Council approves restaurant at Roy Pope site despite neighborhood concerns by Eric E. Garcia, Fort Worth Report September 29, 2026 A Southern-style restaurant proposed for the Roy Pope Grocery is expected to start serving dinner soon. On Tuesday, Fort Worth City Council members approved a zoning exemption for the restaurant at 2300 Merrick St. despite … Read more
The beginning: Demolition of Southside center clears way for National Juneteenth Museum by David Moreno, Fort Worth Report October 7, 2026 Opal Lee’s dream has always been to educate all Americans about Juneteenth — the day freedom reached the remainder of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865. The Fort Worth advocate’s vision became … Read more
City of Fort Worth looking to sell downtown buildings to Kent family group by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report September 28, 2026 A local business group with a long history in Fort Worth is set to acquire properties that span one expanded city block in downtown near a hot spot of recent development. Fort Worth … Read more
A century of service: Historic Baker Funeral Home celebrates milestone anniversary by Eric E. Garcia, Fort Worth Report September 25, 2026 Ruth “Cookie” Baker remembers her childhood home, long gone to progress, in the neighborhood where her family’s funeral business has thrived over a century. Neighbors helped each other in the close-knit Black community once … Read more
But adaptive reuse becomes much harder when the requirements attached to the new use make the existing building difficult or expensive to accommodate.
General Services Administration puts ‘For Sale’ sign on Fort Worth downtown building by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report September 14, 2026 Fort Worth’s Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building has hit the market again. The U.S. General Services Administration on Sept. 10 announced plans to sell the 14-story, 669,264-square-foot building at 819 Taylor St., along with … Read more
Stockyards leaders not proceeding with planned $1 billion second phase of development by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report August 5, 2026 Fort Worth Stockyards leaders decided not to move forward on a planned $1 billion second phase of development. Citing market conditions, Stockyards Heritage Development Co. announced Wednesday it will not implement the second phase … Read more
“The ACHP’s proposed changes to Section 106 will eviscerate the preservation of our shared civic and cultural heritage in the United States.” Brent Leggs, President and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation read more
Fort Worth begins update to the city’s 2003 Historic Preservation Plan by The FWR Staff, Fort Worth Report August 1, 2026 Fort Worth is beginning the process of updating the city’s 2003 Preservation Plan, which will shape the city’s preservation program for 10 years. Fort Worth Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission Documenter: Nicole Hawthorne Date: … Read more
Mount Gilead Baptist Church’s legacy to be preserved through performing art center by Marissa Greene, Fort Worth Report July 23, 2026 Alvin Brown remembers walking inside Mount Gilead Baptist Church and gazing up at the stained glass dome, the opera chairs in the balcony and the pipe organ. While immersed in the space of the … Read more