Best Of
Welcome to Best Of 2026
Gotta be positive. Even with things the way they are, so much overflows our cups. We must remain hopeful. And grateful. Since we’ve been...
Latest from NEWS
Happy Halloween!
Just like superheroes, Halloween has been taken over by adults. Are we all arrested development cases? Are we protecting our kids to the extent...
Higher Purpose’s Last Bow
An embattled metaphysical shop is closing its doors — but maybe not for good.
Located on the North Side, Higher Purpose Emporium has been selling...
Latest from EATS & DRINKS
Ate Days of Halloween Spirits: 3 Brothers Bourbon
This Halloween, the best stories begin after dark. Just in time for spooky season, Ghostwood Whiskey is introducing 3 Brothers Bourbon, a premium 6-year-old high-rye...
Candyland
Swedish Candy Culture, 3613 West Vickery Blvd, Ste 109, Fort Worth. 817-828-6326. Noon-5pm Sun, noon-8pm Tue-Sat.
With Halloween, candy sales almost always skyrocket, and this...
Latest from MUSIC
(Benny) Smoke It Up
From playing local hot spots like Lola’s Saloon and the Granada Theater circa 2009, to beating alcohol addiction, Fort Worth hip-hopper Benny Smoke is back with a...
Noteworthy
Thanks to Spotify’s Halloween Punk Rock Party playlist, I have heard the Misfits’ “Halloween” at least 100 times this month, which really means that...
Latest from STUFF
Sports Rush: First-Time Champs Equal Long-Term Benefits
Some interesting items going on in the world of sports this week appear interconnected to me, two in soccer and one each in baseball...
Pumpkin Nights
The sights and sounds of fall. For families, that usually means pumpkin patches with rows and rows of gourds waiting to be taken home....
Latest from SCREEN
Musk Is in the Air
Spare a thought for Alex Gibney. The Oscar-winning documentarian probably thought he had the year’s best documentary on lock with Musk, a 235-minute exposé...
Film Shorts // October 28 – November 3, 2026
OPENING
Aadarsha Kutumbam: House No. 47 (NR) This Telugu-language action-comedy is about a family whose secrets come to life after an accident in their house....
Latest from ARTS
Welcome to the Velvet Elk
The fourth show in Hip Pocket Theatre’s amazing 50th season, Soul Notes from the Velvet Elk (A Place of Wild Surrender) opens with the entire...
Trump/Epstein Reading Room Installation in North Texas
As I was riding shotgun on a recent trip to Dallas, on a mission to drop off my husband for a shift at the...
Back to School
Back to School, You Coves!
“The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So, they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures...
Creature Comforts
Welcome to Creature Comforts!
Because we all could use a hero, the inspiration for this year’s Creature Comforts cover is the supercanine companion from the Superman franchise, in...
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...
Summer of Soccer
World Cup Wrap-Up
The party’s over, and Argentina’s late-game magic finally ran out. The final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was mostly one-way traffic for Spain, but...
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...
On the Calendar
Ate Days of November & December
With Halloween this weekend, it’s not too soon to start planning your Thanksgiving and the winter holiday of your choice. In fact, Happy New Year! (That escalated...
Night & Day: The End Is Near (Southside)
This time next year, you’ll be standing on the empty streets of the Near Southside, lamenting the (temporary) passing of its annual arts events...
Jam the Ballot
A free concert at Ridglea Theatre this Sunday, Oct 18, brings Fort Worth area musical acts, food trucks, and candidates together. Music lovers have...
Night & Day: Crows, Spies & Catrinas
From spy thrillers and paint parties to Day of the Dead celebrations and live music at the State Fair, North Texas is serving up...
Blotch Blogs
A Fort Worth Guide to Low-Maintenance Beauty and Self-Care
Fort Worth rewards a beauty routine that can handle heat. Summers here are long, humid and bright, and anything that needs careful reapplication at...
How Federal Trucking Regulations Affect Your Accident Claim
McAllen is located along one of the busiest commercial corridors in South Texas. Interstate 2 and U.S. Route 83 carry freight trucks between the...
Why Healthy Landscaping Starts With the Right Irrigation System
Most people think landscaping is only what they see on the outside: the lush lawn, the shaped shrubs, and the flower beds that make...
