Indigenous Peoples’ Day
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” begins the childhood rhyme taught to many American students around this time of year leading up to...
Journalism 101
Hiring former Fort Worth Weekly staff writer Dan Malone in 2006 was a smart move by Tarleton State University officials. They wanted to better...
House of Cards
Fort Worth has a “thriving” poker community — both in bars on Texas Hold ’em nights and underground — and Texas Card House, a...
Roundabout Rehab
Last Thursday was gorgeous. Sunny. Dry. Slight breeze. Seemed like a perfect day for, say, working outside on a construction project.
“I don’t see a...
#runtheprint
A couple of months have passed since an ABC docu-series devoted four one-hour episodes in prime time to the case of Darlie Routier, the...
Offering a Clean Slate
For the past 18 months, Frank Crist has been cleaning litter with a small crew around the city, most recently at Echo Lake in...
Adjunctivitis
August is when tens of thousands of Fort Worth’s adults enroll in courses at two- and four-year colleges, as well as folks who are...
Needs More Green
Like many 84-year-olds, the Botanic Garden is struggling in creaky fashion to survive on a fixed income that hasn’t kept up with inflation. The...
National Ranting Association
The first thing that jumps out at me is the bright red “FINAL NOTICE” on the envelope. Wondering which bill I forgot to pay,...
Searching for Heroes
Four years since forming the grassroots group Comunidad 27, Northside resident Arnoldo Hurtado believes the crime that had long plagued his neighborhood — gun...
