$2M pedestrian safety project at Fort Worth’s Camp Bowie West intersection in the works
The city of Fort Worth plans to install a traffic signal, marked crosswalks and redesigned left-turn lanes at Camp Bowie West Boulevard and Broadmoor Drive intersection. Roughly 23,000 vehicles pass through the section each day, project manager Abby Tucker from the Fort Worth Department of Transportation and Public Wor
$29M West Bailey Boswell Road project expected to finish in 2028
Fort Worth plans to spend $29 million rebuilding West Bailey Boswell Road from Boat Club Road to Wind River Drive. The project will convert the existing four-lane, undivided road into four 11-foot lanes separated by a 16-foot median. Plans also include turn lanes, streetlights and shared-use paths for pedestrians and c
Made in Tarrant: The Velvet Box owner starts a personal coaching business for women
Editor’s note: Made in Tarrant is an occasional Q&A series on small businesses started in Tarrant County. Submit your business here. The Velvet Box, Marcelle LeBlanc’s growing Fort Worth chain of luxury adult toy stores, has come a long way since she and a partner began the business in 2009. The company now has six sto
Fort Worth details $3.3M A.M. Pate Safe Routes project
Few residents attended a June 22 virtual public meeting about upcoming pedestrian improvements near A.M. Pate Elementary School. The meeting began five minutes late to give residents more time to join. Residents asked about erosion control, pedestrian safety and accessibility. The Safe Routes to School project will add
Tim O’Hare leads in fundraising, spending among Tarrant commissioner candidates
The candidates for Tarrant County Commissioners Court report about $462,000 in cumulative campaign spending so far this year, ahead of the November midterm elections, according to a Fort Worth Report review of public financial disclosures. The six candidates raised nearly $600,000 in cash from January to mid-July, with
Fort Worth man sentenced to 40 years in prison for possesing over 244kg of...
A Fort Worth man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after authorities found him to be in possession of more than 244 kilograms of methamphetamine, among other drugs and firearms. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, 31-year-old Evaristo Hidrogo was sentenced on June 26, 2026, by Chief United...
Fort Worth commission orders repairs, demolitions at unsafe properties
A Fort Worth property owner who says the city sold her contaminated property in 2004 has been given 30 days to repair or demolish two unsafe buildings at 2726 Chesser Boyer Road. The Building Standards Commission unanimously voted June 22 to declare the front and rear buildings substandard and hazardous,...
DFW Fliers May Finally Catch A Break As Loop 820 Work Races Ahead
Drivers white-knuckling their way to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport might be in for some welcome relief sooner than expected. Construction to add lanes along Northeast Loop 820 and Airport Freeway appears to be running ahead of schedule. The project, which started in 2023, will add a free general-purpose lane
West 7th’s Late-Night Cheesesteak King Grabs Daytime Spot on 8th Avenue
Vonte’s Philly Cheesesteaks, the late-night food trailer that built a loyal following on West 7th, now has a permanent home in Fort Worth. Owner Davonte Fung, a Philadelphia native who launched the business from a trailer outside The Local, has opened a walk-in counter in the lower level of Wabi House. The trailer will
Einstein Bros. Bagels to Open Inside Texas A&M’s New Fort Worth Campus
Einstein Bros. Bagels plans to open inside the Texas A&M University System’s Law & Education Building. According to public filings, the chain could open at 300 E. 15th St., with construction to wrap by late August. No official opening date has been announced. Einstein Bros. Bagels features more than...

















