Our story begins in the early 1800s, when the area was named for being the only white settlement among seven Native American villages. | Photo by FTWtoday
Fort Worth City Council will take a vote next week on whether to change the name of White Settlement Road. Its new name would become Westside Drive — as it cuts through the upcoming Westside Village development.
This is not the first time the street — named for white settlers who built homesteads in the 1850s — has been up for a rebranding. In 2005, residents could vote on a name change in a City Charter, but the turnout was majority voted “no.” Then again in 2019, Council considered changing it out of respect for the Indigenous peoples who lived in the area before the settlement, but the initiative was scrapped in January 2023.
The name change would cover a mile of the road, and Westside Village developers have agreed to cover the ~$26,000 in costs required for this kind of update.
Stay tuned to our daily newsletter next week, when we’ll share City Council’s final vote.
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Yes or no: Should the city change the name of White Settlement Road?
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Try This
Meow Wolf Grapevine’s “Phenomenomaly” debuts Saturday, Nov. 15, blending theater and dance to tell the journey of character Flickerwerm. Visitors are encouraged to jump in and out to be part of the act. The exhibit runs weekends only through Sunday, Jan. 4, and will feature North Texas groups, including the Fort Worth Opera.
Civic
Today is the Fort Worth Chamber’s State of the City Luncheon, but tickets are sold out. Don’t sweat it — tune in live at 11:30 a.m. on the city’s YouTube channel, and hear from Mayor Parker, the CEO of 101 Studios David Glasser, and WFAA’s Marc Istook.
Coming Soon
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Outdoors
New Mitchell will get a $4.4 million upgrade next year. The southeast neighborhood of Fort Worth — which contains Renaissance Square and Cobb Park — has been selected through the Neighborhood Improvement Program. Possible upgrades include new police cameras, sidewalks, and cleaning up of some sites.
Sports
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Biz
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I was able to reserve a seat at the State of the City luncheon today before tickets sold out. Come along with me on our Instagram stories, where I’ll be posting some behind-the-scenes inside the annual event. The theme this year is “Stories Come to Life in Fort Worth” — a nod to the city’s economic growth and innovation.
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