Real Estate

🏡 The homes

• Spacious bedrooms and bathrooms
• An open-concept kitchen + living room
• High-end finishes and appliances (like luxury flooring and energy-efficient double-pane windows)
• Smart home technology
• And more

🏊 The amenities

• A state-of-the-art fitness center, sport court + yoga room
• Coworking areas
• A resort-style pool + expansive amenity lawn

🚗 The neighborhood

• Mystery Dinner and Fundraiser: Best Laid Plans | Thursday, Aug. 15 | 6-8 p.m. | Taste Community Restaurant | $65-$260 | Dress in your best evening wear, dine on a delicious meal, and help solve a murder.
• Perfect in Pearls: A Tribute to Julia Child | Thursday, Aug. 15 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Central Market Fort Worth | $80 | Learn how to make recipes from Julia Child’s cookbooks while enjoying wine that has been perfectly paired with the meal.

• Statewide Emergency | Friday, Aug. 16 | 8 p.m. | Dickies Arena | $82-$175 | Kick your weekend off with a jam session by Boosie, Webbie, Da Baby, and Jeezy.

• Clear the Shelters Mega Adoption Event | Saturday, Aug. 17-Sunday, Aug. 18 | Times vary | Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall | $0-$25 | Over 20 North Texas animal shelters will bring adoptable dogs, cats, and other small pets to this event.
• National Thrift Shop Day | Saturday, Aug. 17 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | The Resale Shop | Free | Celebrate thrift shop day with sales, pop-ups from Evie Coffee Bar and Kona Ice, a donation drive, and giveaways.
• 2nd Annual Summer Bash | Saturday, Aug. 17 | 3 p.m. | River Bottoms Pub | $20 | Listen to some of DFW’s best local rock bands.

• Intro to Artistic Swimming | Sunday, Aug. 18 | 5-5:50 p.m. | Forest Park Pool | $25 | Aspiring Olympians — learn the art of synchronized swimming in this class.

• The City of Fort Worth chose Milwaukee-based Royal Capital to become master developer of Historic Southside’s Evans & Rosedale community development. Stay tuned for a community feedback session in late September to meet the team and learn more about the 7.5-acre project with multifamily housing, green space, and retail.

• $10.32 billion. That’s the valuation for the Dallas Cowboys, according to Sportico — making the Cowboys the highest valued NFL franchise + the first sports franchise ever to surpass a $10 billion valuation. (ESPN)

• City Council approved the purchase of 0.46 acres at 512 W. 4th St. to open a new downtown library branch. Site renovations could begin in early 2025.

• South Fort Worth will soon become home to an 800,000-sqft Dick’s Sporting Goods distribution center. Over the next 10 years, the center at Risinger/35 Logistics Park will create an anticipated 300 full-time jobs. (WFAA)

• Blink Fitness announced that it will close all three of its Fort Worth-area locations after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The final day of operations for the three fitness centers will be Friday, Aug. 30. (WFAA)

• Archaea Energy Services LLC will develop the site of a renewable natural gas facility at the Southeast Landfill. Facility construction will begin after Archaea Energy and the City of Fort Worth reach a service agreement.

• City Council approved a tax incentive to expand engine maintenance and repair provider GE on Wing Support, Inc. The company plans to expand its current location near DFW International Airport into an adjacent 3.25-acre parcel.

• Fifteen years after first appearing on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” Fred’s Texas Cafe will soon be featured on Guy Fieri’s spinoff show, “Triple D Nation.” The episode will premiere on Food Network at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23. (The Dallas Morning News)

• A four-bedroom, five-bathroom ranch at 319 Verna Trail Ln. is currently the most expensive Fort Worth home on the market, with features like a reverse osmosis pool, horse stable, and media room. Take a peek at the $14.9 million mansion. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

• The Dallas Mavericks released their 2024 Cup Nights schedule, with the first game set to take place Tuesday, Nov. 12 against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Dallas Mavericks with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
  

• Haven’t been to brunch at Fat Daddy’s in Mansfield yet? Time to change that — their mouth-watering brunch menu is available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. Yum.*

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Cowtown’s claims to fame

Regional growth