Endangered Stockyards
The Fort Worth Stockyards was name one of the country’s 11 most endangered places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, sighting the nearly one billion square-foot, $175 million redevelopment project on the horizon. The ‘yards joins the Grand Canyon, Miami’s Little Havana, and a former gay nightclub in West Hollywood on the list. The Stockyards have long been the home of Steve Murrin’s mustache, and must be protected from being turned into a giant parking lot for the Baby Gap, the study argues.
DISD Superintendent Resigns
Fort Worth isn’t the only school district looking for a superintendent. Dallas school district superintendent Mike Miles announced he’ll resign on Friday. He held the district’s top executive position for a little more than three years, and was constantly battling the board –– sometimes for his job. If all of this sounds familiar to people in Fort Worth, it practically mirrors the Walter Dansby saga. Who knows, maybe Dansby will apply for the Dallas gig.
Rolling Vegetables
A rolling veggie market has set up shop (so to speak) in Fort Worth. Cold Springs Farm’s Veggie Van bills itself as the region’s first mobile farm market, and will even come to your house, provided you live in Tarrant, Parker, or Dallas County.
Leon Bridges Broke Orbit
Fort Worth throwback soul/R&B singer Leon Bridges’ long-awaited album, Coming Home, dropped yesterday, just after his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Credible Cops?
Internal comments that question the credibility of nearly 20 Fort Worth-area police officers and evidence experts have led prosecutors to alert defense attorneys in more than 4,000 misdemeanor cases dating back to 1993. The comments are among the opinions written by Tarrant County prosecutors and filed in binders in past years in the district attorney’s office, where thousands of forms called “DA Office Updates” are under the review of District Attorney Sharen Wilson.
