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The city's Lead-Safe Program inspects pre-1978 homes for lead paint hazards and can fix them at no cost for households at or below 80% of area median income with a child under 6 or a pregnant resident.
Cerny led the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for eight years; board chair Mercedes T. Bass says a search committee will look for a successor with substantial CEO experience.
The Fort Worth Arts Goggle is expanding its operations in 2026.
The Oct. 24 celebration at the Fort Worth Nature Center runs 10 a.m.–3 p.m. and is included with park admission; hayrides cost extra.
A local food service center is celebrating its 25th anniversary of providing meals in the North Texas region.
Robert 'Bobby' Ahdieh, dean of Texas A&M's downtown law school and chief operating officer of Texas A&M-Fort Worth, takes over the New York university on Jan. 1, Pace announced Tuesday.
Performing Arts Fort Worth marked the milestone at a student matinee last week; every Fort Worth ISD first through fifth grader sees a show at the downtown hall each year.
The DFW Hispanic 100 Latina Giving Circle says it has awarded $1,022,200 through 217 grants since 2019, including $136,200 to 22 nonprofits this year.
A working group appointed by Mayor Mattie Parker will present its recommendations for the downtown building, which the city bought for a library and later judged unsuitable for one.
Texas Health Resources events run Oct. 24 through Nov. 3 in Fort Worth, and Tarrant County Public Health clinics take walk-ins until 4 p.m. as state data shows flu testing edging up.
The Fort Worth Art Commission approved the Gateway Park sculpture and a Fire Station 26 installation; the $534,500 armadillo still needs park board and City Council approval, the Fort Worth Report said.
Compare admission, parking and arrival rules for Boo at the Zoo, Truck Yard’s Oct. 24 party and Pumpkin Nights in Arlington.
Guns to Gardens DFW will take unwanted firearms anonymously from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at New Mount Rose Baptist Church, where volunteers dismantle them on site for blacksmiths to reshape.
Fort Worth Botanic Garden members can begin visiting the new family garden Nov. 15, ahead of a public opening scheduled for March 2027.
Cook Children's and JPS clinics in the west Fort Worth center recorded 21,463 visits from July 2025 through July 2026, and the WestAid pantry says demand has outgrown its volunteer hours.
The Historic Northside District, formed in 2022 around the Fort Worth Stockyards, is backing local businesses and preparing longtime residents for the changes coming to the area.
The singer's Las Vegas residency costumes open the new Icons Gallery, part of a 16,000-square-foot addition with a carousel and a new entrance facing Dickies Arena.
LifeGift will hold its annual 2nd Chance Run at the Fort Worth Stockyards on Saturday, Oct. 17, with a 5K and a 1-mile event.
Regular unleaded averages $3.7844 in the Fort Worth-Arlington area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Texas average.
Keep Fort Worth Beautiful hands out free gloves and bags to registered volunteers Wednesday through Friday, and residents can bring old car and bike tires to the Hazel Harvey Peace Center that Saturday morning.
At least eight electric vehicles were badly damaged in a Friday evening fire at Frank Kent Cadillac, the most EVs Fort Worth firefighters have fought burning at once.
