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Grapevine Contemporary Offers Treetop Views With Mountaintop Feel

By Joy Donovan / December 2, 2025 /

Feeling on top of the world is a daily reality at the home found at 3028 Mountainview Ct. in Grapevine. The street it’s built on tells a lot. Perched high above Northeast Tarrant County, this home on Mountainview Court offers sweeping treetop views that stretch across the horizon. It doesn’t look or feel like Texas,…

First Look: The Homes of the 41st Candlelight Christmas in Ryan Place This Weekend

By Eric Prokesh / December 1, 2025 /

Forty-one years ago, it was probably enough for the inaugural Ryan Place Candlelight Christmas Tour to simply open up holiday-decorated houses and let the public muse on the “quaint” vintage houses that comprise Fort Worth’s first planned development. Alas, no more. I’ve been covering the storied tour for over 10 years, and I can attest…

Dos Mares Debuts in Fort Worth, Adding to Cultural District’s Boom

By Joy Donovan / November 24, 2025 /

There’s a boom happening in Fort Worth’s Cultural District. It’s not an oil boom but definitely a business boom. It was 11 years ago that Fort Worth voters approved a new multipurpose arena. That arena, which opened in November 2019 as Dickies Arena, sits just off Montgomery Street and north of I-30. Dickies Arena hosts…

After 3 Years of Preliminary Work, Luxury Multifamily Project Breaks Ground Near Alliance

By Charles Grand / November 18, 2025 /

The first phase of a 55-acre luxury multifamily project in northwest Fort Worth finally broke ground this month after three years of navigating the approval process of turning undeveloped land into housing. HPI Real Estate Services and Investments plans on building more than 800 apartments, cottages, and townhomes at the southeast corner of Blue Mound…

Tour: Explore a Historic Fort Worth Building’s Rebirth as the Luxury Hotel Le Meridien

By Joy Donovan / November 11, 2025 /

Historic Fort Worth will spotlight the Le Meridien Fort Worth Downtown, a stylishly revived hotel with ties to Fort Worth history, during the non-profit’s next membership tour from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday. The hotel, located at 811 Commerce St., won this year’s Historic Fort Worth Preservation Project Award. The hotel received the recognition for…