House Divided
Angela Smith thought she was doing a pretty good job as the executive director of the Tarrant County Housing Partnership (TCHP), a nonprofit housing...
Put Down that Beer and Step Away from the Walker
Nobody accuses Dee Cantrell of being a shrinking violet. She’s more likely to be compared to bull nettle — brush up against her too...
Behind on the Bills
Fort Worth City Council member Frank Moss and city housing official Donald Cager were taken to the woodshed twice last week — in both...
Air Ball
Two years ago, when Fort Worth city officials decided to rob Peter to pay Paul, minor-league-sports-wise, there were plenty of signs that it was...
Tempest in a Bass Pot
The demonstration over comedian D. L. Hughley’s appearance at Bass Performance Hall last weekend could produce another protest, this one involving legendary comedian/actor Bill...
Grove 0, Gas Well 1
When Colonial Country Club signed a contract in May to allow gas drilling under its property off University Drive, it joined the long line...
Ropin’ No Ghosts
Funky Town’s funkiest arena turns 100 in October and still plays host to Wild West shows and rodeos.
Sure, the old Cowtown Coliseum is...
(Not So Lone) Stars Come Home
Stories on topics from prison medical care to Mike Moncrief’s conflicts of interest earned a boxful of journalism awards for Fort Worth Weekly last...
Watch the Shiny Object
When the National Football League tries to sell cities on the concept of public tax money being used to build stadiums, they trot out...
Making Book on Art
Stealing a federal building intended for Dallas and getting it built in Fort Worth instead was a major coup for then-U.S. Rep. Jim Wright...
