In Reality Check stories, Star-Telegram journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? RealityCheck@star-telegram.com. Fort Worth’s Trinity River water wheel initiative is facing significant changes as plans are being reworked. The project involves a machine that collects floating trash from the river. It is attached to a floating platform […]
Most of the investor owned single family homes in Fort Worth are outside the center of the city. That was one of the findings from a city of Fort Worth analysis of data from the appraisal districts in Tarrant, Denton, Parker, and Wise counties. The city analysis defined “investor owned” as being owned by one […]
Love them or leave them, the Kardashians are undeniably one of America’s richest and most influential families. And if you need proof, look no further than their collective wealth, which is best described as astronomical. Between Skims, Good American, Kylie Cosmetics, Lemme, and 818 Tequila, this family has every corner of the market covered, and […]
Bargain buy? Burnett Plaza, the tallest building in Fort Worth, Texas, has been purchased via foreclosure auction for $12.3 million just three years after it was sold for more than $137.5 million, according to the Dallas Business Journal. The 40-story behemoth was bought back by Pinnacle Bank Texas in the auction held on the steps […]
The Amon G. Carter Foundation is committing $10.75 million to support the new Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus under construction in downtown. The foundation announced Tuesday that the gift includes $5 million and four parcels near the 3.5-acre campus. The land, which totals nearly an acre, is a parking lot along Jones Street across from the […]
Developers are considering a $150 million rebuild of an affordable housing complex in the heart of Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood, according to documents submitted to city officials. Dallas-based firm Ojala Partners LP has drawn up preliminary plans to almost quadruple the number of apartment units at Siddons Place, a development managed by Fort Worth […]
Visit the zoo one last time to see Jameela, Fort Worth’s popular infant gorilla. She will be heading 1,227 miles northeast to Ohio and be paired with a surrogate mother next week. So can we trust Cleveland Metropark Zoo to take care of Fort Worth’s prized baby gorilla? Just look at that face, who would […]
In the Spotlight: Panther Island. Star-Telegram journalists answer your questions about the future Fort Worth development. Read more. Got a question? Use the form at the bottom of this story. Imagine a district built for people instead of cars. Parks, basketball courts and soccer fields linked by canals and tree-lined paths. Nearby a lake welcomes […]
State-ranked Panther City BBQ has bought 93-year-old Bailey’s Bar-B-Que in downtown Fort Worth, bringing new Texas flavors to a stand that was long the oldest barbecue restaurant in Texas owned by the original family. Descendants of founders J.T. and Tommie Bailey ran the tiny, red cinderblock barbecue stand from May 17, 1931 to May 2021, […]
A June 2023 hack of the city of Fort Worth’s website may have leaked more information than initially thought, the city said Friday. A review by an outside law firm revealed hackers got access to motor vehicle accident reports including drivers license numbers, dates of birth and whether someone was transported to a hospital, the […]
Fort Worth had a standout year in job growth and private investment in 2023. With several companies relocating to and expanding within Fort Worth, more than 4,000 new jobs are on their way to the city. It’s all part of about $2 billion the city’s economic development department helped generate this year in capital expenditures, […]
Hell’s Half-Acre was Fort Worth’s notorious red-light district from the 1870s through World War I, located on the south end of town. It was a gathering place for the worst elements of society, a lawless section of town where decent folks did not venture. Still, the city had a love-hate relationship with “the Acre” because […]