Show me the money

• Core revenue | A combination of operations, capital spending, visitors spending, and vendor employee spending | $422.2 million in 2023 vs. $307.6 million in 2016
• Secondary activities | Sales from vendors | $196.2 million in 2023 vs. $192.3 million in 2016
• Labor | Salaries and wages for full-time and temporary employees | 4,486 jobs in 2023 vs. ~6,000 jobs in 2016
• Taxes | Federal, state, and local | $70.5 million in 2023 vs. $14.8 million in 2016

The out-of-town impact

• Ryan Bingham’s Fireside Jam | Thursday, Oct. 10 | 5:30 p.m. | Heart of the Ranch | $750 | Listen to an intimate solo acoustic performance from the “Yellowstone” actor and musician, while enjoying a cookout by chef Tim Love and craft cocktails featuring Bingham’s Bourbon.
• Trivia Night | Thursday, Oct. 10-Thursday, Oct. 31 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Saddlerock Wine and Beer Co. | Price of purchase | Grab your friends and put your knowledge to the test — winning teams receive gift cards to the new wine house.

• “Cinderella” | Friday, Oct. 11-Sunday, Oct. 27 | Times vary | Casa Manana | $19-$59 | Settle in for a lively Rogers and Hammerstein youth adaptation of this classic story.
• Experience Hendrix | Friday, Oct. 11 | 8 p.m. | Will Rogers Memorial Center | $45+ | Hear the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix performed by a lineup of star-studded electric guitar players.

• Trick or Trot | Saturday, Oct. 12 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Alice Walton Cowgirl Park | Free | Join this family-friendly event for live music, kids games, food trucks, costume contests, candy stations, and more.

• Michelada Festival Fort Worth | Sunday, Oct. 13 | 12-8 p.m. | General Worth Square | Free | Jam out to music and shop local vendors in this multicultural celebration supporting nonprofit Connect Respect.

• WFAA photojournalist Giovanni Garcia captured the Fort Worth ISD board meeting during which trustees named longtime administrator Karen Molinar the temporary replacement for Dr. Angelica Ramsey. Read more about the former elementary teacher + her second stint as interim superintendent.

• Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County broke ground on an expansion yesterday in Westworth Village. Set to open fall 2025, the new Center for Student Support will feature a training and enrichment center, mental health counseling center, and food pantry — providing resources to 40,000+ students across 12 districts.

• The foreclosed Burnett Plaza now has a new owner. Swiss Burnett LLC — owned by Stephenville developer Andy Hansen — purchased the 40-story downtown tower late last month. Hansen has already started $2.3 million worth of deferred maintenance on the office building. (Dallas Business Journal)

• You’re invited to a groundbreaking ceremony for the Fort Worth Fire Department’s future Fire Station 16 on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. The westside station on Lovell Avenue — that is being relocated from the current Geddes Street station — is set to open in early 2026.

• The Botanical Institute of Texas (BRIT) is considering a partnership with the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge. BRIT presented a report to City Council about its management, operation, and development of the Botanic Garden since 2020. If approved, BRIT could do the same thing for the 3,700-acre nature preserve.

• UK-based Balfour Beatty is leading the charge on two new education facilities for Crowley ISD. The company will complete 150,000-sqft of additions and renovations to North Crowley’s 9th Grade Center by the end of 2026 + will construct a new $80 million middle school starting April 2025. (Fort Worth Magazine)

• Mark your calendar for Thursday, Oct. 24 — Mayor Mattie Parker will deliver the annual State of the City Address at Dickies Arena. The event will also include the 2024 Small Business Awards and Innovator Awards. RSVP by Wednesday, Oct. 16.

• Today is National Walk to a Park Day. Celebrate by taking an autumnal walk through one of these 25 gorgeous parks around Fort Worth. Might we suggest the Northwest Community Park for some early fall foliage?

• The No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns will take on the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners in the historic Red River Rivalry on Saturday at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Fair Park. Locked On’s Spencer McLaughlin says the Sooners “don’t have a realistic path to victory.”
  

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