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Richard Connor: Is rain driving you crazy? Don’t scream – eat ice cream
Surely there is an ark on the way to our not-so-little Texas town of Fort Worth. Get on board if you see it. Rain. Rain. Rain. And then for good measure more rain. If you’re stuck inside you might want to ponder the symbolism of rain in Ernest Hemingway’s novels, most notably A Farewell to […]
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Leon Bridges shares his evolution to ‘Gold-Digger Sounds’
“Gold-Diggers Sound” is an apropos name for the third studio album of an artist who struck it rich six years ago with his debut LP recorded in Fort Worth.
Leon Bridges’ music quickly earned him recognition. “Coming Home” was nominated for Best R&B album at the 2015 Grammys. Three years...
In Market: What is Hip?
Is Fort Worth hip? Does Fort Worth need to be hip? Does Fort Worth want to be hip?
And, more generally, what is hip?
It’s not a question one should spend too much time on. But as we gather to celebrate the 2021 40 Under 40 honorees, it makes sense to...
Update: Longtime Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber leader Devoyd Jennings dies
Devoyd “Dee” Jennings
Sept. 10, 1947-July 24, 2021
Longtime Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber leader has died
Devoyd “Dee” Jennings, longtime president and CEO of the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce died Saturday, July 24.
His funeral was held July 31 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Arlington with...
Despite chip shortage, GM posts $2.8B profit, moves forward with EV plans
DETROIT (AP) — Despite a computer chip shortage that temporarily closed some of its factories, General Motors made a healthy $2.8 billion net profit in the second quarter.
The earnings came even though GM plants cranked out 200,000 fewer vehicles than they did during the same quarter in 2019, the...
Ray Perryman: Fort Worth, Waco, Lubbock to feel economic impact from OU, UT SEC moves
Gigantic Gridiron Gyrations
Over 40+ years and thousands of projects, I have examined pandemics, natural disasters, oil market collapses, financial meltdowns and all manner of mayhem. One enduring lesson is that nothing – and I do mean NOTHING – gets folks worked up as much as football. I should know...
Stock Show brings dollars and cents – along with cowboy culture – to Fort Worth
Michael Thomson, owner and chef of Michaels Cuisine on West 7th Street, is preparing for the holidays.
Don’t think he’s a few weeks late. For Thomson and similar businesses, the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo is Christmas in January.
“The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo brings us the most...
TCU, UNT school of medicine separation agreement outlines cooperation still needed
The split between UNT Health Science Center and Texas Christian University over the governance of the allopathic medical school may be official, but cooperation between the two schools will continue, at least for the next few years.
The now-TCU School of Medicine will be leasing and using many facilities and...
Fort Worth Black Chamber President/CEO Michelle Green-Ford recalls how her father encouraged her
Michelle Green-Ford was in seventh grade when she started learning how to write paychecks in the laundromat her father operated.
She started learning leadership when she was a captain of her high school cheerleading team and junior class vice president. And she learned the benefits of the Fort Worth Metropolitan...
Arlington is hardly a hotbed of Winter Olympians, but bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman learns to take curves she can’t see all the way to Beijing
Growing up in Arlington, Sylvia Hoffman was rarely surrounded by ice.
But now she’s an Olympic athlete in a sport that requires her to sprint on a frozen track while pushing a sled that weighs over 360 pounds.
In her youth, she participated in everything from volleyball to basketball and track....
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