Fort Worth

Monticello Mid-Century Modern With Space to Spare

By Joy Donovan / April 18, 2024 /

If Fort Worth’s tony Monticello neighborhood was on a homebuyer’s shopping list, there’s plenty of gorgeous homes to consider. If that same homeowner wants a one-story home in that same fashionable zip code of 76107, then good luck. Like looking for a four-leaf clover — it’s not impossible to find, but it ain’t gonna be…

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Could a 2026 Fort Worth Bond Election Help Solve Cowtown’s Affordable Housing Crisis? 

By April Towery / April 18, 2024 /

Dallas voters will begin casting early ballots next week in a $1.25 billion bond election to address, among other things, affordable housing options and homelessness. Out west, city leaders are kicking around a Fort Worth bond election to address a similar crisis in Cowtown.  Relying on private investors to create affordable housing has been the…

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Opal Lee, The Grandmother of Juneteenth, Will Get Her Family Home Back

By Joy Donovan / March 22, 2024 /

If ribbon cuttings are for “wimps,” as said Thursday morning, then the board sawing was very appropriate for Opal Lee, the honoree of a Fort Worth wall-raising ceremony. One of Fort Worth’s favorite daughters and the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” Lee used a power saw to cut the 2-by-6 symbolic board for her new house at…

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What do Taylor Sheridan And Cowtown’s Best Spot For Tex-Mex Have in Common?

By Joy Donovan / March 19, 2024 /

Let’s talk some “hot goss” in Cowtown. Taylor Sheridan — you might have heard of him — is a big darn deal in a lot of places, but especially in Fort Worth. He’s got this TV show called “Yellowstone,” which you might have heard of. It’s a big deal, and so is he. He grew…

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Suzanne Westrum Named New CEO of Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors

By Joy Donovan / February 21, 2024 /

Native Texan Suzanne Westrum has been named CEO of the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors. Blake Barry, 2024 GFWAR president made the announcement Tuesday. With more than 15 years of real estate experience, Westrum’s previous position was serving as CEO of the Prescott Area Association of Realtors in Prescott, Arizona. During her tenure there,…

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