Robert Philpot
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Fort Worth, TX, United States
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A former competitive swimmer is going to become part of the Fox 4 sports-reporting pool
Samantha Gannon, who was on the swim team at the University of Connecticut and has been a reporter in Oklahoma City for six years, will join KDFW in March as a co-host of Mike Doocy’s sports program ‘Free4All’. → Read More
This Fort Worth band blends many genres — and its new album could make its profile soar
It’s been a few years since Quaker City Night Hawks’ last album. Their new one, ‘QCNH,’ is already getting some national attention. We talk to the band about how they got here — and where they could be going. → Read More
New WFAA anchor Chris Lawrence on John McCaa, war stories and caddying for an MLB legend
Chris Lawrence, who will take over as evening co-anchor for John McCaa at Channel 8 after McCaa retires March 1, talks about his career, his love of history, how reporting from war zones affected him and more. → Read More
Crockett Row at West 7th is booming — but a 5-year-old restaurant there just closed
Kona Grill, the Arizona-based Polynesian/Pacific Rim-inspired restaurant that opened in Fort Worth in 2014, has closed its Crockett Row at West 7th location. The chain’s Dallas and Plano locations remain open → Read More
Bill Newberry, co-founder of Fort Worth’s long-running Circle Theatre, dies at 67
Bill Newberry, who with his wife Rose Pearson founded Circle Theatre in 1981 and shepherded it through 3 locations, has died, according to a note on the Circle website and various reports. Pearson died in 2016. → Read More
Seafood chain that closed both its Fort Worth locations has plans to return to Fort Worth
The Catch, an East Texas-based seafood chain that recently closed its second Fort Worth location in four months, has new locations coming — and its owner says that The Catch isn’t done with Fort Worth yet. → Read More
East Texas-based seafood chain closes its second Fort Worth location in four months
The Catch, a Tyler-based seafood chain, has closed its far north Fort Worth location, a few months after closing a west Fort Worth location in November. Arlington, Burleson and Mansfield spots remain open. → Read More
Singing Kansas-police duo gets a shot at the big time — at a Kelly Clarkson concert
After seeing a Topeka police duo’s police-car karaoke videos on YouTube, Burleson-bred Kelly Clarkson invited them onstage during a Kansas City concert. Could she do the same thing at her Feb. 28 show in Dallas? → Read More
Jody Dean’s new radio show: talking music and memories with Dallas-Ft. Worth notables
On ‘Dusty Attics,’ Jody Dean’s new Saturday-night show on KLUV/98.7 FM, he’ll talk with local celebrities about songs that are the most meaningful to them. First up: former Fox 4 meteorologist Jen Myers. → Read More
For the 2nd time, a big K-pop group is including Fort Worth among only a few U.S. tour dates
K-pop group Blackpink’s world tour, starting Friday, has 8 North American dates. Two are at Coachella. One is Fort Worth, echoing K-pop band BTS’ including Fort Worth as one of a few U.S. stops on its 2018 tour. → Read More
DFW artists did very well in the Grammy nominations. But did any of them win awards?
Fort Worth’s Leon Bridges was a winner, as was Kirk Franklin, who has Fort Worth and Arlington in his background. Dallas’ St. Vincent won, too. But North Texas had a low batting average at this year’s Grammys. → Read More
Leon Bridges won a Grammy Award on Sunday. But his suit was the real winner of the night
The Fort Worth soul singer won a Grammy, but it’s the suit he wore, with multiple nods to Texas and more, that’s getting a lot of attention. It’s not the first time he’s worn a shout-out to his Texas roots. → Read More
A Crockett Row restaurant that was announced in July ’17 will finally open this week
El Bolero Cocina Mexicana, one of two restaurants that was announced in 2017 as coming to Fort Worth’s Crockett Row at West 7th, is due to open Friday. You’ll have to wait till summer for the other restaurant. → Read More
Heim Barbecue’s second location sets an opening date. And it’s less than a month away
The Magnolia Avenue barbecue joint’s second location, in the River District off White Settlement Road in west Fort Worth, is scheduled to open in early March. Get ready for more bacon burnt ends ... and more. → Read More
Arlington natural-foods market Farm to Fork announces that it has hit the end of the road
‘The time has come for us to turn our attention back to our family,’ the owners of Farm to Fork: A Natural Food Market say in a closing announcement on their website. ‘This was not an easy decision to come to.’ → Read More
Tarrant restaurants are off to a busy start in ’19: What opened, what closed in January
The year kicked off with a big closing and lots of small openings (many sweets and tacos are involved, including some of the vegan variety). And there were some comebacks. Here’s our monthly look back. → Read More
Esquire named it one of the best bars in America. It’s adding a Fort Worth location
Nickel City, and east-side Austin bar that has won awards from several Austin publications and made Esquire’s list of Best Bars in America, will add a location in Fort Worth’s growing South Main Village., → Read More
Valentine’s Day is less than 2 weeks away. Here’s a list of places to dine (one’s a zoo)
The Fort Worth Zoo is among the places serving a special Valentine’s dinner. You can also find a cheap comfort-food meal, beer-and-sweets pairings, a dumpling pop-up and even some traditional stuff in our list. → Read More
Vodka, bourbon, gin and rye — coming in March, all via one distillery in the Foundry
Blackland Distilling, which will have a full-service cocktail bar and a tasting room as well as making small-batch spirits, announces a March 20 target opening date in Fort Worth’s burgeoning Foundry District. → Read More
Rhett Miller of the Old 97’s now has a podcast. And it features some pretty big names
In ‘Wheels Off — A Show About The Messy Reality Behind the Creative Life,’ the Dallas-singer songwriters talks to such talents as Rosanne Cash, Fred Armisen and Matchbox 20’s Rob Thomas. That’s just week one. → Read More