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Latest from NEWS
No Kings Protest Draws 7K-Plus
More than 7,000 people braved the rain yesterday at Fort Worth’s third No Kings protest, this one in General Worth Square downtown. Thousands of...
No Kings Rally // Sat, Mar 28
Saw a random post the other day that smoothed out my brain. I wasn’t sure whether I agreed with the sentiment or not. The...
Latest from ARTS
Slice of Life
When it comes to barbecue, there is no reinventing the wheel, only improving upon recipes and methods created by the original drivers of the...
Smile!
Photographer Ontario Mireles spends a lot of his time chasing people with his camera, but he’s not some seedy paparazzi type. He runs a...
Latest from EATS & DRINKS
Mangia!
You know the drill. Bottle of red. Bottle of white. We’ll meet you anytime you want in our Italian restaurant. Or we could order...
Saints & Sinners
For starters, y’all, it’s “Paddy,” not “Patty.” The correct abbreviation for St. Patrick’s Day is “St. Paddy’s Day,” derived from the Irish name Pádraig. “Patty”...
Latest from SCREEN
Oh, Kay!
In many ways, Patricia Cornwell’s novels were ahead of their time. That’s why I ate up a bunch of them as a teenager. A...
Film Shorts // April 1-7, 2026
OPENING
Biker (NR) This Indian sports film is about a group of motorcyclists competing on the motocross circuit. Starring Sharwanand, Malvika Nair, Rajasekhar, Atul Kulkarni,...
Latest from MUSIC
JAMBALOO Music Prize Voting Underway
Though it’s been only a month, I feel like the JAMBALOO music festival — the second edition of the Mullen & Mullen Music Project’s hopefully annual,...
Resistance Rock 2-10pm Today/Sun
Pablo & The Hemphill 7, Love Cuts, Ox Combine, STC, and many more will rock The Cicada (1002 S Main St, Fort Worth) 2-10pm...
Latest from STUFF
Sports Rush: A Taste of Progress For Women’s Sports
When we like how the food at a restaurant tastes, we come back for more. And, of course, every new restauranteur hopes diners find...
Sports Rush: Soccer For The Rest of Us
Has soccer truly made it in this country when it goes casual?
TOCA Football Inc. made its name in technology-driven soccer training. They operate centers...
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
What Families Should Expect When Starting In-Home Care Services
Neither option brings the stress relief one expects, however, and the latter choice adds additional duties for the caregiver at the same time. Many...
Can You Bet on Sports in Texas?
Texas has the second-largest population in the United States, yet its residents cannot place a legal wager on a football or basketball game. The...
IGaming Companies in Cyprus: What NuxGame Gets Right About Platform Choice
Margin pressure rarely comes from one big mistake. It usually comes from a pile of small operational misses: a slow cashier, a delayed KYC...
On the Calendar
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!
Leaping Lizards
If you’ve come straight here from Page 2, the answer to the question is yes and no. Lizards aren’t running wild in Waxahachie....
Raise a Glass (or a Turkey Leg) to Scarborough Ren Fest!
Step back in time when Scarborough Renaissance Festival opens its 45th season on Sat-Sun, Apr 4-5, 2026, with festive holiday traditions and immersive experiences....
Walking the Thin Line
There is much to see and hear at this year’s Thin Line Fest — Wed-Sun, Mar 18-22 — but the main attraction is, obviously, film. Thin...
Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall. No, I’m asking.
With a temperature range of 30 degrees this past Monday to 92 predicted by Friday, I’m not sure what you’ll wear to this week’s...
