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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

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Fare Thee Well, The Pub

Six years ago, I wrote a story about how the University Pub had boxes of Plan B for sale in its vending machine. A few...

Yemeni Delights

Balqees Coffee, 2041 U.S. 287 Frontage Rd, Ste 103, Mansfield. 225-278-3083. 8am-10pm daily. Until a recent, long-overdue dermatologist appointment, the only reason I’d ever been...

Let Them Eat Tacos

Texas Taco Week (running through Cinco de Mayo, natch) seems to offer the perfect solution for local foodies who want their carne asada and...

Lasting Legacy

The Sicilian Butcher, 3200 Tracewood Way, Fort Worth. 682-253-5222. 11am-10pm Sun-Thu, 11am-10:30pm Fri-Sat. Within the blueprints of the vanilla neighborhoods and copy/paste shopping centers dominating North...

Seeking Greatness

The Seeker, 809 East Rd, Stephenville. 254-964-3550. 11am-2:30pm Sun (coming soon), 5-9pm Tue-Thu, 5-10pm Fri-Sat. Happy Hour 3-5pm Tue-Sat. Acclaimed chef Stephan Pyles finally opened...

Cross Cultural

Shogun Taqueria, 1508 W Magnolia Av, Fort Worth. 817-759-9110 When Paco’s Mexican on Magnolia announced its closure in January, there were many eulogizing the announcement...

Chomping Down

Texas Pit Oyster Bar, 3349 Western Center Blvd, Fort Worth. 817-306-0700. 11am-9pm Sun-Wed, 11am-10pm Thu-Sat. As part of our errand-running weekend routine, my seventh-grader and...

Good Trouble

Taste Project Arlington, 200 N Cooper St, Arlington. TasteProject.org. 11am-2pm Wed-Sun. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is nominally in charge of helping farmers get...

Tres Is Better

Tres Amigos Tacos and Tequila, 909 W Magnolia Av, Ste 10, Fort Worth. 682-224-2554. 10:30am-10pm Sun-Wed, 10:30am-11pm Thu-Sat.   You don’t have to have resided in...

Just Right

Terry Black’s Barbecue, 2926 W 7th St, Fort Worth. 817-615-9408. 10:30am-9:30pm Sun, 11am-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 10:30am-10pm Fri-Sat. It’s taken a while, but my 13-year-old finally loves barbecue....