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Fort Worth Can Keep Its Short-Term Rental Ban, Court Rules

By CandysDirt / March 13, 2025 /

From Staff Reports Fort Worth has scored a legal victory in the battle over short-term rentals like Airbnb or Vrbo, with a district court upholding the city’s authority to ban them on Tuesday. The Fort Worth Report reported that a district court has ruled in favor of the City of Fort Worth in a February…

Enchanting Westcliff Cottage Ticks All the Right Boxes

By Eric Prokesh / March 7, 2025 /

I probably don’t need to tell that it’s tough out there but, with inventory at near all time lows, I needed two hours to suss out something special in one of our favorite Fort Worth neighborhoods. Here in the heart of Westcliff, on Westcliff Road West, in fact, is an oh, so easy to love,…

Fort Worth’s Sundance Square Saga Continues

By Joy Donovan / March 4, 2025 /

There was a time when Fort Worth’s Sundance Square was booming. The buzzing 35-block mixed-use development in the heart of downtown Cowtown, created by Bass Brothers Enterprises, was exciting and busy. Thanks to the Bass family’s big support, downtown Fort Worth was revitalized. People were walking the sidewalks, kept safe by the private security. Restaurants…

Fort Worth’s Ridglea Hills Neighborhood Is Giving ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Vibes

By Joy Donovan / February 28, 2025 /

The Ridglea Hills neighborhood, tucked into Fort Worth’s rolling hills, is known for its peaceful environment, manicured lawn, and family-friendly atmosphere. It’s an established neighborhood of homes built in the middle of the last century. You might even call if “Leave it to Beaver” material. Roll into advantages the easy commutes to downtown Fort Worth…

A Midcentury Modern Hides Under a New Façade in Fort Worth’s Tanglewood

By Eric Prokesh / February 21, 2025 /

I have a long, and I suppose, deep connection to Tanglewood, the very first of many developments in Edwards Ranch. My grandfather built a house there in 1960 when lots became available, so it holds all of the warm, classic associations of grandparents’ house including Thanksgiving and Easter meals, fires in the hearth, fresh-baked cookies,…