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The Dish: Savoring Fort Worth’s rich history with restaurant reinventions and revivals
My Fort Worth roots go back generations on both sides, so I have treasured memories of family gatherings in restaurants all around town. Grandaddy Messer always bought me a sugary pecan praline on our exit from the old El Rancho Grande on North Main but pretended every time that he wasn’t going to do it: “Maybe next time.” We’ve celebrated countless family birthdays at La Playa Maya on Hemphill and many milestone anniversaries at Reata downtown.
Fort Worth pastors weigh in on Southern Baptist Convention’s vote on women
Pastor Anyra Cano said she received a call from God to do ministry when she was 13 years old. “I didn’t know what God was calling me to. I just knew God was calling me,” Cano said. She remembers getting a clearer picture when she was around 18...
Levitt Pavilion to celebrate Juneteenth. Event features music, food, vendors
Jerry Farmer has always celebrated Juneteenth. Every year, it’s been a day to get with family, take a time out and celebrate the freedom of Black people across the country. But the day seldom attracted much celebration outside Black communities, and it never drew the same nationwide spectacles as other holidays.
Renovation of Former Fort Worth National Bank Into Apartments To Begin in August
The renovation of the 16-story former home of the Fort Worth National Bank building is set to begin in August. The conversion of the 30,000-square-foot tower at 115 W. Seventh St. into 300 apartments is scheduled to begin on Aug. 1 and be completed by the end of August in 2025, according to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Caterina’s Goes Casual For The Summer, Surprising Taco Closings and Openings, and More Fort Worth Restaurant News
Caterina's introduces a more relaxed summer vibe. (Photo by 6th Ave. Storytelling) As temperatures rise this summer, so does the need for casual dining (or less formal, as the case may be). From Mule Alley to the West Seventh District, and even across town in the Westside, summer magic is as hot as the mercury. Here is the Fort Worth restaurant news you need to know this June.
H-E-B opens first low-price Joe V’s Smart Shop in Dallas
DALLAS — Read this story and more North Texas business news from our partners at the Dallas Business Journal. H-E-B executives and community leaders on June 11 celebrated the arrival of the grocery chain's value-focused brand in North Texas. The first location of Joe V’s Smart Shop in Dallas-Fort...
Woman arrested in Fort Worth for stealing van meant for mortuary services
An Azle woman is behind bars for stealing a van overnight – but it’s the KIND of van….and its “passenger”….that makes this story unusual. Azle’s Valerie Tragler-Ellis was arrested last night about two miles from JPS Hospital where this all began.
List: Where you can celebrate Juneteenth in North Texas
DALLAS — Juneteenth marks the day the last group of enslaved people were told that they were free. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, declaring freedom for "all persons held as slaves." However, news of the proclamation didn't get to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, until June 19, 1865.
Here’s where to go in Fort Worth, Tarrant County for free food for children
Public schools throughout Fort Worth and Tarrant County are serving free, fresh meals to children during the summer. Charter schools and traditional school districts offer the meals through the federal government’s National School Lunch and Breakfast programs. Here’s where to find free meals for your children:. Fort Worth...
'War on white America': Influential Texas group hosting pro-Christian nationalism conference
An influential grassroots group with close ties to Texas Republican lawmakers is hosting a conference next month that encourages its attendees to embrace Christian nationalism and resist a Democratic campaign “to rid the earth of the white race.”. Billed as the 15th anniversary celebration for True Texas Project, a...
White Settlement and Fort Worth Police Departments Collaborate to Nab Felony Theft Suspect and Parole Violator
Last week, law enforcement agencies demonstrated effective collaboration through their handling of two separate incidents. In the first instance, a felony theft suspect's flight following a sports store heist resulted in a rapid and coordinated chase involving multiple police units and departments, as reported by the White Settlement Police Department on Facebook.
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