Troubles in Eden
When Shellie Smith moved into the two-story house on three and a half acres of land in remote southwest Arlington in 1996, she was...
Aggie Vanishing Act
Last September, alumni of the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law were invited to a meeting in downtown Fort Worth at the building that...
Empire of Dance
It’s been winter too long in Fort Worth, so the drizzly, overcast skies on a recent Saturday afternoon were both familiar and unwelcome. Inside...
Premium Rush
For starters, Rush Olson’s first name comes from his mother’s side of his family. “People always think it’s something to do with Rush Limbaugh...
Into the Artes
Adam Adolfo just wanted to play one of Willy Loman’s sons. A Corpus Christi high school student and already a theater geek, he auditioned...
Soap Opera
Fifty Shades of Grey became 50 shades of blush for an Arlington woman who made a bad business deal. Jenny Pedroza helped introduce the...
Late to Class? Off to Court!
When high school sophomore Brandon Jefferson’s parents split up and his mother’s rheumatoid arthritis worsened to the point that she couldn’t get out of...
Finding Home
Sunlight through a stained-glass window cast a glow around Dorothy Blackman, who sat primly on a wooden pew, hands folded in her lap, hair...
Still Stirrin’ It Up
The man pulled an old brown book out of a denim satchel with care, cradling it like a newborn. As he slowly turned the...
A Pocketful of History
The storage unit door rolled upward with a screech to reveal stacks of cardboard boxes and plastic bins filled with hundreds of videos. Most...
