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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...
Muzzled Watchdogs
The headline on Fort Worth Weekly’s Static column on Nov. 17 advised “Go Get ‘em, Watchdogs,” referring to the public’s chance to weigh in...
Playing for First
Gary Patterson looked deflated during the press conference following Texas Christian University’s final home game of 2010. “I guess I should just cheer up,”...
Boxers for a Cause
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of months, you probably know that Fort Worth City Council member Joel Burns...
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...
And Not a Drop to Drink
To the editor: Water is of huge importance to towns and cities in Texas (“H2Ow,” Nov. 10, 2010), and every city from Fort Worth...
We’ve Been Plucked!
Hi, doc. Thanks for seeing me this week — it’s that time of year, you know, when I start feeling so exposed, so...
From the Mouths …
When Fort Worth Weekly’s multitalented freelancer Caroline Collier wrote about the spike in Ecstasy use among local high school students last month (“A Kandi-Coated...
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...
The Beast of Old Age
I had a strange, unsettling thought about retirement the other day. I’ve had half an eye cast over the recent French strikes regarding an...
