There’s nothing like a melty, meaty sammie to brighten up a cloudy winter day. | Photo by FTWtoday
City Editor Kate here — it’s not an opinion to say my lunch yesterday was better than yours. It’s just a fact. I know my grilled Reuben sandwich — loaded with salty corned beef, melty Swiss, and crunchy sauerkraut on buttery rye bread — washed down with a crisp ginger ale and a creamy lemon bar put your PB&J to shame.
Where was I, you may ask? At Carshon’s Deli, of course, Fort Worth’s first kosher delicatessen that’s still going strong today.
In 1928, Jewish immigrants David and Ella Carshon teamed up with Chicotsky’s Meat Market to open a deli on Houston Street. The deli grew and soon moved to West Berry Street before settling on Cleburne Road in the early 1970s.
Now the little green restaurant is a community staple, serving classic cold cuts and customer favorites on checkered tablecloths. Stop in for a fresh bagel topped with cream cheese and lox, a signature sandwich, or a slice of Mary’s Famous Pie-of-the-Day. Don’t forget your appetite or your wallet at this cash-only eatery.
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo | 7:30 p.m. | Dickies Arena | $77+ | Watch Western athletes compete to make it to the semi-finals of the pro rodeo tournament.
“Primary Trust” | Friday, Jan. 31-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Times vary | Stage West Theatre | $38+ | Stage West teams up with Dallas Theater Center for the Pulitzer Prize-winning show about old friends and new beginnings.
Saturday, Feb. 1
Mommy and Me Valentine’s Day Cookie Class | 3-4:30 p.m. | Trendy Rebel Boutique, Benbrook | $45+ | Learn the basics of decorating in this holiday-themed class for kiddos and adults.
JAMBALOO Symposium | 4:30 p.m. | Tulips Fort Worth | Free | Jam out to the inaugural music festival featuring The Black Angels, MJ Lenderman, Lomelda, and more.
Sunday, Feb. 2
Musical Storytelling | 2 p.m. | Bass Performance Hall | $26+ | Conductor Robert Spano will direct Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade” and Stavinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” with choreography by glo, an Altanta-based dance company.
TCU Mens Basketball | 3 p.m. | Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena | $32+ | The Horned Frogs will tip off against the Colorado Buffaloes on their home court.
Tomorrow kicks off Black History Month. Join UNT professor J. Todd Moye for a discussion about his book “Civil Rights in Black and Brown: Histories of Resistance and Struggle in Texas” at the Southwest Regional Library at 10:30 a.m. or register for free to listen to the presentation online.
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$56,900. That’s the median annual pay in Texas (as of December 2024). Compare that to the median household income in Tarrant County — $76,210. (ADP Pay Insights)
Eat
Now may be the time to consider a new pet — egg prices are expected to increase ~20% in 2025 due to a strain of avian flu and inflation, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Allow us to give you a refresher on the city’s regulations surrounding backyard chickens. (CNN)
Biz
Texas is home to the headquarters of 52 Fortune 500 companies, according to this map by Visual Capitalist. That’s 1.78 Fortune 500 companies per a million people.No wonder the Texas Stock Exchange is set to open in North Texas this year. (BrilliantMaps.com)
Drink
Costco is going back to Coke. After switching to Pepsi in 2013, Costco will flip-flop back to Coca-Cola products in its food courts this summer. But which do you drink? Let us know. (USA Today)
Active
It will soon cost $15,000 to climb Mount Everest when Nepal raises its permit fee by over 35% in September. Or you could hike one of our perfectly good trails right here in Cowtown. (Reuters)
Outdoors
Listen up, bird brain. We’re not insulting you — in fact, a new study revealing that a bird’s brain is actually quite large turns “bird brain” into a compliment. Go ahead, use that big ol’ bird brain of yours to show some love to our local feathered friends. (Phys.org)
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Save time (and your hands) with these kitchen hacks: this jar opener is great for arthritic joints, while this chicken shredder does the hard shredding work for you.*
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📚 Bedtime story?
Readers of all ages can peruse the shelves at Monkey and Dog Books for their 2025 reading lists. | Photo by @monkeyanddogbooks
Looking for a new book to read with your little one? Look no further because we’ve got four titles perfect for the family — and they were written by authors with ties to Fort Worth.
“Goodnight Cowtown” by Jennifer Gaines Dez | Say sweet dreams to local icons like the Stockyards, Joe T. Garcia’s, Sundance Square, and the Trinity River.
“Man Made Monsters” by Andrea Rogers | The Cherokee writer makes her young adult debut with a series of short stories that track horrors throughout centuries.
“Maxine’s New Job” by Lynda Jones-Mubarak | Maxine Hill’s inquisitive young mind helps her solve mysteries around her neighborhood. The series is available in English and Spanish.
“River Rose and the Magical Lullaby” by Kelly Clarkson and Laura Hughes | The Grammy Award-winner from Burleson turned an original lullaby for her daughter into a magical adventure for kids ages 1-6.
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Sunday, Feb. 2 is Armadillo Day, Texas’ version of Groundhog Day when Hill Country armadillo Bee Cave Bob determines the forecast for the next six weeks. How accurate is the little nine-banded weatherman? Look back at the last few years of weather data to find out.
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