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Made in Fort Worth. Yep, that sure has a nice ring to it. From clothing and accessories to snacks and other fun finds, we’ve rounded up 20 things homegrown in Cowtown. While some of these brands have branched out beyond our city, one thing’s for sure — there’s some major inspiration happening around these parts. Check them out in our latest .
From your go-to beverage to your favorite pair of boots, Fort Worth is home to many original inventions and ideas.
Summer is in full swing — which means boating, river tubing, and sitting poolside. One of the best ways to top off a summer day is with a delicious meal waterside. Whether you’re a local searching for a new place to eat or a visitor looking for the best waterfront restaurants in Fort Worth, we’ve got you covered.
Phone eats first at these local restaurants serving stunning views.
Girls Inc. of Tarrant County had a "College Shower" last night at Women's Club of Fort Worth.
Similar to a wedding or baby shower, they unveiled a room full of gifts donated by generous community sponsors. These gifts, ranging from laptops and microwaves to essential school supplies, equip the girls with everything they need to thrive in college.
This year, 37 graduating GITC participants were recognized for their dedication. They have consistently participated in GITC’s school programs, summer camps, college prep workshops, STEM initiatives, and maintained a perfect attendance record at college-focused activities.
Here are some photos + videos from the event. Congrats to all the wonderful young women involved, as well as the organizers.
Earlier this morning, we shared an article about the Solar Car Challenge, which took place up at Texas Motor Speedway from Sunday to Wednesday of this week. Harmony School of Innovation Fort Worth came in sixth in the Classic category (Fort Worth Country Day's team also placed in third).
The Harmony school's car was called "The Bannister" and its team name was "The Stripes." One of their teachers, Madelayne, sent over a few videos of the students working on + testing the car.
STEM development in real-time here.
The Solar Car Challenge took place from Sunday to Wednesday at Texas Motor Speedway. In the "Classic" division (one of four divisions), a team from Pocatello, Idaho won — but teams from Fort Worth Country Day (3rd) and Harmony School of Innovation Fort Worth (6th) performed well.
We got to visit the event during testing, and it's a fun time — all the cars are differently-designed and shaped, which makes it interesting too.
On Saturday, Sept. 14 at DFW Marriott & Golf Club, they're having an all-day event about how to build a team and get started for the 2025 season — so if any teachers or STEM educators, principals, etc. are reading this, consider that as an option too.
First established in 1993 to help motivate students in science and engineering + to increase alternative energy awareness, the Challenge is hosted by Oncor and Lockheed Martin.
Cue Toto’s “Africa.” The annual wave of Saharan Dust has blown over 7,000 miles on tropical gusts to Fort Worth, turning the clear Texas skies to a murky haze that looks like smoke.
The Saharan Dusty has blown into the metroplex, turning the North Texas sky smoky.
3,000. That's how many women and children Center for Transforming Lives helps each year — and that number is about to get bigger.
The organization is opening a new 14-acre campus later this year to increase its capacity to provide vital services for families in need.
Center for Transforming Lives' impact on Tarrant County is about to get even bigger.
A couple of events to look out for the rest of this week/weekend in >>>
1. Flying Saucer Fort Worth is in the middle of a Belgian Beer Week. Here's some of what's left coming up:
7/17 - Duvel TX Chalice Giveaway
7/18 - Chouffe Day "Find Marcel" Contest
7/19 - $5 Belgian Fire Sale
7/20 - Liefmans Goudenband Special Release
7/21 - Belgian Waffle W/ Belgian Beer Brunch
2. This Saturday at 11 a.m. (until close) is Stein Day at Maple Branch Craft Brewery.
3. Chris Brown is playing two shows of his 11:11 Tour Friday and Saturday at Dickies Arena.
4. Sunday, July 21 is National Ice Cream Day, and MELT Ice Creams is going all-out at its various Scoop Shops. In addition to a new flavor dropping, there is a chance to win a year's -- yes, a year's -- supply of ice cream.
5. Mamma Mia is at Bass Performance Hall through Sunday. Break out some ABBA gear.
6. As part of a National Pet Adoption Week, there's an adoption event at 10 a.m. Friday at PetSmart Montgomery Plaza (415 Carroll).
7. WineHaus is having a Taylor Swift night on Saturday at 7 p.m. While they are playing older cuts, the wine pairings are based on "Tortured Poets Department." BTW, "So High School" is very clearly about Trav.
8. "Happy Gilmore" is playing at 6 p.m. Friday at TX Whiskey.
It's hot, yes -- but get out and enjoy!
The The Public Market Fort Worth is becoming a mix of commercial + a 199-unit senior living (62+) facility called "The Harden" in 2025. We got a little sneak peek of what's going on inside, via Wilks Development:
The series of buildings, dormant since 2002, will soon be a mix of senior living + commercial space.
A new thrift store just hit the market. Located at 2700 White Settlement Rd., Flipstone Vintage & Thrift is flipping shopping on its head.
Flipstone Vintage and Thrift recently opened in the Foundry District.
Drink Up Week is coming to Fort Worth from Monday, July 22 to Friday, July 26, a celebration of the places + people that make the drink scene vibrant in our city. Local businesses are joining in on the fun, offering drink deals for FTWtoday readers all week — check out the deals. 🥂
We've got details and a map full of drink deals: We’ll be highlighting the vibrant beverage scene across Fort Worth from Monday, July 22 to Friday, July 26, 2024.
UEFA EURO 2024 Championship is at 2 p.m. (Spain vs. England). At 7 p.m. is Copa América’s Championship: Argentina vs. Colombia. Big soccer day, all on FOX Sports MX.
Some of the solid places to watch soccer in 817 include HopFusion Ale Works, as shown in the video here, as well as Upper 90 on College + Flying Saucer Fort Worth and others.
You can also check this article for options: https://ftwtoday.6amcity.com/sports/euro-2024-fort-worth-tx
The 31st annual Solar Car Challenge begins today at Texas Motor Speedway. (The opening ceremony is at 8:30 a.m.)
The winner is determined by whichever car drives the most miles accumulated over the four-day period, while facing challenges like car breakdowns and weather conditions. Of the 32 teams across 12 states competing this year, 16 are from Texas.
Two are immediately from Fort Worth, including Harmony School of Innovation Fort Worth.
The race is free for the public to attend from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during each of the four days.
Pending other news + events, we will have a detailed story on Solar Car Challenge on Thursday, July 18 in our morning newsletter.
Some news you might have missed this week:
* The Fort Worth Public Library now offers free passes to Log Cabin Village, good up to one week for a party of four people. Pro tip: The library system also offers free general admission to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden if you have a library card.
* Hotel Drover was voted the best hotel in DFW in Travel and Leisure’s 2024 World’s Best Awards. The hotel, which is 200 rooms right in the heart of the Stockyards, has been praised since its opening — and, in fact, it won the same distinction from Travel and Leisure two years ago.
* A new speakeasy-inspired bar is set to open this month above Red Goose Saloon downtown. Known as FW Thurderbird, the bar from local proprietors Brian Forella and Danny Weaver is taking the former spot of the Fort Worth Live club.
* Demolition has been delayed for 180 days on the historic Kimbell Milling Co. Building. Owner Cenikor Foundation Inc. hopes to demolish the 1929 structure at 2109 S. Main St. that once housed the office of Kay Kimbell, the local philanthropist who helped found the Kimbell Art Museum.
* A new 94-unit housing complex called Clifton Riverside is set to open northeast of downtown later this year with mix of affordable and market-rate apartments. Located on a former nightclub site, the project comes from eight different funders and organizations, including Fort Worth Housing Solutions.
* Latin-inspired street food spot Boca 31 is closing on Friday, July 19. Named after the Spanish word for “mouth,” the restaurant had been at the intersection of Rosedale Street and 8th Avenue. Stop by for one more delectable Cuban sandwich.
Fort Worth Stockyards Station is all about the MLB this weekend. Go over and check it out. Tomorrow (Sunday) from 12 to 9:30 p.m., there will be a whole gathering that includes some former Texas Rangers players too, including Pudge.
While you’re over there, duck into Cowboy Channel Bar. Cool space, literally: AC + fans.
https://ftwtoday.6amcity.com/sports/mlb-all-star-weekend-fort-worth-tx
603 days ago, on Nov. 17, 2022, DFW was awarded the MLB All-Star Game for 2024. Well, that weekend has now arrived. There's a lot of things going on between now and Tuesday, including the MLB Draft at Cowtown Coliseum on Sunday night (6 p.m.) + the Budweiser Clydesdales trotting down East Exchange Avenue from right about now until 1:30 p.m. — and they're available for photos after that. There's a lot of Fort Worth action in the Fort Worth Stockyards Station, mostly along Exchange, but there are also themes and specials at different bars and restaurants from here to Arlington.
This link will give you a solid baseline.
If you're into baseball trivia, here's one: three Texas Rangers have been named the MVP of an All-Star Game. Can you name any of the three? Hint: 1990 is the first year a Ranger won, and 2006 is the last time it happened.
Guess below 👇
The MLB All-Star game itself isn't until Tuesday, July 16, but Fort Worth + Arlington will be abuzz with events all weekend.
Pickleball Kingdom is a fast-growing pickleball franchise out of Arizona. One of their niches is outdoor-style courts indoors. (Nice.) Well, they're starting to ramp up in North Texas. In late 2024, they'll have a location in Dallas Galleria. They come to Fort Worth in (as of now) January 2025 on Kroger Drive, near Keller. The Fort Worth location will have 17 courts and about 48,000-sqft. And then, a Haltom location is in the works too, near the 50-acre H-Mart currently being built. (Exact timeline on Haltom isn't known.)
cc: USA Pickleball
The rapidly growing pickleball company will be near Keller and likely open in early 2025.
Looking for a sweet way to spend the weekend? Head west to the Parker County Peach Festival, held in downtown historic Weatherford on Saturday, July 13.
Head to historic Weatherford to make your weekend as sweet as a peach.
Hey y’all — between the three of us, we get the privilege of sharing local news, events, and conversations with 60,000+ readers both in the newsletter and on social media. After nearly three years of bringing you FTWtoday, we thought we should formally re-introduce ourselves with a little Q+A.
City Editors Kate and Ted manage the daily newsletter and social media accounts, while sales executive Mari Scott helps curate partnerships with our favorite local companies.
We're breaking this "evolution of downtown" series into four parts; basically divided downtown into four quadrants to make it easier to read. This part covers the southwest side of downtown, where a Dogtopia is going in at 1109 Lamar Street — former home of Nathan Frankel Electric Supply — and City Hall is moving to Pier One, so Fort Worth Police Department Central Division + Fort Worth Public Library are coming into the current City Hall at 200 Texas Street. The Omni Hotels & Resorts is about to expand closer to West Lancaster Avenue, too.
How often do you still head downtown? Tell us ⬇️
This section of downtown is home to several long-term tenants, but changes are on the horizon.
Between 1924 and 1926, the Fort Worth Elevator & Warehouse was constructed at 3700 Alice St., along the then-Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad tracks. In the 1940s, smaller office buildings were added the Worth Heights site.
That was then; this is now.
The silos have not been in use for over two decades, and in March, the city’s Building Standards Commission declared the grain silos to be “substandard and hazardous.” Now, a demolition permit has been issued for one part of the 2.9-acre site, with four other permits pending.
City of Fort Worth
Worth Heights Neighborhood Center
Worth Heights Community Center
Worth Heights Neighborhood Association
A demolition permit has been issued for part of the site, and four other permits could be on the way.
Right-handed pitcher Kirby Yates and second baseman Marcus Semien will be the only two players to rep the reigning World Champs in the MLB All-Star Game. Despite hosting the game at Globe Life Field on Tuesday, July 16, no players from the Texas Rangers made the starting lineup.
Right-handed pitcher Kirby Yates and second baseman Marcus Semien are the two lone Texas Rangers representing the franchise on their home field.
Looking for a tasty, local lunch spot that doesn’t break the bank? We’re here for you, Cowtown with our featuring 15 places to grab lunch for $10 of less.
Ready for your lunch break? Check out these 15 lunches from burgers to barbacoa.
DFW Restaurant Week is coming from Monday, August 5 to Sunday, August 11 — with some locations doing previews the weekend of Thursday, August 1 + some locations having specials through Sunday, September 1.
Some of the Fort Worth-area restaurants include:
B&B Butchers & Restaurant
Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine
Cat City Grill
Ellerbe Fine Foods
Don Artemio Restaurante
Wicked Butcher
📸: Lena Pope
There are 39 Tarrant County restaurants in all participating. Last year, the week raised $545,128 for local charities.
All the logistics and locales will be in our newsletter tomorrow, too.
"Fort Worth was ranked the No. 2 economic “boomtown” in America (behind No. 1 Mesa, Arizona) in a study by CoworkingCafe. In terms of rising financial prosperity, Fort Worth outperformed all major cities in Texas, and the study noted a 60% growth in business applications from 2018 to 2022."
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Soy Cowboy is now open in the Loews Arlington Hotel. Created by Berg Hospitality, who is behind B&B Butchers in Clearfork, the upscale Pan-Asian fusion restaurant serves Korean BBQ as well as traditional sushi, tempura, wok, robatayaki, hibachi, and teppanyaki.
📸 Endicott PR
“You Gotta Believe,” a movie based on a 2002 Fort Worth Little League team that dedicated their season to a teammate’s dying father and made the Little League World Series in the process, will be released on Friday, Aug. 30. It stars Luke Wilson and Greg Kinnear.
YOU GOTTA BELIEVE | In Theaters August 30 |Official film page: https://wellgousa.com/films/you-gotta-believeBased on the inspiring true story: after dedicati...
SiNaCa Studios raised $84,809, exceeding its goal in the Glassroots Revival fundraising campaign. The nonprofit glass studio on Magnolia Avenue will be able to continue operating and offering classes, as it has since 2011.
City Council unanimously approved the Phase II plan for Stockyards development at its last meeting before August. See what’s included.
The city of Fort Worth is considering a $1 billion Stockyards expansion with new hotels, commercial space, multifamily housing, and underground parking.
$5 million. That’s how much money the city of Fort Worth received from the federal Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing grant program. The funding will be used “to build and redevelop affordable housing in historically challenged areas.” Catch up on other affordable housing initiatives.
We're diving into the city's new Neighborhood Conservation Plan and Affordable Housing Strategy.
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Ladies and gentlemen … the weekend. (Almost.) #FTWtoday | 🎥: KM #FortWorth #FortWorthTX #NationalIceCreamDay #ABBA #TaylorSwift #Funkytown
@girlsinctarrant hosted their annual “College Shower” last night. The event, similar to a wedding or baby shower, unveils a room full of gifts donated by generous community sponsors. These gifts, ranging from laptops and microwaves to essential school supplies, are designed to equip the girls with what they’ll need to excel in college. 37 graduating Girls Inc. members were recognized at the event. Those 37 consistently participated in GITC’s school programs, summer camps, college prep workshops, STEM initiatives, and maintained a perfect attendance record at college-focused activities. Congrats, ladies! #FTWtoday | 🎥: Mix of TB + Girls Inc. #FortWorth #FortWorthTX #Women #FemaleEmpowerment #GirlsInc #FortWorthTexas
The Fort Worth Public Market, once a vendor hub and even the office HQ of a few companies, has been dormant at 1400 Henderson since 2002. It will return to public use in 2025 as a 199-unit senior living facility (62+) called The Harden, named for the site’s original 1930 developer. The 15,000-sqft next to The Harden will be commercial, quite possibly two restaurant concepts. @thewoodmontcompany is leasing that, and @wilks_development is working on the revitalization. The Harden should do pre-leasing in February and be available for move-in next August, which is around when those restaurants could come online too. We got a sneak peek at the construction. Here’s that. Click the link in our bio for the story from today’s newsletter, too. #FTWtoday | 🎥: TB #FTW #FortWorth #FortWorthTX #PublicMarket #Architecture #Construction #NearSouthside
All-Star Sunday for @mlb is getting started in the @fortworthstockyards right now. Come check it out today; it runs until 9:30 p.m. Live music, drink specials, former @rangers players, celebrities, and tons of public art. The MLB Draft is at @cowtowncoliseum at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.). The Stockyards will also be hosting a gathering Monday night if you want to watch the Home Run Derby there. That starts at 7 p.m. Monday. #FTWtoday | 🎥: TB #FortWorth #Stockyards #Baseball #MLB #MLBDraft #AllStarSunday
UEFA EURO 2024 Championship is at 2 p.m. (Spain vs. England). At 7 p.m. is Copa América’s Championship: Argentina vs. Colombia. Big soccer day, all on FOX Sports MX. Some of the solid places to watch soccer in 817 include HopFusion Ale Works, as shown in the video here, as well as Upper 90 on College + Flying Saucer Fort Worth and others. You can also check this article for options: https://ftwtoday.6amcity.com/sports/euro-2024-fort-worth-tx
A few things you might have missed in the Fort Worth news cycle this week. #FTWtoday | 🎥: KM #FortWorth #FortWorthTX #FortWorthTexas #FortWorthNews
Thanks so much to everyone who helped get us to 40,000 followers on here. We really appreciate it, as does Samson dog. Have a great weekend, Fort Worth. #FTWtoday | 🎥: TB #FortWorth #40K #Instagram #Milestones #FortWorthTX
Fort Worth is becoming a pickleball hub, fam. @pickleballkingdom is headed to Kroger Drive in north Fort Worth, likely in January 2025. They are also headed to Dallas Galleria + Haltom City across the next 12-16 months. The Fort Worth location will have 17 courts across 48,000-sqft. They’ll offer classes and tournaments too. All their courts are indoors, but they utilize outdoor surface tech and design, which is nice for the summer. See y’all down in the kitchen. #FTWtoday | 🎥: Betsy Haley #FortWorth #Keller #Pickleball #PickleballIsLife #PickleballKingdom #NorthFortWorth
DFW was awarded this year’s @mlb All-Star Game in 2022. Over 700 days later, the weekend has arrived. What events are happening? Check the link in our bio for a rundown — and get over to the @fortworthstockyards today from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to see those @budweiser Clydesdales making some beer runs on East Exchange Avenue. #FTWtoday | 🎥: Classic Anvil #FortWorth #Stockyards #MLB #MLBAllStarWeekend #Arlington #MLBAllStarGame #ChoctawStadium
The Worth Heights grain silos at 3700 Alice St., vacant for two decades, may be demolished 100 years after they were built as Fort Worth Elevator and Warehouse. Check the link in our bio for more logistics and a possible timetable. #FTWtoday | 🎥: WFAA #FortWorth #FortWorthTX #WorthHeights #I35 #Railroad
Like vintage? Indeed. Check out this vintage 1950s TV ad for popsicles. And then go right over to the link in our bio and find five awesome popsicle stands for some summer relief in The Fort and beyond. 1950s ad campaigns remain a hoot. #FTWtoday | 🎥: TV Toy Classics #FortWorth #Popsicle #Summer #FortWorthSummer #ItIsHot #FreezerPop
The @budweiser Clydesdales will be in the @fortworthstockyards this Friday, July 12 as part of @mlb All-Star Weekend. The majestic horses, stars of many a viral Super Bowl commercial, will be trotting down East Exchange Avenue from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., including doing a “beer run” to @billybobstexas. They will be available for photos at @cowtowncoliseum after 1:15 p.m. #FTWtoday | 🎥: Budweiser #FortWorth #Budweiser #Clydesdales #Stockyards #MLB #MLBAllStarWeekend
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