Entertainment
By Olaf Growald
The Real Raphael
With a new book on the Amazon shelves and a digital marketing agency on the rise, we chat with Kenn Scott — the dude who played Raphael in the original “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” movies — about his journey from Tinseltown to Cowtown. Read more
By Sadie Brown
Fort Worth Child Actors Starring in ‘Punky Brewster’ Reboot Talk Career Building, Dogs, Being Kids
Leggings and scrunchies aren’t the only things from the ‘80s making a comeback in 2020. Read more
Foch Street Warehouse
Foch Street Undergoes Business Shake-Up
The former warehouse district bordering Crockett Row has seen a lot of turnover in recent months. Read more
An Insider’s Guide to Texas Live!
The season may be over for the Texas Rangers, but that doesn’t mean locals can’t still hang around Globe Life Park to watch a big game, listen to live music, gather with friends or host an event. by Sunday Nester The season may be over for the ... Read more
How the City’s Film Commission Brought a Robert Redford Movie to Fort Worth
by Marissa Alvarado Remember that time Robert Redford and Casey Affleck were in Fort Worth filming a movie? Well, that film hits theaters Friday. “The Old Man and the Gun” tells the true story of Forrest Tucker, a prison escape artist and prof... Read more
Photo by Alexandre Ayer Photography
Upcoming Downtown Exhibit Puts Participants Inside Futuristic Fairy Tale
An interactive, futuristic exhibit is coming to downtown Fort Worth. Photo by Alexandre Ayer Photography by Jenelle Langford An interactive, futuristic exhibit is coming to downtown Fort Worth. From Sept. 28 to Oct. 28, Downtown Fort Worth, I... Read more
Board Game Lounge Makes Its Way to South Main Village
by: Erin Pinkham Food, alcoholic Kool-Aid and 500 board games to play are all part of a new lounge opening on South Main Street. Game Theory, a board game lounge, will open at the end of this year. The 3,000-square-foot space will be filled wi... Read more
The 2018 Fortress Festival Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go
by Meg Hemmerle Fortress Festival is back for its second year this weekend with new artists, a new layout and more changes you need to know about. We’ve put together a guide for you to navigate your way through the festival, so all you have to w... Read more
Arthouse theater update: Fort Worth City Council clears landing path
The Fort Worth City Council cleared a landing spot on Tuesday night for a proposed arthouse theater in the historic Evans-Rosedale corridor in southeast Fort Worth, unanimously approving a rezoning to allow alcohol sales for on-premise consumptio... Read more
Photo Credit: Alamo Drafthouse DFW/Hodges Architecture
Popular Movie Theater, Drafthouse (Finally) Makes Its Way to Tarrant County
Photo Credit: Alamo Drafthouse DFW/Hodges Architecture And...action. Tarrant County is getting its first Alamo Drafthouse. The movie theater-meets-bar-meets-restaurant announced Wednesday it's bringing a location to North Richland Hills at 8... Read more
Beach Area? Ferris Wheel? It’s All Part of a Development Planned for North Fort Worth
In North Fort Worth, just east of Old Decatur Road and north of Northwest Loop 820, is an expanse of hollowed-out ground, with 50-foot cliffs that mark where gravel production operations used to extract limestone. But now, the currently vacant, ... Read more
Lawyer by Day, Novelist by Night: Dee Kelly Jr.
The evite went out quietly to some of Fort Worth’s most prominent West Siders: come to a private book signing Wednesday night by the virtually unknown Fort Worth novelist Landon Wallace, just releasing his second book, "The Election," a romance ... Read more
How to Spend 12 Hours on West Seventh
By: Sarah Jane Grisham A well loved hotspot for happy hours and dinner with friends, West Seventh Street has a way of attracting a younger crowd, and for good reason. Its walkability, friendly atmosphere, and variety of dining options and bars —... Read more
A Sneak Peek at Fort Worth's First Topgolf
The clubs are set, the golf balls are loaded and Topgolf is ready to open its first Fort Worth location on May 5. But before opening to the public, Topgolf let its corporate partners, city officials (including Mayor Betsy Price) and the media i... Read more
12 Ideas for Rainy Day Fun in Fort Worth
Well the doom and gloom of rainy weather has found itself back in Fort Worth once again, but no need to fear. Rainy days don’t have to be a drag – in fact, they can be fun. Here is a list of things to do that’ll make you cheerier than the cast... Read more
Pinstripes to Open at The Shops at Clearfork
AMC Theatres isn’t the only upcoming entertainment venue in The Shops at Clearfork. Right next door will be Pinstripes, developers Simon and Cassco Development Company announced Thursday. The 30,000-square-foot venue will be Pinstripes’ first lo... Read more
Local Brewery to Host Birthday Celebration for Fort Worth Namesake
Fort Worthians can kick off March with brews and live entertainment at The Wild Acre Brewing Company on El Paso Street, celebrating the birthday of the man Fort Worth is named after – General William Jenkins Worth. The event takes place March 1-... Read more
Construction on Rangers Entertainment District to Start Early
Instead of starting in November as originally planned, construction on the Texas Live! entertainment district at Globe Life Park will begin this week. The Texas Rangers’ early exit from the playoffs played a role in the decision to move up the c... Read more
Fort Worth Zoo Announces Massive Renovation, Fundraising Campaign
The Fort Worth Zoo is getting wilder indeed. Zoo officials announced the meaning behind those green, blue and purple paint-splattered billboards and advertisements Monday when they revealed plans for A Wilder Vision – a campaign to raise $100 mi... Read more
Life of the Party
| by Lexi Johnson | Q: In some cases, Encore provides more than just talent and artists, such as complete party planning authority. What are the services offered when planning an entire party? A: We call ourselves "a concept to clean up" company.... Read more
