Fort Worth Dirt
An area of Fort Worth is booming with housing, and while city officials and neighbors say they welcome it, they’re also concerned about stormwater management and infrastructure. During an October meeting of the Fort Worth City Plan Commission, officials approved a waiver and preliminary plat for a 500-home subdivision called La Frontera. The waiver itself…
It’s more often the case than not that a place name bears little relationship to reality. Not to pick on the city to the east, but Forest Lane? Walnut Hill? However, Park Hill, one of our favorite historical neighborhoods, embodies its moniker. Deep setbacks with mature trees and its position on a bluff over the…
If you are new to the Lone Star State there is one thing to remember: No matter what season it is during the year, you can always play golf. Okay so maybe not every single day. There certainly are those 110-degree days in summer that could give you pause before heading out to chase the…
I have always had a soft spot for Oakhurst. It’s an in-town enclave on the National Register of Historic Places. And why not? There is so much to love. Platted in 1927 by Harvard-educated landscape designer Herbert Hare, it was conceived with winding contours and sylvan green spaces offering natural screens and sound buffers that…
The Metroplex Business and Civic Association released a graphic last week showing that crime for the month of September was vastly lower in downtown Fort Worth than in downtown Dallas. But we know from Mark Twain that there are “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” CandysDirt.com contacted Downtown Dallas Inc. Chief of External Affairs and Government…
