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Take in The Top 3 Tarrant County Ranches of 2022

By Seth Fowler / December 27, 2022 /

In 2022, our Tarrant County Tuesday column took to the road and found a number of larger properties and ranches in various counties. These are some truly spectacular listings, and we’d like to give you another chance to ogle them before we close out the year. Waco Bend Ranch One property was the Waco Bend…

Classic Colonial Hills Estate Offers The Comfort of Traditional Design

By Eric Prokesh / December 23, 2022 /

Maybe it’s all of those classic black-and-white Christmas movies like Miracle on 34th Street or Christmas in Connecticut with home and hearth as a central theme that kindle my appetite for the comfort of the traditional during this season. But don’t bother trying to do a drive-by of this property, because this 1941 vintage gem…

This Condo Offers a Front-Row View of Downtown Fort Worth From Its Rooftop Deck

By Seth Fowler / December 20, 2022 /

Let’s face it, we all like to be in the front. Front of the line to see Santa. Front of the crowd so we can see the parade without having to stand on our toes. Front seat at the Christmas concert to enjoy the dancers and singers first. It’s not bad to be in front.…

There Once Was a Lane Named Arlan

By Seth Fowler / December 13, 2022 /

Once upon a time in the land of Fort Worth, there was a little-known lane named Arlan Lane. Arlan was not like any lane in the Overton Park area. Arlan was not as long or winding as some of the more famous lanes, streets, or boulevards in the neighborhood. Aside from being a rather short…

This Park Hill Tudor is a Rare Opportunity to Own Fort Worth History

By Seth Fowler / December 6, 2022 /

“Rare opportunity” is probably an overused cliché. What’s a really rare item? Coins, stamps, baseball cards, memories, and meat. Furniture used to be “rare” but these days even “antiques” seem to be mass-produced and shipped from somewhere offshore. Opportunities might actually be the only true rare items remaining. The TCU football team going to the…