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...
A No-Kill Option
A couple of weeks ago, Mayor Mike Moncrief declared at a city council meeting that Fort Worth had not euthanized a single adoptable pet...
Ill Will on One Tree Hill
Mayor Pro Tem Danny Scarth and city officials are learning quickly that even thinking about plopping a huge, artist-designed Fort Worth monument alongside I-30...
Major Bummer
About 40 University of North Texas students, many of them in Halloween costume, marched across the Denton campus last week in support of the...
Food/Drive
Frozen food and fresh vegetables are a welcome sight to Mattie Purvis, who lives on a small income. Her house is not far from...
Vindication, Retribution
When Fort Worth school district officials last week released their investigative report on allegations of wrongdoing at Arlington Heights High School, the document confirmed...
Pyrrhic Pollution Finding
Medical records, a woman who refused to be silenced, and state laws have led regulators to take action against a gas well site near...
