Celebrate the Irish holiday with a Texas twist in the Stockyards. | Photo by @stockyardsstation
Get ready to raise a green beer — St. Patrick’s Day is Monday, March 17. Break out your shamrock swag for these upcoming weekend events that are sure to bring you good luck.
Cowtown Goes Green | Saturday, March 15 | 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Celebrate Irish heritage Texas-style with armadillo races, pony rides, clogging performers, a matinee rodeo, and the Irish-Western parade beginning at 4 p.m. at Stockyards Station.
The Official Lucky’s Bar Crawl | Saturday, March 15 | 4 p.m.
Grab tickets to this bar crawl with stops at Junk Punch, Koe Wetzel’s Riot Room, Reservoir, The Abbey Pub, and Whiskey Garden + keep the fun going with an after party.
Parking Lot Party | Sunday, March 16-Monday, March 17 | 2 p.m.
Hop on over to the Rabbit Hole Pub for a two-day party featuring a live DJ, beer tubs, a crawfish boil, and food trucks.
St. Patrick’s Day Escape: The Golden Shamrock | Friday, March 14-Sunday, March 23 | 11 a.m.-10 p.m. | Fort Worth Convention Center | $10+ | Help solve the mysterious disappearance of the Golden Shamrock to restore luck to the town.
“Ain’t Misbehavin’” | Friday, March 14-Saturday, March 22 | Times vary | Circle Theatre | $45+ | Tap your toes along to the Harlem Renaissance jazz of Fats Waller in this 1929 show.
Josh Weathers | 10 p.m. | Billy Bob’s Texas | $18+ | Watch the “He Ain’t Worth Missing” and “Wild Ones” singer perform at the world-famous music venue.
Saturday, March 15
TCU Baseball vs. Arizona State | 2 p.m. | Williams-Reilly Field | $12+ | The Horned Frogs will take to the plate against the Sun Devils.
5th Annual Cowtown Burger Showdown | 6-10 p.m. | River Ranch Stockyards | $15+ | Who makes the best burger in North Texas — you be the judge of that.
Sunday, March 16
Butterflies in the Garden | 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fort Worth Botanic Garden | $0-$22 | See thousands of live, exotic butterflies from around the world as they flitter through the Rainforest Conservatory.
St. Patrick’s Day Market | 1-5 p.m. | Martin House Brewing Company | Cost of purchase | Sip green beer, shop 35+ local vendors, and get flash tattoos by Olivia D. Beauty.
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Job
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Region
Forget the Southwest — Texas is in a region of its own, at least according to Amazon. The online retailer has divided the nation into eight distinct regions to help best meet customer demands, and we’re located in one named “Texas.” What do you think of the regional breakdown?
Tech
Do you want to taste this newsletter? An experimental device called e-Taste is in the works which would allow the sensation of taste in virtual reality. Cool, but we think we’ll stick with our local haunts for now. (Gizmodo)
Seasonal
Getting a start on spring cleaning? If you’ve got a heap of clothes in the “maybe” pile, consider bringing them to a local buy, sell, trade shop where they can find a new home.
Feel Good
Are you happy now? Cowtown made it on WalletHub’s list of “Happiest Cities in America.” Our happiness was determined by metrics like average leisure time and income-growth rate.
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City Guide
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We never met a brunch we didn’t like. | Photo by FTWtoday
Breakfast al fresco, anyone? Check out these five spots for brunch on the patio.
Press Cafe | Enjoy some sunshine on the expansive dog-friendly patio with a mimosa and fresh options like avocado toast, veggie burger + quiche.
Joe T. Garcia’s | Relax on the patio while enjoying Tex-Mex classics like huevos rancheros, migas + chilaquiles.
Tinies | Sip some coffee or a bloody mary as you take in the views of downtown.
HG Sply Co. | Sip a mimosa or fuel up on a protein bowl on the lively Trinity River waterside patio.
The Bearded Lady | Kick off your weekend with a hefty serving of shrimp and grits or a vegan burrito + sip on 12 different morning cocktails or 25 draft beers.
Today is Pi Day, a celebration of the coincidental alignment of March 14 (3/14) with the first three digits of the mathematical constant Pi (3.14). However, we prefer an extra “e” at FTWtoday, and enjoy our pies with plenty of toppings.
I love the ultra-thin 90-second pizzas from Cane Rosso. The Zoli is my go-to.
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