Fathers Figure
Last Monday, UMOJA, a 16-year-old Fort Worth-based youth advocacy organization of African-American men, led a local effort to encourage black men to lead their...
Tear Down, Build Up
The bungalow on West 4th Street in Fort Worth’s Monticello neighborhood is a well-kept 1940s model, its yard manicured.
To its left, the neighborhood...
Crash and a Long Burn
A Fort Worth couple involved in a serious car-and-motorcycle accident in the Stockyards several months ago say their struggle to deal with the aftermath...
Scary Type?
When a fired ex-employee started sitting in his car outside the University of Texas at Arlington print shop, driving by former colleagues’ homes, and...
Coalition of the Unlikely
On July 10, TXU adopted the name "Luminant" for its power-generating and construction operations.
Officially, the company said the name change was "a milestone as...
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...
