Opera Festival Time
The annual Fort Worth Opera Festival is back. Taking place mostly at Bass Performance Hall over the next several weeks starting this weekend, the...
Ebbing Tide
Be afraid, Fort Worth. Be very afraid.
Late last year, the Fort Worth City Council decided to decrease funding for the nearly 50-year-old Arts Council...
“Four Lions” and the Boston Marathon Attack
In the wake of the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon yesterday, officials at the London Marathon (which is the next major event on...
America’s Drone Strikes In Pakistan Compared To Boston Bombs
As Americans continue to grieve for victims of the Boston bombings, worldwide bloggers are debating whether America's military leaders are any less cowardly than...
Bike Sharing Will Roll Out Monday
Next 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...
Hello? Is There Anybody Out There?
Looking 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...
There Is Such A Thing As A Free Libertarians Meeting
My 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...
NRA, NASCAR, Fox: The Redneck Gods Are Smiling
File 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...
Local Filmmaker Updates
Things 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...
Atlantic Records Signs The Unlikely Candidates
Fort 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...
