Curse of the TIF
Fort Worth should create a tax-increment financing district — a.k.a. TIF — for insufferable pop poser Justin Bieber. While we’re at it, give another...
Hip Pocket Change
Hip Pocket Theatre owners and operators Johnny and Diane Simons lived for years at a log cabin near Weatherford, making weekend commutes to West...
Did Putin Poison Our Water, Too?
Austin wants desperately to be weird, but the line between weird and delusional gets blurry when politicians are involved.
First, Gov. Rick Perry practically accuses...
It’s a New Day …
Is there anything worse than someone coming in on the tail end of a conversation, then trying to add their two cents as if...
Many-Splintered Love
Last week’s cover story on chef Tim Love (“Eat, Drink & Burn Bridges,” July 2, 2014) received national attention in Esquire’s digital edition, much...
Water Disputes
Tarrant Regional Water District Executive Director Jim Oliver took umbrage a few days back upon hearing that board member Mary Kelleher had spoken to...
Listener Hears Correctly
A loyal reader called Static last week to complain about a commercial he heard on radio station WBAP/820 AM. A station announcer had prefaced...
Trusting Gunslingers
The “Mayor of the North Side,” Steve Murrin, might be the face of the Stockyards, but he doesn’t hold as much influence as he...
Curing Gayness
Want an e-mail box filled with hate letters and calls at all hours of the night? Then suggest to the GOP that their platform...
Fifty Shades Of Fightin’
Looks like Fort Worth Weekly has stirred up another hornet’s nest, but isn’t that why you love this frisky little rag? The Weekly profiled...
