Downtown Cowtown

Northwest Fort Worth resident Sue Hall picks up trash at Marion Sansom Park during the city’s annual Cowtown Great American Cleanup on March 23, 2024. Once you start picking up litter, Hall says, “you’re hooked.”

Cleanup volunteers urge action as Fort Worthians report high dissatisfaction with litter

A truck passes by The Downtown Cowtown at the Isis theater Nov. 27, 2023. The theater's owners announced they would be ceasing operations Nov. 26.

$5.3 million loan default, delinquent taxes darken Isis theater’s future in Fort Worth

A historic Fort Worth theater closed its doors Sunday with little explanation. But behind the scenes, a worsening financial situation has devolved into a fight among Downtown Cowtown at the Isis’ investors — and multiple lawsuits.

The Downtown Cowtown at the Isis theater officially opened its doors to the public in 2021. The original theater was built in 1914 but burned down in 1935 and was rebuilt in 1936.

Arts & Culture

Owners of Downtown Cowtown at the ISIS announce change in operations

Marcheta Fornoff | Fort Worth Report

The owners of Downtown Cowtown at the ISIS announced in a Facebook post Nov. 26 that they will no longer be operating the city’s oldest theater.