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See what’s happening at your community center this Valentine’s Day

Fort Worth community centers are celebrating Valentine’s Day with activities for the kids and chances for parents to take some time for themselves.

Posted 2/7/2012; Updated 2/7/2012

City recognized for after-school program efforts with four-year grant

Parks & Community Services Director Richard Zavala announced the award of a four-year, $765,000 grant from the Wallace Foundation to further after-school programming. With matching funds from the city, the grant means more than $1 million funding for after-school programs.

Posted 2/7/2012; Updated 2/7/2012

Find unconditional love during National Adoption Weekend

This Valentine’s Day, fall head over heels for a four-legged companion during the PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend, Feb. 10-12.

Posted 2/6/2012; Updated 2/6/2012

Fort Worth Flashback: Streetcars began scooting around Cowtown in 1876

The first streetcar in Fort Worth rolled down Main Street on Christmas Day 1876, delivering passengers from the courthouse to the T&P Depot about a mile away.

Posted 2/6/2012; Updated 2/6/2012

Pets of the Week (Feb. 6, 2012)

Meet Tank and Callie, Animal Care & Control pets of the week.

Posted 2/6/2012; Updated 2/6/2012

Mayor's Message: FWISD should be commended for work on parent involvement

You’ve probably heard me say a strong public education system is fundamental to everything we do at the city. We cannot succeed as a city unless our children are given every opportunity to succeed themselves.

Posted 2/6/2012; Updated 2/6/2012

Be a part of Mayor Price’s first State of the City address

What’s on your mind? Mayor Betsy Price wants to know — and she wants to share it with everyone Feb. 23 when she delivers her first State of the City address.

Posted 2/6/2012; Updated 2/6/2012

Feb. 16 meeting to discuss utility tampering, theft

The meeting – scheduled for  6:30 p.m. at the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods, 818 Missouri St – is a follow-up to the public meetings held throughout 2011 and the resulting amended Rental Registration of Multi-Family Dwellings ordinance adopted in December.

Posted 2/2/2012; Updated 2/2/2012

Learn the latest on city’s redistricting

City staff will explain redistricting and give a software demonstration during a series of upcoming training sessions.

Posted 2/1/2012; Updated 2/1/2012

Plan Commission recommends Comprehensive Plan adoption; Council hearing set

The City Plan Commission has voted to recommend adopting the updated 2012 Comprehensive Plan. Next, City Council will conduct a public hearing in February before voting to adopt the plan later that month.

Posted 1/30/2012; Updated 1/31/2012

Mayor's Message: Shale gas is clean, plentiful and right under our feet—Let’s use it!

Fort Worth has led the national effort to safely and responsibly produce clean burning shale gas—and I believe Fort Worth should also take the lead in shaping an America that doesn’t rely on foreign oil to keep those economic gears turning.

Posted 1/30/2012; Updated 1/30/2012

Workforce Solutions honors eSkills Library and Job Center

Last year, Workforce Solutions partnered with the city to open the first eSkills Library and Job Center, in the former Meadowbrook Branch Library, 2800 Stark St. The new facility continues to operate as a library, but with a new emphasis on providing job-related services and materials.

Posted 1/30/2012; Updated 1/30/2012

Fort Worth Flashback: Bell has been manufacturing Kiowa copters here for nearly 50 years

In the 46 years since Bell Helicopter Textron’s OH-58 Kiowa helicopter took its first flight, the Fort Worth-manufactured aircraft has flown more combat missions than any other, with more than 600,000 missions.

Posted 1/30/2012; Updated 1/30/2012

Learn about upcoming improvements to Harley Avenue

City staff and consulting engineers will answer questions and discuss traffic impacts of the project at an open house, set from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Christ Chapel Bible Church, 3740 Birchman Ave. (outside the main sanctuary).

Posted 1/6/2012; Updated 1/6/2012

Pets of the Week (Jan. 3, 2011)

Meet Timinia and Jen, Animal Care & Control's pets of the week

Posted 1/3/2012; Updated 1/3/2012

Fort Worth Flashback: Panoramic map shows 1876 Cowtown

In April 1876, when artist D.D. Morse drew this bird’s-eye view from the northwest, Fort Worth was struggling for its very existence.

Posted 1/3/2012; Updated 1/3/2012

Fort Worth Flashback: Depression era spawned 1938 City Hall

The 1938 City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St., is a Classical Moderne building designed by Wyatt C. Hedrick and built as part of the Works Progress Administration. Total construction cost was $500,000.

Posted 12/27/2011; Updated 12/27/2011

Pets of the Week (Dec. 27, 2011)

video Subscribe to FWTV videos on YouTube. Meet Twizzler and Gigantor, Animal Care & Control's pets of the week.

Posted 12/27/2011; Updated 12/27/2011

Pets of the Week (Dec. 12, 2011) | Extra: Winter Pet Tips

Meet Manfred and Naomi, Animal Care & Control's pets of the week, and get tips on how to make this holiday season pet friendly.

Posted 12/12/2011; Updated 12/12/2011

Meacham onramp to northbound I-35W closed for construction

The onramp to northbound I-35W, just north of Meacham Boulevard is closed with plans to reopen a temporary ramp in a few months. This closure is part of the North Tarrant Express project and is the next step in building direct connectors for new managed toll lanes from I-35W to Loop 820.

Posted 12/5/2011; Updated 12/5/2011

Mayor's Message: Global partnerships lead to energy innovation and business opportunity

Fort Worth was specifically selected and invited to meet with Chinese ministry officials, mayors and businesses leaders to discuss clean energy innovation and sustainable urban planning

Posted 12/2/2011; Updated 12/2/2011

Pets of the Week (Nov. 28, 2011)

Meet Tasha and Laura, Animal Care & Control's pets of the week.

Posted 11/28/2011; Updated 11/28/2011

Precautions taken after feral cat tests positive for rabies

The Texas Department of State Health Services informed the City of Fort Worth today that a feral cat in far north Fort Worth tested positive for the rabies virus.

Posted 11/23/2011; Updated 11/23/2011

Mayor Price to lead annual holiday tradition Parade of Lights

Parking information is online. Be aware that Spur 280 off of I-35 will close at 4:30 p.m., and Henderson Street will close at White Settlement and at Fifth Street at 5:30 p.m.

Posted 11/21/2011; Updated 11/21/2011

Fort Worth Flashback: Main Street underpass provided north-south thoroughfare

The Main Street underpass created an east-west route for railroad cars overhead and a way for automobiles to travel beneath the rail lines from north to south.

Posted 11/7/2011; Updated 11/7/2011

Mayor responds to state's audit of gas pipelines

Mayor responds to state's audit of gas pipelines

Posted 11/3/2011; Updated 11/3/2011

Terrell Homes development to add 54 homes near downtown

The first new homes to be built in the historic Terrell Heights neighborhood in a generation will be the result of a public-private partnership and will create 150 immediate construction jobs.

Posted 11/1/2011; Updated 11/3/2011

Fort Worth Flashback: TCU campus had humble beginnings

Construction of a new home for Texas Christian University transformed an open prairie southwest of downtown into one of the most desirable parts of town in the early part of the 20th century.

Posted 10/31/2011; Updated 11/1/2011

Mayor's Message: Join me Oct. 26 for Fort Worth's first digital town hall

Join Mayor Price and the Star-Telegram's J.R. Labbe at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 for Fort Worth's first digital town hall.

Posted 10/10/2011; Updated 10/25/2011

Fort Worth Flashback: Restored monument honored for preservation excellence

The restored Al Hayne Monument at 700 Main St. was awarded a Preservation Award by Historic Fort Worth Inc. Fort Worth Public Art oversaw the restoration of the City-owned memorial.

Posted 9/26/2011; Updated 9/26/2011

Fort Worth Flashback: Priceless art finds home at the Carter

In the early 1960s, the small, Philip Johnson-designed Amon Carter Museum overlooked a landscaped terrace that framed a view of the Fort Worth skyline.

Posted 9/19/2011; Updated 9/19/2011

Mayor's Message: Vote on FY2012 budget is Sept. 20, so let us know what you think

We’re in the home stretch — the City Council is set to hear final comments and then consider the approval of the city's FY2012 budget. That vote is scheduled for Sept. 20.

Posted 9/13/2011; Updated 9/14/2011

Visit Six Flags, help send a kid to camp in 2012

Classes are back in session, but planning – and fundraising – for next summer break already is under way in the Fort Worth Parks and Community Services (PACS) Department.

Posted 8/30/2011; Updated 8/30/2011

Mayor's Message: BAC contest highlights the importance of small businesses

The city’s Business Assistance Center (BAC) provides valuable information for those who want to start, buy or expand a business.

Posted 8/29/2011; Updated 8/29/2011

Fort Worth Flashback: Central Fire Station

A modern Central Fire Station was constructed in 1899 at the corner of Throckmorton and Eighth streets. It had three wagon bays, sleeping quarters upstairs, a bell tower and a 40-foot lookout tower allowing firefighters to watch for smoke anywhere in town.

Posted 8/8/2011; Updated 8/8/2011

Fort Worth Flashback: E.M. Daggett

Ephraim M. Daggett (1810-1883) was a merchant, legislator and early promoter of Fort Worth. Born in Upper Canada, he settled in Tarrant County in 1854.

Posted 8/1/2011; Updated 8/8/2011

Betsy Price sworn in as mayor; Dennis Shingleton joins Council

Betsy Price was sworn in as the 44th mayor of Fort Worth Tuesday evening, pledging to be a “boots-on-the-ground mayor” who will emphasize fiscal responsibility, government transparency and public-private partnerships.

Posted 7/12/2011; Updated 7/13/2011