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On a recent chilly morning, employees of a local natural gas company sawed away at a street curb in the West 7th corridor. Behind them, a long chain-link fence blocked off several shuttered bars and restaurants. Developers are prepping the once-bustling block of the entertainment district — just west of Norwood and

Public safety and a growing homeless population topped the agenda of the monthly West 7th Restaurant Bar and Retail Association meeting earlier this week. Group president Chas Taipale opened by introducing attendees to three Fort Worth police officers, a Fort Worth firefighter, and one TABC staffer. After discussing

When Robin Arena moved to the eastern edge of the West 7th corridor 11 years ago, she found a community that seemingly offered everything she wanted within walking distance. Her Parkside So7 Urban Apartments townhome placed her within minutes of the retail stores and white tablecloth restaurants on Crockett Street.

By the time former city councilmember Ann Zadeh was elected in 2014, the West 7th corridor was beginning to experience the challenges tied to increased pedestrian and vehicle congestion and disagreements over how many bars should be allowed in the area. City council was addressing “the proliferation of bars and

Following an expansive search across North Texas for new investment opportunities, Kathy Permenter and Moody Younger recently settled on Crockett Row, the 282,334-square-foot urban village that has offered a mix of retail, dining, and residential options since 2009. The co-managing partners at Younger Partners

The days following the late June rape of a young woman in the West 7th corridor were filled with terror. Warnings that a sexual predator may be stalking the area flooded local social media. “A close friend of mine was raped at gunpoint at 1:30-1:57 am on Monday,” read one post from user aaliyahkernn13 that was

Four of the Top 10 bars that sell the most alcohol per month in Fort Worth sit within a few blocks of one another in the tightly packed West 7th corridor. Often lost in heated discussions about parking woes, late-night noise, and sporadic crime is the fact that the area is an economic powerhouse that drives city and

The Buffalo Public School District had a chance to showcase the success of two of its community schools.