Treading on Trouble
A long career managing liquor stores led to a comfortable retirement for Henry Elkouri and his wife, Gertrude. They live in a lovely neighborhood...
Time Warp at Arlington School District
In the past few years, the Arlington Independent School District has fired a number of security personnel for what amounts to petty theft: one...
Flourishes for the Flea
The name Pequeño Mexico (“Little Mexico”) might not ring a bell with most local folks. But if you say “the little Mexican flea market...
A History of Delay
It’s been more than three years since Heritage Plaza in downtown Fort Worth was unceremoniously fenced off from the public due to safety concerns...
Museum-Quality Trees
When the Kimbell Art Museum announced plans two years ago to build a new wing on the block-long stretch of grass and trees outside...
High-Level Worries
By the fall of 2011, if the courts or legislators don’t act to stop it, Texas could become the “nuclear waste dump for the...
Inherited Agony
Ten years ago, when he was 28, Juan Wertz, who was waiting tables at the time, began experiencing swelling in his hands and feet....
Mimi and the Man
Last July, an elderly man was sitting on his front porch on Fort Worth’s Near East Side when two pit bulls attacked him, knocking...
Street Theater
Arts Goggle is a Near Southside event held twice a year in the spring and fall, with nearly 70 venues hosting art shows and...
Prairie Fest in Peril
Fort Worth’s one-of-a-kind Prairie Fest might soon be none-of-a-kind. The city’s unique festival, approaching its sixth anniversary, is tottering on the brink of extinction...
