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This Fort Worth Colonial Hills Home Neighbors TCU and Golf Tourneys, Too

By Joy Donovan / July 24, 2024 /

Horned Frog fans, what about walking to those pre-game (well, admit it, they’re pre-, during and post-game) tailgates? No parking pass necessary. Or golfers, let’s talk about avoiding the parking mess for whatever the Colonial golf tournament is called this year. Sound good? Park your car, lace up your tennis shoes, and check out this…

Economic Development Projects Slated for Fort Worth Stockyards Will Drive People (Like Cattle)

By Shelby Skrhak / July 23, 2024 /

After their redevelopment work at The Stockyards Mule Alley and Hotel Drover, the Stockyard Heritage Development partnership team has their eye on the next phase of development with the more than half billion-dollar renovation of the entertainment district. More than 500 hotel rooms, two below-ground parking garages, 300,000 square feet of commercial space, and —…

Fort Worth’s Eighth Street to Reopen Following January Hotel Explosion

By CandysDirt / July 19, 2024 /

From Staff Reports Fort Worth small business owners were notified last week that one lane of Eighth Street will soon be open to traffic along with the on-street permit and metered parking following the explosion at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel six months ago. The tentative date for this reopening is July 22,…

This Westside Neighborhood in Fort Worth Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight

By Eric Prokesh / July 19, 2024 /

Calling all Midcentury Modern house lovers! You can now add Sunset Acres to your real estate shopping map. Sunset Acres you ask? Sounds like a retirement community in Arizona. I hadn’t heard of it either till Lisa Logan, League Real Estate agent and neighbor brought it to my attention. Sunset Acres is obviously not in…

Fort Worth’s New Community Land Trust Aims to Keep Homes Affordable

By April Towery / July 18, 2024 /

Community Land Trusts have been kicked around in North Texas for years as an affordable housing option for residents who want to age in place or stay in the community they grew up in. Fort Worth is forging ahead with its new land trust, poised to build and renovate homes on a 15-acre site purchased…