• A laid-back beer garden with 25+ draft beers, wine, and cocktails
• The first brick-and-mortar for food truck Big Kat Burgers, featuring juicy burgers, hand-cut fries, salads, and appetizers
• A wine, cheese, and charcuterie shop with a build-your-own board option

A callback to Cowtown history

• 2024 Texas Rangers Sports & Entertainment Career Fair | Thursday, Sept. 19 | 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Texas Live!, Arlington | $32+ | Meet the hiring managers of sports franchises around the metroplex — admission includes at ticket the the Rangers game.
• Fuerza Regida | Thursday, Sept. 19 | 8 p.m. | Dickies Arena | $49+ | The Mexican band famous for “Sigo Chambeando” will take the stage in Cowtown.

• Horned Frog Invitational | Friday, Sept. 20-Saturday, Sept. 21 | Times vary | Schollmaier Arena | Free | TCU Women’s Volleyball takes on UTA, Rice, and Denver University in the two-day tournament.
• Argentine Steakhouse | Friday, Sept. 20 | 6:30-9 p.m. | Central Market Fort Worth | $105 | Take your taste buds on a trip to South America with this hands-on cooking class.

• 2024 Tarrant County Heart Walk | Saturday, Sept. 21 | 8:30-11:30 a.m. | The Shops at Clearfork | Donation based | Get some exercise while raising funds for the American Heart Association.
• Deaf Day | Saturday, Sept. 21 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Fort Worth Zoo | $16+ | Members of the Deaf community and their families are invited for zookeeper chats with ASL interpreters from Tarrant County College.

• Gordy’s HWY 30 Music Festival, slated to take place at Texas Motor Speedway in October, has been postponed until 2025. Check out 30+ other things to get up to this fall.

• Fort Worth’s first Asian hotpot spot is set to open by the end of the year. KPOT will open on North Tarrant Parkway + feautre a blend of traditional Asian hotpot and Korean barbecue — both all-you-can-eat cuisine styles allow diners to cook at the table.

• Vickery Blvd. Cafe is moving to West Seventh in November after 20 years on Vickery Boulevard. Soon to be located behind Chuy’s Tex-Mex, the breakfast spot will be renamed Vickery Cafe + will add beer, wine, and mimosas for brunch. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

• Clearfork developer Cassco has requested to annex 146 acres of ranch land from the city to create another mixed-use project with offices, retail, and apartments. The unincorporated area is bisected by the Chisholm Trail Parkway south of I-20.

• City leaders are set to sell the historic R. Vickery Elementary School to the Livingston Community Development Foundation for $1 and $185,000 in back taxes. Restoration of the vacant 1910 building will hopefully “reinvent District 8 and put it on the map.” (Fort Worth Report)

• The WFAA team shared their favorite moments working with the station as it celebrates 75 years in the metroplex. Travel back in time with the biggest DFW stories in the station’s history.

• The Baylor Bears take on the Colorado Buffalos and coach Deion “Prime Time” Sanders — who is the only athlete to play in both the NFL Super Bowl and the MBA World Series. Find out how the Bears are preparing with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
  

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