Southside Fort Worth

Board members of the Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society laid off the only full-time staff member Megan Coca and reduced hours at its Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum in July. The cuts came after losing more than $100,000 in federal grants and corporate donations at the start of the year, executive director Brenda Sanders-Wise said.

City council member Jeanette Martinez and residents cited concerns about pollution, including proximity to the Medical District.

A fire at The Cooper apartments in June displaced more than 800 residents. Dozens of those residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking damages from the complex.

The 31-year-old customer service representative was one of more than 800 residents at The Cooper apartment complex in Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood who were displaced by a six-alarm fire. She said her apartment was one of the units deemed a total loss, and she stayed at a hotel for two weeks before ultimately signing a new apartment lease.

The national media organization, which promotes independent restaurants, will head to Magnolia Avenue to film Nov. 21.

Residents in the 76104 ZIP code say they need more frequent, direct-route bus service and infrastructure improvements to increase safety.

A meeting about transit needs in Fort Worth’s 76104 ZIP code — a historically Black area with persistent poverty that recorded the lowest life expectancy in Texas five years ago — is set for Nov. 19.

The roughly 19,000-square-foot-building is a locus of activity for the community, serving as a meeting space for everyone from young students attending after school programming to elderly adults taking part in the Golden Years Club and Steppin Grannies.

Retired Marine Aubrey “Dae Dae” McDade Jr. ran through weapon fire to save three Marines and earned the Navy Cross. Now he helps at-risk youth in North Texas.

On Monday night, CEO Jarred Howard told Historic Southside residents that, if he had their blessing, the very site in which they were meeting — the Southside Community Center — could soon host the proposed 50,000-square-foot museum development.

Eight months after cutting ties with a developer tapped to redevelop Historic Southside, the city of Fort Worth announced a new master developer for its Evans and Rosedale urban village project.

Need weekend plans? How about strolling West Magnolia Avenue without worrying about cars. Consider punching a ticket for Grapevine’s jazz and wine train or seeing an intimate contemporary ballet performance at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.