Want to work in the newly renovated City Hall building? | Photo by FTWtoday
Calling civic-minded young adults — in need of a summer job? Look no further than the city’s NextGen Ambassador Program.
Explore careers in local government, learning about the daily operations of the public sector. Up to 40 youth (ages 17-22) will be paired with city departments to work for 20 hours per week at $18 per hour. Participants will also receive weekly sessions on professional development and skill building.
Online applications are open now through Monday, April 7 for the eight-week program that runs from Monday, June 2 to Friday, July 25.
Some of the job opportunities include:
Helping in the Fort Worth Public Library
Administration in the mayor’s and city manager’s office
Communications and social media for the Water Department
Working at one of the city’s recreation centers
Learning about emergency management with the Fort Worth Fire Department
Rather get a tan? Check out other seasonal positions from camp counselors to lifeguards.
Events
Events
Friday, March 21
“Les Misérables” | Friday, March 21-Sunday, March 23 | Times vary | Bass Performance Hall | $44+ | Set against the backdrop of war-torn 19th-century France, this classic musical is a testament that hope persists even in despair.
2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic | Friday, March 21-Sunday, March 23 | 4:30 p.m. | Dickies Arena | Free | Reserve spots for an action-packed anglers paradise.
Saturday, March 22
5th Annual Cowtown Crawfish Boil | 12-8 p.m. | Horus Hall | $20+ | Chow down on crawfish, tamales, or crawfish tamales — plus, donate to the Melvin Marks Easterly Memorial Fund in honor of one of the event’s core contributors.
Mission to Inspire Spectacular | 7-9:30 p.m. | Mark Holtz Lake, Arlington | Free | Celebrate the grand opening of the National Medal of Honor Museum with fireworks, drones, and military band performances.
Sunday, March 23
Sip & Sculpt | 10:30 a.m. | Saddlerock Wine + Beer Co. | $20 | Join a high-energy mat pilates class with BODYBAR and then cool off with a glass of sparking brut.
Afternoon Tea: Spring Fling | 4-5:30 p.m. | Central Market Fort Worth | $70 | Learn how to make and serve tea while snacking on chicken salad, finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream, and mini desserts.
Grace Jackson has traded the villa for the cattle drive. The “Love Island All-Stars” runner-up boot-scooted through the Fort Worth Stockyards yesterday. Think she’ll have good banter with a cowboy?
Biz
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere. The average workday now ends at 4:39 p.m., according to recent data from ActivTrak that tracked the workplace behaviors of 200,000+ employees. Sounds like 21 more minutes for an after-work drink to us. (Bloomberg)
Seasonal
Yesterday marked the beginning of spring, when the sun set at 7:41 p.m., but there are sunnier days ahead in Cowtown. Sunsets will happen a little later each day this season, and when summer starts on Friday, June 20 the sun will go down at 8:40 p.m.
Sports
Now that’s just wild. To help you better enjoy the NCAA Men’s + Women’s basketball tournaments, Buffalo Wild Wings has created goggles that allow you to watch multiple games at once. Now if only there was a device that let you listen to all the LockedOn sports podcasts at once.
Tech
TikTok is introducing new ways to encourage kids to log off, like a meditation feature for users under 16 if they use the app after 10 p.m. If it works it works, but have you tried touching grass?
Sports
Did you know that the NCAA women’s final had a record-breaking 18.9 million viewers last year? Let’s see if that many eyes will watch the TCU Horned Frogs in the playoffs. Here are the details of the upcoming game schedule. (AP News)
Watch
Happy Gilmore is swinging back nearly three decades after the release of the original film. Netflix released the trailer for “Happy Gilmore 2,” and while we can’t all be pro golfers like Happy, we enjoy the sport by scheduling tee time at one of Cowtown’s courses.
Fact or Fiction
Fact: Some credit cards can actually help you get out of debt faster. (It sounds wild, but it’s true.) The secret: Find a credit card with a “0% intro APR” period for balance transfers. This one even offers 5% cash back on your purchases.*
Check out the Strike Fighter Squadron aircraft on display outside the NAS JRB. | Photo by FTWtoday
More than 978,000 people (and thousands of businesses) contribute to the Fort Worth metro area’s economy. But have you ever wondered about Cowtown’s heaviest hitters in terms of employment numbers? We’ll give you a little hint... look up.
American Airlines Group Inc. | 35,000 employees
Ranked No. 86 on the Fortune 500 list, the airline made nearly $54.2 billion in revenue in 2024, a 2.7% increase from the year before.
Lockheed Martin | 18,000 employees
Known for developing and producing the F-35 fighter jet for the past two decades, the aerospace company ranked No. 57 on Fortune’s 500 list as one the most powerful companies globally.
Speaking of DFW’s major economic drivers... earlier this week Nasdaq announced that it will locate its second US headquarters in the Dallas area. Get the 411 on three stock market mammoths making moves in North Texas.
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