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An Impeccable 110-Year-Old Modern Abode in Fort Worth’s Ryan Place. Yes It’s Possible

By Eric Prokesh / February 14, 2025 /

How easily our eyes take this house in now. And yet, in 1915, when this house was built, it would have appeared cutting edge and modern — perhaps even a bit disconcerting to some of the residents of Elizabeth Blvd. in Ryan Place, home of many charming historical revivalist houses. Compare this house to the…

This Bravura Modern Showpiece in Fort Worth’s Westover Hills Continues to Thrill

By Eric Prokesh / February 7, 2025 /

I wanted my return from my hiatus to bring readers something really special and was fortunate to find this spectacular modern offering in Westover Hills at 2103 Indian Creek Dr. Modern? Westover? Westover may connote for some, traditional, even stuffy but the well-heeled enclave does contain several of Fort Worth’s premiere modern gems. The A.…

Fort Worth Country Day Celebrates New Lower School on 104-Acre Campus

By Joy Donovan / February 4, 2025 /

Fort Worth Country Day, a private school located on 104 acres in Southwest Fort Worth, recently dedicated the newly constructed Annie Richardson Bass Lower School. A formal ceremony, held Jan. 13, celebrated the $25 million, 32,720-square-square-foot building constructed to replace the lower school building. The day also marked the first day more than 325 students…

Fort Worth Is Fastest Growing City and Has Home Sales to Prove It: Report

By CandysDirt / January 22, 2025 /

From Staff Reports While home sales in many metro markets struggled to gain traction, Fort Worth bucked the trend with a modest 0.5% increase in overall sales for 2024, according to the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors. A total of 10,717 homes were sold, marking a 0.5% year-over-year rise. Active listings also surged 36%…

New Office Building Artfully Banking on Parker County Success

By Joy Donovan / January 21, 2025 /

When a banker loves art, concocting a way to combine the two isn’t a big stretch. Here’s banker Greg Morse’s latest idea. He took the metal sculpture of a pointing dog created by artist Dale Rogers out of his backyard and placed it for all to see along I-30 in Fort Worth. It’s the site…