Summer of Soccer
The Music of Football
As the World Cup comes to Tarrant County, I’ve been tapped to look at the wild and extremely varied world of soccer chants. Fans...
Summertime Edition
Welcome to Summer, Summer, Summertime!
Things may look a little bleak, but summer fun reminds us what’s worth fighting for. Every year for a while now, we’ve put out...
Latest from NEWS
Expansiveness
Nestled off I-20 in Fort Worth is an unassuming building that most would easily pass without a second thought, but inside its weathered facade...
Alive and Kicking
After relocating to South Main Village last year, Trinity Pride Fest experienced its largest turnout to date. More than 7,000 souls packed the Near...
Latest from ARTS
Big Ticket: The Art of the Game
Along with the places mentioned in “City of (World) Cups and Culture” (pg. 4), there’s also a great piece of soccer art in the...
Dressed for the Record
The feelings of Cowtown locals nearly a century ago are largely left to the imaginations of writers and historians. The conversations, the glances, the...
Latest from EATS & DRINKS
More Than a Bar
For people looking for queer-forward spaces, there’s just a handful throughout Tarrant County, with three conveniently clustered around South Jennings and Pennsylvania avenues on...
Peticolas for the Win
Many local establishments throughout North Texas are gearing up for when the world comes to visit in a few weeks, but Peticolas Brewing Company was...
Latest from SCREEN
The Furious Styles
Let’s clear this up: The Furious has nothing to do with The Fast and the Furious series, even though one actor appears in both....
Disclosure Day: The Truth Is Down Here
Ever since you saw the TV commercial for Disclosure Day during last winter’s Super Bowl, you’ve likely been asking: “What is this movie?” Now...
Latest from MUSIC
Explosive
I’m not one to deter anyone from getting drunk at a bar and belching up grandiose ideas, but when the inspiration strikes you to...
Top of the Pops
A $20,000 local music prize is down to three finalists, including two from Fort Worth.
Fort Worthian Matthew McNeal’s soulful HIGHLONESOME, a record representing the...
Latest from STUFF
Sports Rush: Using the Full Soccer Field
“Wow, can we believe the World Cup is here?” said Monica Paul, president of the North Texas FIFA World Cup™ Organizing Committee Wednesday. Paul,...
Sports Rush: World Cup West
Theory: When people come to Texas, they want to experience the exotic-to-some traditions associated with the state.
So when the North Texas FIFA World Cup...
Pride Month
Welcome to Pride 2026
It’s a shame I need to reiterate why we put out this issue every year, but when straight people are forced to live in...
Zest Magazine
Zest It Up
It’s that time of year again, time for our annual celebration of food and food lovers and everything and everyone in between. We hope...
WEEKLY WOMEN
Weekly Women 2026
I didn’t want to write this introduction. Like everything else in life, a woman could have done it better. But my woman co-workers said...
Black History Month
Black History Music
The contribution of Black musicians to Fort Worth is the same as it is to America. It’s immeasurable, invaluable, and woefully underrecognized. To alleviate...
Alive & Kicking
New Year, New You? Yes, Indeed!
Whether they call them “resolutions” or not, people are still looking to make positive changes headed into the new year. Based on recent surveys,...
Holidays
Welcome to Holidays 2025
Thank ya very much, indeed. It’s that time of the season for giving and getting but mostly giving, and we here at the Weekly...
Best Of
Welcome to Best Of 2025
When nearly everything is wrong, giving into the nihilism only worsens the situation. You’ve got to make time to celebrate what’s worth fighting for....
Creature Comforts
Welcome to Creature Comforts 2025
With Shark Week wrapping up, the fam and I, avid Shark Week enthusiasts, have been engaging in some pretty deep conversations about animals, wild...
Blotch Blogs
This Is How to Host a Flawless Karaoke Evening
A great karaoke evening is about more than just decent microphones and a screen. It is about creating an atmosphere where people feel comfortable,...
Why People Mismanage Their Checking Accounts and What to Do Instead
Checking account problems often start with small habits. Most people do not set out to mismanage their money. They simply use their account every...
How to Build a Resilient Personal Economy
We live in a world where the financial landscape shifts beneath our feet faster than we can adapt. One day, we're hearing about inflation...
On the Calendar
Night & Day: In Review
From Zest back in March to last week’s annual special Summertime issue, our Calendar sections were chock full of future things to do. Well, the future...
Crosstown Sounds: Sizzling Suggestions
For a critical eye on the music scene, head over to the Music section for a look at big shows by locals and touring...
Under the Bodhi Tree
On a serene Saturday evening, the sounds of chanting and prayer filled the air at Chùa Hương Đạo Temple as hundreds of venerable monks,...
Night & Day 5.6.26 // Asian-Inspired Happenings
From permanent art collections to cinematic masterpieces (or should we say “monsterpieces”?), there are many Asian-inspired things to see and do in May and...
