Summer Meals Program provides free lunches to children during summer months
More than one in five Texas children face food insecurity, according to the Texas Department of Agriculture. For many of these children, summer can be a time of hardship as access to school-provided meals disappears. To help address this issue, the Texas Department of Agriculture provides free meals to children...
Upcoming $1.7B Westside Village to Enhance Fort Worth City Core
A joint project of Larkspur Capital and the local investment firm Keystone Group is gearing up to deliver a new $1.7 billion mixed-use development just west of downtown Fort Worth. Courtesy of a public-private partnership with the City of Fort Worth, the project will break ground later this year on...
‘Star Wars’ Fans Will Love this Gigantic Store in Texas
If you’ve ever dreamed of stepping into a galaxy far, far away without the hyperspace travel, Holocron in Fort Worth, Texas has to be on your bucket list! This massive Star Wars store isn’t just a shop, it’s a full-blown experience. We’re talking wall-to-wall collectibles, rare merch, life-size displays, and vibes...
Deferred Tarrant County property tax payments due Monday
Tarrant County property owners who deferred half of their annual property tax bill until the summer must make the payment by Monday, June 30 or face penalties. The Tarrant County tax assessor allows homeowners to defer half of their annual property tax bill if they pay their first half in the fall.
That one time when Fort Worth’s July 4 fireworks delivered way too much ‘fire’
Two years ago, July 4th celebrations across Fort Worth really put the “fire” in fireworks. North Texas was suffering through severe to extreme drought in July 2023, prompting warnings to be careful when lighting up all those sparklers and rockets. The city of Fort Worth’s annual fireworks show went on as scheduled,...
The 10 U.S. Cities With the Absolute Worst Weather, According to Research
If you’ve ever packed for a trip and felt completely stumped by the forecast, you’re not alone, especially if you were headed to one of these cities. A new study by Tideschart analyzed weather patterns in the 50 most populated U.S. cities, looking at everything from daily temperature swings to rainfall and wind...
H Mart on track for opening in Haltom City early next year
Foodies can pencil in the much-anticipated opening of H Mart for early next year in a shopping center under construction at Loop 820 and North Beach Street in Haltom City, city officials and the leasing broker say. Additionally, 33 specialty restaurants, retailers, salons and other tenants have signed leases to...
Scientists Find an “Off Switch” for Cholesterol – And It Could Save Millions
University of Texas at Arlington scientists have pinpointed an enzyme, IDO1, that flips the body’s cholesterol-processing machinery into chaos during inflammation. By shutting this “off switch,” immune cells called macrophages regain their ability to soak up cholesterol, potentially stopping heart disease, diabetes,...
Boy, 5, dies after three-story fall from apartment building, Fort Worth police say
An investigation is ongoing after a 5-year-old boy died last week following a suspected three-story fall from a Fort Worth apartment building. According to Fort Worth police, officers were called just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, to 650 North Main Street, where apartment managers said a child was unconscious on...
Joe T. Garcia’s is 90! Learn hidden menu secrets of famous Fort Worth restaurant
Joe T. Garcia’s is 90 on July 4, a remarkable anniversary for one of America’s oldest, largest and busiest restaurants. Opened in 1935 as a barbecue market in a tumbledown former Lebanese grocery near the Fort Worth Stockyards, Joe T.’s now serves up to 2,000 diners at once across seven city blocks of dining and...
