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🍗 Food good for the soul
Nana’s Kitchen serves some of the juiciest, tenderest oxtail in DFW. | Photo by @yelpdfw
Though soul food has deep roots in the South, there’s a difference between “southern” food and “soul” food. Although these two cuisines utilize similar ingredients, the term soul food emerged in the 1960s and is commonly referred to as African American heritage cooking.
When we get a craving for down-home, comfort meals, we turn to these seven options.
Nana’s Kitchen
This spot was rated the No. 1 soul food restaurant in the state of Texas by Love Food. Toshia Ramsey — aka “Nana” — will fix you a comfort plate full of rosemary-baked chicken, savory meatloaf, or whole catfish.
Drew’s Place Restaurant
Since 1987, Drew’s Place has been consistently ranked as one of Fort Worth’s best restaurants. The social food critic Keith Lee visited last year to check out their award-winning fried chicken, chicken-fried steak, and broccoli rice cheese casserole.
➡️ A weekend of local & Texas history coming soon to Irving
Presented by Texas State Historical Association
Photo credit: Sharon Ferranti
Historians, scholars, and Lone Star aficionados will gather in Irving next month for the 130th Annual Meeting of the Texas State Historical Association.
An annual must-go event for history lovers since 1897, this three-day event brings together individuals and organizations from across Texas to celebrate, connect, and learn, with topics ranging from military history to collecting Texas books.
After delays, Fort Worth’s Panther Island bypass project is moving forward. Construction on the first segment of the channel that will reroute the river is expected to begin late this year as part of the flood control effort. See what the new Panther Island will look like by 2032. (Fort Worth Report)
Shop
A bigger, better Goodwill is coming to Mansfield. The 19,677-sqft thrift store is already under construction in the former Big Lots on North Walnut Creek Drive. It’ll be the biggest Goodwill in North Texas and is expected to open in early April. Shop 20+ more stores while you wait. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Legacy
By now, you’ve probably heard about the death of actor Robert Duvall, but have you heard about the time he visited Dickies Arena to support his friend, a horse-cutting trainer? Duvall starred in “Lonesome Dove” — a 1989 Western and namesake for the Tim Love restaurant. (Fort Worth Magazine)
Trending
Two British royals were spotted at Billy Bob’s last weekend. Zara Tindall — the granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II — enjoyed a night in the Stockyards with husband Mike Tindall and friend John Osborne, from the country music duo Brothers Osborne. Peek at the photo they snapped on the rodeo bull. (CultureMap Fort Worth)
Volunteer
Fort Worth Parks & Recreation is looking for volunteer coaches for three upcoming youth sports — no coaching experience required. The department is also hiring for several summer programs. Learn how to apply.
Sports
See which former NFL linebacker stopped by the Fort Worth Police Department to speak to Fort Worth ISD criminal justice students on life adversities and how he got to where he is today. WFAA’s Scoop Jefferson reshared the snippets.
Play
🎲 Are you looking for our Games page? You can find it here. Thanks to all of our readers who let us know you’re enjoying this page — our team is continuing to work on even more ways to play in the future.
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Interested in attending Austin’s SXSW next month? My friend and colleague Figi (Newsletter Editor of ATXtoday) will be in attendance, and she’ll be publishing guides to the festival, free things to do, recaps, and much more over the next few weeks. It’ll be her sixth year at the fest — which means she’s basically an expert. Subscribe to ATXtoday so you don’t miss any of the fun. I’m hoping I can make it this year too.
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