Bye-bye, Bahama Breeze: Restaurant chain closing all remaining locations
After months of speculation, Bahama Breeze customers now know the restaurant chain’s fate. Darden Restaurants, Inc., the parent company of the chain, has announced that it will be closing all remaining Bahama Breeze restaurants. Some of the locations will then be converted into another Darden brand. Bahama Breeze, a...
Fort Worth’s most famous patio restaurant turns a simple fajita dinner into a full...
Dinner doesn’t just happen here. It unfolds. At Joe T. Garcia’s, a plate of fajitas is only the opening act. The real show starts when the patio lights flicker on and the crowd settles into its easy, festive rhythm. This Fort Worth legend turns an ordinary night out...
Overnight Gunfire Rattles East Fort Worth, Leaves One Wounded On Miller Avenue
Overnight gunfire outside an east Fort Worth convenience store left one person wounded yesterday, adding another violent chapter to a corridor that has seen more than its share of trouble. Police said officers were called to a store in the 3500 block of Miller Avenue, where they found one person...
Como Neighbors Battle Teardowns In High‑Stakes Bid For First Conservation District
Lake Como neighbors are drawing a line in the sand over teardowns, worried that a wave of demolitions and bigger, boxier infill homes is quietly reshaping their streets. On Thursday, the city’s historic preservation staff rolled out draft design guidelines at the Como Community Center and opened the door for written...
Fort Worth firefighter injured at 2-alarm fire at a warehouse
A Fort Worth firefighter is recovering after being burned while battling a 2-alarm fire at a warehouse on Friday morning. The Fort Worth Fire Department said they were called to a warehouse fire at about 6:45 a.m. Friday on the 2100 block of Terminal Road. When firefighters arrived, they reported seeing heavy fire...
Burleson Cops Unleash February ‘Most Wanted’ List, Warn Some Suspects Could Be Armed
Burleson police have rolled out their February Top Ten Most Wanted list and are asking locals to help track down suspects facing accusations that range from theft and forgery to burglary and fraud. The department shared the new lineup last Friday and noted the list was current as of Sunday. Officers cautioned that...
Jury Slaps North Texas Mom With 20 Years In Haunting ‘Angel Baby’ Roadside Death
A cold case that haunted Johnson County for nearly a quarter century has finally landed a prison term. A North Texas woman was sentenced yesterday to 20 years behind bars after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2001 death of a newborn girl found beside a rural road. The infant, known for years only as “Angel...
Dallas sees drop in violent crime while Fort Worth sees increase in homicides
DALLAS — Last year, North Texas’ two biggest cities saw two new police chiefs, both tasked with lowering crime. Dallas has significantly more crime than Fort Worth in nearly every category, mostly because of its larger size and population. But, between the two cities, the rate at which it is increasing and decreasing...
Bullet Holes And Body Cams: The Failed Texas ATM Heist That Ended In Federal...
A Dallas man is facing a potential 20-year prison sentence after a botched armored car robbery left a security guard hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. Laroyce Antoine Lambert was hit with a federal complaint on Thursday, for attempted interference of commerce by robbery following a violent confrontation at a...
Half Of Tarrant County Kindergartners Start School Behind The Curve
Tarrant County’s latest look at kindergarten readiness lands like a wake up call. About half of the county’s kindergartners are showing up ready to learn, and the rest are already trying to catch up before they have even settled into their new classrooms. The gap between well resourced suburbs and neighborhoods...
