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FTWtoday’s 2024 holiday gift guide: 90+ gifts for everyone on your list
Including gifts for neighbors, foodies, significant others, homebodies, students, and gifts under $20.
November 08, 2024 01:36 PM
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Sarah Leonhardt
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4 tips for hunting season
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City
By the Numbers: $680M economic impact of the State Fair of Texas
See how the State Fair of Texas tickets, food, employment, and more add up to a major financial contributor to the DFW economy.
October 9, 2024
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Kate Mazade
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Events
Pick your pumpkin at these 10 patches around North Texas
Fall is here — what better way to celebrate than by picking pumpkins?
October 7, 2024
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Kate Mazade
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City
Carillon Parc development brings European design to Southlake
The 42-acre mixed-use development broke ground in 2023 at the corner of North White Chapel Boulevard and East State Highway 114.
September 11, 2024
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Brianna Williams
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Real Estate
$82 million development planned for South University Drive
The seven-story, mixed-use development would be the second phase of Westbend, along the Trinity River.
August 21, 2024
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Kate Mazade
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City
French-style cafe among new openings in Clearfork
Head to the luxury shopping district to check out Marché Bleu, BOSS, Aroma360, and Sagelane Autospa & Carwash.
August 15, 2024
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Kate Mazade
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Work
20 products made in Fort Worth by Fort Worthians
From your go-to beverage to your favorite pair of boots, Fort Worth is home to many original inventions and ideas.
July 17, 2024
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Rebecca McRobbie
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Business
New Foundry District thrift store flips furniture and pricing
Flipstone Vintage and Thrift recently opened in the Foundry District.
July 12, 2024
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Kate Mazade
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Culture
Dead malls: You could shop... until they dropped
Once booming, now barren. Let’s take a peek at a mall of Fort Worth’s past — plus hope for the future.
June 25, 2024
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Brianna Williams
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Culture
Add to cal: Fort Worth’s monthly Rock ‘n’ Roll Rummage Sale
Deck out your closet with vintage finds from the monthly open-air rummage sale.
June 12, 2024
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Kate Mazade
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Food
Hidden Gem: Chow down at Carshon’s Deli
Find out why this kosher delicatessen has been a Fort Worth staple for almost 100 years.
January 30, 2025
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Kate Mazade
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Weather
How accurate is Texas’ Armadillo Day prediction in Fort Worth?
Move over Punxsutawney Phil — see how armadillo Bee Cave Bob’s predictions measure up against Fort Worth’s recorded weather for the last six years.
January 30, 2025
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Kate Mazade
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Culture
Test your knowledge with our January 2025 news quiz
See how thoroughly you’ve been reading our newsletter with a 10-question news quiz about Fort Worth’s biggest headlines.
January 29, 2025
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Kate Mazade
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Read this: Books written by authors with ties to Fort Worth
Whether you’re looking for your next leisure read, a book for the whole family, or a thrilling fictional novel, we’ve got a list of 20+ books written by Cowtown authors.
January 28, 2025
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Staff
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City
Eastside YMCA completes phase one of a $16 million renovation project
YMCA Metropolitan of Fort Worth officially opened its doors to the reimagined Eastside campus.
January 27, 2025
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Elizabeth Hastings
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Sports
Brian Schottenheimer named next Dallas Cowboys head coach
The Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator is getting promoted to the 10th head coach of “America’s Team.”
January 26, 2025
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Kate Mazade
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Festivals
What’s new at Jambaloo Music Festival 2025
Get the rundown of the free week-long music festival coming to DFW featuring 100+ artists.
January 24, 2025
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Elizabeth Hastings
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Business
New production studio takes the stage in the Foundry District
Fort Worth’s newest production stage features the city’s largest white infinity wall.
January 24, 2025
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Kate Mazade
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Live
Fort Worth’s oldest places
What is the oldest house in Fort Worth? How about the oldest honky-tonk? What was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s favorite restaurant? We have the answers.
January 22, 2025
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Kate Mazade
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City
Downfall in a snapshot: The history of the “Fort Worth Five” photo
Do you know the story of the 1900 portrait of the Wild Bunch gang?
January 21, 2025
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Kate Mazade