Fort Worth

Does Kayaking Ever Cross Your Mind? Fort Worth Gets Candid About $1B Panther Island Project

By April Towery / June 16, 2023 /

Fort Worth could soon have its very own Riverwalk, and the residents who live near the Trinity River might want to invest in a boat, canoe, or kayak.   Community leaders gathered Thursday for a candid conversation on the challenges of navigating $403 million in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ flood control projects while implementing a…

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We’re Not Lion: These Open Houses Show That Living Near The Fort Worth Zoo Is Great

By Joy Donovan / June 15, 2023 /

No monkeying around, Fort Worth gets to brag that it is the site of Texas’ oldest continuous zoo. Something to roar about, right? And even though it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Fort Worth Zoo recently made some headlines. Founded in 1909, the zoo was listed this year in U.S. News &…

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‘Challenging Conversation’ Planned to Discuss Future of Fort Worth’s Panther Island on June 15

By April Towery / June 12, 2023 /

After almost two decades of talking about Fort Worth’s $1 billion Panther Island project, a panel of city leaders, academics, and consultants will gather June 15 to see how the politically tense plan can get off the ground — or if it should at all.  The meeting of the minds to discuss Panther Island is…

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Parks and Amenities Plentiful in Manor Hill at Alliance Neighborhood

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 10, 2023 /

By John English Contributing Writer Just North of Arcadia Trail Park sits the community of Manor Hill, a North Fort Worth neighborhood developed in 2004 by Gehan Homes. A single-family neighborhood located near Alliance Town Center, Manor Hill at Alliance has been described on Nextdoor.com as a “walkable, family-friendly, quiet, peaceful, and clean,” community. Resident…

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These Open Houses Prove That Mom Doesn’t Need Another Coffee Mug For Mother’s Day

By Joy Donovan / May 11, 2023 /

Mother’s Day, celebrated the second Sunday of May in the U.S., is upon us. In case you haven’t seen any ads or commercials recently, you should know that this Sunday, May 14, will be Mother’s Day.   It was Anna Jarvis, whose own mother, Anna Marie Reeves Jarvis, inspired her to lobby for a day…

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