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Coming Out of Her Shell
Eric GriffeyOn almost an acre of land in Northwest Fort Worth, near Azle, Jaime Stephens enjoys a slower pace — not because her suburban life is dull and easy-going, but because of the company she keeps on her property. Stephens̵...
Local Scrapper Is Among Country’s Best
Jeff PrinceStealing copper and other metals is a quick-cash industry for organized criminals and the perennially unemployed denizens of the outdoors. Thieves steal copper from schools, which creates huge repair bills and can lead to tempo...
“Four Lions” and the Boston Marathon Attack
Kristian LinIn the wake of the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon yesterday, officials at the London Marathon (which is the next major event on the world marathon calendar) have stated that they will run the race as planned, and that ...
America’s Drone Strikes In Pakistan Compared To Boston Bombs
Jeff PrinceAs Americans continue to grieve for victims of the Boston bombings, worldwide bloggers are debating whether America’s military leaders are any less cowardly than those who struck in Beantown. French blogger Barry Lando no...
Bike Sharing Will Roll Out Monday
Eric GriffeyNext Monday is Earth Day, and Fort Worth will celebrate by launching the Fort Worth B-Cycle, the first bike sharing system in North Texas. The program boasts a fleet of 300 rent-a-bikes at 30 different docking stations scattere...
Hello? Is There Anybody Out There?
Jeff PrinceLooking over the agenda at this morning’s Fort Worth City Council meeting, I expected some drama. Several agenda items would prompt a few residents to raise hell, I figured. Public hearings were scheduled to discuss off-s...
There Is Such A Thing As A Free Libertarians Meeting
Jeff PrinceMy favorite old haunt –Tanstaafl Pub — is getting media attention for hosting this week’s Tarrant County Libertarians Meetup. Examiner.com political writer Garry Reed tried to connect the pub’s acronym f...
NRA, NASCAR, Fox: The Redneck Gods Are Smiling
JIMMY FOWLERFile this one under “Good Luck, Pal”: A U.S. senator from Connecticut has asked the Fox Network’s famously right-wing chief exec Rupert Murdoch to cancel his channel’s broadcast of tomorrow night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup ...
Local Filmmaker Updates
Kristian LinThings are happening for two filmmakers we’ve profiled before in these pages. For Fort Worth’s Chad Feehan, the horror movie he produced, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, has been bought up by RadiUs-TWC, a subsidiary ...
Atlantic Records Signs The Unlikely Candidates
ANTHONY MARIANIFort Worth indie-rockers The Unlikely Candidates have signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records. “It’s pretty exciting,” said frontman Kyle Morris. The quintet got noticed this past March at South By Southwest, pl...