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The (South) Fort Worth Blues
The Sycamore Center Villa Apartments, a few blocks west of I-35 in South Fort Worth, is a nice-looking complex, with newish brick residential blocks...
Trans-Texas Corridor: One Head Gone, Others …
Well, the U.S. Department of Transportation, through the Federal Highway Administration’s Texas Division Office, has officially shut down plans for the Trans Texas Corridor-35,...
The Barnett Keeps Bubbling
The ink was barely dry on a recent industry-financed study showing healthy air around local gas industry sites when activists and independent scientists started...
Bigots’ Last Stand
So, a couple of weeks back, I’m sitting at the Lowdon Track and Field Complex at Texas Christian University watching my daughter and her...
Downwinders on the Rise
You could say that bake sales brought down the four cement kilns that closed in Midlothian last month. Or that garage sales, green cement,...
A Shock from the Neighbors
The Rev. Tom Franklin was surprised to hear last week that some leaders of the Highland Hills Neighborhood Association in southeast Fort Worth want...
Shell Game
Six months after the Fort Worth City Council took control of a $50 million tax-supported crime prevention fund, local watchdogs are still growling over...
Bringing the Pearl to Life
To the editor: Thank you for publishing the story about the Dorothy Lane Courts (“The Pearl of Dorothy Lane,” July 21, 2010), based in...
All the Way Out
A recent Fort Worth Weekly cover story (“Rebels in the Palace,” July 7, 2010) explained how Tarrant County College’s prospects seem to be improving....
Powder Keg at Arlington Heights High
The teacher was stunned at what she saw at this year’s Arlington Heights High School graduation — and not in a good way. “I...
