Business News & Articles

Turning Tables in West 7th

A new ramen restaurant entered the Fort Worth scene at the end of July, thanks to Chef Jesús García. Chef García, Houston-born and Fort Worth-raised, made a solid name for...

The Cookie Masters

| by Allie Herring | Texas-based business partners, Melissa Blue and Melissa Mehall, just took their cookie company to a new level, landing a distribution deal with the world’s largest...

Maid to Last

Mildred Dalton was a strong Southern gal who had a knack for baking. On a quiet road in her small rock home in Mansfield, Mildred created pastries and pies while her husband, Jessie Otis Dalton,...

By: Jennifer Casseday-Blair

Parting Shot - August

| Photo by Brian Luenser | Driving down Lancaster Avenue into downtown, you might not notice this historic building sitting on the street’s north side. But, take a closer look, and you’...

Funny Business

Four Day Weekend launched a new additional theater on Tuesday, July 12, with a grand opening celebration. The smaller performance venue, the Encore Theater, is located directly across the lobby from...

Making Moves

Revolver Taco Lounge announced that it would move by the end of July into a new location at 2418 Forest Park Blvd. The move comes after numerous issues with the restaurant’s current landlord at...

The Word on the Avenue

| by Linda Blackwell Simmons | “Stepping into the store felt like coming home,” said one of the first patrons to attend The Last Word Bookstore when it opened in late May. With the...

Delivering Education in a Digital World

The way instruction had been delivered with books and teachers lecturing to students was soon to be old school. The task—and not a small one—was to get educators onboard and students and...

By: Gail Bennison

Extra Bites/fwDish

Top Dogs

Austin was born with Down syndrome, and doctors told his parents that he would be limited in what he could do. He has exceeded everyone’s wildest expectations regarding his independence. I...

By: Jennifer Casseday-Blair

A Boutique Becomes a Boutique Bar

| by McKenzie Zieser | You might not have noticed the stealthy transformation at 44 Bootlegger from fashion boutique and specialty gift shop to neighborhood bar. Located in the heart of the...

Local Roaster Taps Into Seventh Street for Second Location

| photography by Brian Hutson | AVOCA coffee roasters opened its second location on June 6 nestled in a narrow space at 835 Foch St. Founders Garold LaRue and Jimmy Story opened the original AVOCA...

From TCU to Farm to Table

| by Alexandra Plancarte | photos by Kristen Penoyer | One Texas Christian University graduate living in Florida is looking to change the way chefs and farmers’ markets buy rice. The only rice...

Kelsey Patterson

| photography by Alex Lepe | Fort Worth community leader and hands-on philanthropist Kelsey Patterson fights for the underdogs—two-legged and four-legged varieties. As a board member of...

By: Gail Bennison

Be Well/fwLiving

No Small Threat

While it normally would have been the powerful, razor-toothed jaws of a shark I’d be afraid of on a recent scuba-diving vacation to the Caribbean, I was instead fearful of a creature that could...

By: Jennifer Casseday-Blair

Solid Foundation

Building a home can be one of the most exciting (and stressful) things to happen in a person’s life. While the process will never go completely smoothly, choosing an experienced builder can...

By: Jennifer Casseday-Blair

Racking Up the Competition

Poached shrimp with white seaweed, braised chicken tacos, bacon and blue cheese-stuffed mushrooms and smoked bacon-wrapped scallops welcomed more than 200 hungry guests as they moved throughout Texas...

By: Kendall Louis

What’s Shakin’ With Local Bacon?

Who doesn’t love the salty-sweet, chewy-crunchy, artery-clogging goodness of bacon? While the addition of this powerful ingredient can sometimes be seen as a crutch, several local chefs are...

By: Jennifer Casseday-Blair

Off the Beaten Path

Next door to a 7-Eleven on Camp Bowie is the modest storefront for Samson’s Market Bistro, Fort Worth’s first East African deli, serving up traditional and unforgettable Ethiopian meals...

By: Jessica Llanes

American Way

While the fare served at Sushi Axiom is inspired by Japanese cuisine, there is little tradition found in its restaurant. From silverware present on the tables to fried rolls loaded with cream cheese...

By: Jennifer Casseday-Blair

Editor's Letter

Who’s Counting?

Y’all have a lot of opinions. This is the main thing I learned while evaluating the more than 126,000 votes for our 2016 Best Of list. Whether it was something as simple as a car wash, or...

By: Kendall Louis

The Yachtsman O.L. Pitts

| photography by Alex Lepe | O.L. Pitts, Fort Worth businessman, international sailboat racer, and staunch supporter of America’s Cup sailing competition, turned 100 on March 23. We recently...

By: Gail Bennison

fwLiving/Culture

Whimsical Book Teaches Children to Overcome Fear

| by Alexandra Plancarte | Fear is a universal emotion everyone has. We all have fears as adults and as children. It’s not up to us to overcome those fears, says Shalene Roberts, local author...

From the Ashes

Two years ago this month, tragedy struck Tokyo Café when damage from an early morning fire forced the restaurant to shutter. Although renovations were originally planned to take six to twelve...

By: Jessica Llanes

Threads Will Roll

| photography by Alexandra Plancarte | Colorfully painted trailers with built-in kitchens line the edges of the Clearfork Food Truck Park. Among the miniature mobile restaurants sits what could...

By: Nicole Crites

Bluebonett Circle Boutique Opens for Second Act

| story and photography Alexandra Plancarte | THREE opened for the love of fashion. It’s hard to miss the hot pink “THREE” sign and “III” decal stickers on the...

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