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Pilot project places MedStar ambulance in far north Fort Worth to improve response times

To improve public safety and decrease emergency response time, a joint pilot project between the City of Fort Worth and MedStar will provide a dedicated ambulance to the far north sectors of the city during times of anticipated call volume.

Posted 2/21/2012; Updated 2/21/2012

Section of Randol Mill Road closed through May 20

Randol Mill Road will be closed from Williams Road to Precinct Line Road through May 20 while crews work to install a 42-inch sewer line.

Posted 2/21/2012; Updated 2/21/2012

Six city employees earn prize money for cost-cutting suggestions

The Big Idea Challenge, a new initiative, encouraged city employees to submit money-saving or cost-cutting ideas. Mayor Betsy Price announced the winners during Tuesday’s City Council meeting and said the city has some difficult financial decisions to make as it continues to face significant budget shortfalls.

Posted 2/21/2012; Updated 2/21/2012

Video: GREAT helps keep kids out of gangs

Fort Worth Police are helping teach kids the life lessons they need to know to stay out of gangs through the GREAT program — Gang Resistance Education And Training.

Posted 2/20/2012; Updated 2/21/2012

Small Business Awards to be presented at State of the City luncheon

The Small Business of the Year Award will be presented in four categories during the State of the City luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 23 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

Posted 2/20/2012; Updated 2/21/2012

Meet Henry

Meet Henry, a black lab who got a new lease on life after being adopted from the Fort Worth Animal Care & Control Center.

Posted 2/20/2012; Updated 2/20/2012

Mayor Price’s first State of the City Address available live on city cable, online streaming

If you don’t have your tickets to Mayor Betsy Price’s first State of the City Address on Feb. 23, you can watch live on Fort Worth TV.

Posted 2/20/2012; Updated 2/20/2012

Street closures planned for Cowtown Marathon

Several streets near the Will Rogers Memorial Complex will be closed during the Cowtown Marathon this weekend. Street closures begin at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 and end at 4 p.m. Feb. 26.

Posted 2/20/2012; Updated 2/20/2012

Weigh in on the future of Forest Park Pool

A meeting to discuss the future of Forest Park Pool will be held 9-11 a.m. March 3 in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden auditorium, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd.

Posted 2/20/2012; Updated 2/20/2012

Cotton Belt report finds financing promising

Passenger rail service along the 62-mile corridor from southwest Fort Worth to the Plano/Richardson area is viable, according to a recently published report.

Posted 2/20/2012; Updated 2/20/2012

Fort Worth Flashback: Trinity Park expanded as result of levee controversy

Trinity Park became Fort Worth’s second park when the city purchased 50 acres straddling the Clear Fork of the Trinity River in 1892.

Posted 2/20/2012; Updated 2/20/2012

New signs on Trinity Trails enhance experience

The Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) is expanding its recreation efforts by adding new signage to the Trinity Trails system. 

Posted 2/20/2012; Updated 2/20/2012

Black History Month Activities

Check out these Black History Month activities at Fort Worth facilities.

Posted 2/17/2012; Updated 2/17/2012

Sign up for the PACS Dash

Registration is open now for the Parks & Community Services Department's PACS Dash 5k. Visit Active.com to sign up.

Posted 11/17/2011; Updated 2/15/2012

Pets of the Week (Feb. 13, 2012)

Meet Eternity, Arrow and Gibert, Animal Care & Control's pets of the week

Posted 2/13/2012; Updated 2/13/2012

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