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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...
Latest from NEWS
To Live’s To Fly
“To Live’s To Fly” is a 1971 song by Fort Worth legend Townes Van Zandt that perfectly captures either absolute freedom or complete hopelessness,...
News Roundup
Texas ranks second nationally in white-collar crime (totaling $1.35 billion since 2024 and climbing), but our state attorney general is focused on the critically...
Latest from ARTS
Summer Arts Preview
It’s been cyclical. Back in the day — here, there, everywhere — the fine arts would essentially shut down during the summer months only to...
Kimbell’s Asian Jewels
Fort Worth is home to one of the most impressive collections of Asian art in the country. The Kimbell Art Museum’s holdings are not...
Latest from EATS & DRINKS
Thai Breaker
We have great movie coverage on a regular basis, led by national award-winning film critic Kristian Lin. However, when this sparkling flick opened at...
In Our Feelings Over H Mart
Known for high-quality, authentic Korean and other Asian fare, the H Mart chain of grocery stores has offered Asian Americans a sense of home...
Latest from SCREEN
Film Shorts // May 20-26, 2026
OPENING
Blood Moon Rite 8 (NR) This Vietnamese remake of the Japanese horror-comedy One Cut of the Dead stars Van Son as a movie director...
Obsession: He Is Everything You Want
A low-budget exercise that expertly finds terror of the soul in thwarted love, Obsession arrives this weekend as the indie film you don’t want...
Latest from MUSIC
Music as a Team Sport
Music has a place in the fabric of baseball. Ballpark personnel play walk-up songs before the #BoysOfSummer step into the box to bat. Other...
Music Men
Fort Worth troubadour Hank Hankshaw, a.k.a. Jeff Burkett, died from complications of pneumonia and a stroke late Saturday night. He was 68 years old.
The...
Latest from STUFF
Can’t Buy Me Love
This week’s title represents neither the 1964 free-love anthem by The Beatles nor 1987’s Gen-X-favorited high school-based pseudo-prostitution story starring Patrick Dempsey (who is...
World Cup Preview (Groups G-L)
We continue giving you snapshots of all 48 teams in the field. England vs. Croatia will be another match at AT&T Stadium, and it...
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...
Summertime Edition
Welcome to Summertime 2025
It’s hot out there in more ways than one, so we’re here to help you cool down. Fluff? Definitely, but with so much nonsense...
Pride Month
Miscalculation
On June 28, thousands gathered for Trinity Pride Fest, celebrating LGBTQIA+ identity, community, and solidarity.
Media coverage, including my own, reported “hundreds.”
Trinity Pride Fest President...
Blotch Blogs
Getting Veterinary Care for Your Pet: Urgent and Emergency Services for Dogs and Cats
Sudden illness or injury in your dog or cat can be stressful and overwhelming, often requiring immediate action. Access to urgent and emergency veterinary...
Fort Worth School Managers to Discuss Ten Commandments 5pm Tonight/Tue
For tonight’s discussion by Fort Worth school managers about the legality of displaying the Ten Commandments in every classroom in the district, public comment...
Too Hot to Stay: The Fort Worth Family’s Guide to Disney, Cruises, & All-Inclusive...
By the time North Texas hits its third straight week of triple-digit temperatures, we’re all thinking the same thing: “We need to get out...
On the Calendar
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...
Reel Worth: Godzilla vs. Hedorah
It’s not just the inaugural AAPI issue. We’re also trying something new in Calendar to cover film in North Texas. Fort Worth doesn’t just...
Naming Rights
First of all, let’s knock out my one major complaint. I get that “AT&T” had to be removed from the Arlington stadium signage for...
