: Silver
  • More Dallas-area athlete results from WFAA
Asked

Which of the new Olympic sports did you like the most?
The International Olympic Committee introduced five new sports this year, including 3x3 basketball and sport climbing.
What tickled your fancy?
 
Events
Friday, Aug. 9
  • Connor King Live in Fort Worth | Friday, Aug. 9-Saturday, Aug. 10 | Times vary | Big Laugh Comedy Club | $25 | The West Philly comedian’s stand-up clips have amassed over 100 million views online
  • 7 Bridges | Friday, Aug. 9 | 8-10 p.m. | Arlington Music Hall | $19-$59 | Rock out with an Eagles tribute band.
Saturday, Aug. 10
  • August Dog Days | Saturday, Aug. 10 | 8-11 a.m. | Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Cost of admission | Bring your doggo to the Garden for $5 on top of regular admission — and the Garden has hydration stations and doggie pools.
  • Smokey the Bear’s 80th Birthday Party | Saturday, Aug. 10 | 10-11:30 a.m. | Burleson Public Library | Free | Help Smokey himself prevent forest fires with crafts and a scavenger hunt.
Sunday, Aug. 11
  • Great British Baking Intensive | Sunday, Aug. 11 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Central Market Fort Worth | $90 | What’s a complete Sunday without making a Victoria sponge with berries and cream?
  • Second Sunday Spoken Word | Sunday, Aug. 11 | 6-8 p.m. | Arts Fifth Avenue | $5 | Settle in to hear speakers present poetry, prose, and spoken word — and channel your own slam poetry.
Events calendar here
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Real Estate

🏡 Granbury’s Pecan Plantation offers flexible and affordable homeownership
An aerial shot of the community showing houses, a river, the pecan plantation and an airplane runway.
Pecan Plantation is DFW’s fastest-selling acerage community. | Photo provided by Patten Properties
Picture this: You’re walking along a riverside path under the shade of mature pecan trees.

This could be your new daily routine at Pecan Plantation, a master-planned community in Granbury, TX (~40 miles southwest of Fort Worth).

Build a home in neighborhoods featuring specialized amenities like:
  • Fly-in living (access paved runways and build your own airplane hanger)
  • A clubhouse, activity center, golf courses + pools
  • Acreage lots starting at $99,900
  • Centrally-located shops, restaurants + grocery stores
Start planning your dream home
News Notes
Olympics
  • The Paris 2024 Olympics wrap up this weekend. Today’s events include golf, long jump + rhythmic gymnastics — starting at 8 a.m. central time. Keep up with Team USA and tune in for the closing ceremony on Sunday at 1 p.m. via WFAA.
Development
  • The city is poised to invest $4.6 million in an East Berry development that includes 34 townhomes and mixed-use space. Pending funding approval, construction would begin in August of 2025 with a proposed completion date of 2029. (Fort Worth Report)
Travel
  • Fiji Airways will offer 13-hour nonstop flights from DFW Airport to the South Pacific paradise starting in December. The first flight takes off on Tuesday, Dec. 10 and is currently available for a special price of $699 roundtrip.
Weather
  • Heat warnings continue across Fort Worth today and into the weekend. If you need an indoor activity, may we recommend some Whirlyball? (WFAA)
Try This
  • If you thought the Paris Olympics were a vibe but realized you can’t flip through the air or run fast, Martin House Brewing Company will host Beer Olympics tomorrow from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., including a protein-eating contest, a relay race involving pints, a game of keepy-uppy with a balloon, and more.
Giveaway
  • The State Fair of Texas is giving away a drool-worthy foodie package to the Big Tex Choice Awards on Thursday, Aug. 22. The package includes two VIP tickets to the event, two season passes to the fair + $100 in coupons. The giveaway closes on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
Sports
  • It’s now less than a month until the Dallas Cowboys’ first regular season game against the Cleveland Browns. Who is exceeding expectations in training camp? Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Dallas Cowboys with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
Drink
  • Did you know? By joining the Thompson’s Bookstore email list you gain access to exclusive speakeasy updates. Psst… We’ll let you in on another secret: It’s free to join.*
Listen
  • We like our sound quality how we like our Vickery Cafe bacon — extra crispy. While most hearing aids have one processor, this device has two, which process speech + noise separately. The result: Clear, crisp, effortless listening and conversations. (Plus, it’s tiny.)*
Finance
  • We’re beyond the halfway point of 2024 — aka a good time to make sure you’re maximizing your money. Personal finance experts have reviewed hundreds of credit cards to present you with the four very best bonus cards of the year.*
 
Music

🎤King Leon

Leon Bridges returns with a love letter to Fort Worth
Leon Bridges brings the Fort Worth style | Photo via Getty Images
Leon Bridges brings the Fort Worth style | Photo via Getty Images
Leon Bridges is arguably Fort Worth’s preeminent cultural ambassador of the moment.

After his single “Chrome Cowgirl” appeared on the soundtrack to summer blockbuster film “Twisters,” Bridges is back to launch his fourth album, “Leon,” teased on Instagram over the last several weeks.

The full album will be available on Friday, Oct. 4, but we already know some Fort Worthian elements of it. The first song, “Peaceful Place,” was released yesterday.

Keep an ear out for some of these Cowtown references.
  • Bridges mentions the east Fort Worth neighborhood Riverside on the track “Laredo.”
  • Bridges filmed one music video at the historic Sinclair gas station on McCart Avenue in Rosemont.
  • He references “summertime on the Southside” in a teaser song.
  • In the song “Panther City,” Bridges references his time playing Nintendo 64 at local community centers.
  • On one song, he sings, “On Rosedale my father said go straight home or I’d catch hell.”
Bonus: hum along to other songs about Fort Worth.
The Buy

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The Wrap
 
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Today’s edition by:
Ted
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” Grab a lawn chair and head to TX Whiskey at 6:45 p.m. tonight for a screening of “Jaws.” Tickets are $10 and include one drink ticket, and food trucks are on-site. Note: The movie night is ages 21+.
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