Life’s not a party for those struggling to find a better life. The Birthday Party Project can make one special day a lot more fun.

Hidden Fort Worth, and the research that went into this article, will prove to all that this city is anything but simple - it is rich with history, grassroots art, creative food and cocktails that you won't find on some menus, outdoor adventures that could compete with Colorado, and a tree you may have walked passed a hundred times yet never realized its story started in 1904 in St. Louis, predating the Cultural District.

These are the lives of eight people who live in Fort Worth right under your nose. They are survivors who went through their own hell and back. They aren't merely surviving - they are thriving.

On a mid-September evening, a cool dry air settled on Fort Worth, denoting a change in the weather. It was just before dusk when the blue tarp walls came down that had for three years obscured the Kimbell's new construction like a tattered blue cocoon, momentarily revealing the Kimbell Art Museum's highly anticipated Piano Pavilion.

Open KAM Expansion

A local company believes that business should have a mission, so it participates in the Next STEP program that helps ex-offenders secure their first honest jobs after having many doors shut in their faces. Read the article here. It is a tear-jerker.

Open Meaning Business

This month we decided to profile four uniquely and thoughtfully designed office spaces in Fort Worth.

Vivid colors and patterns transform a Monticello remodel from Traditional to Transitional for a family of five.

Open Colors and Patterns Transform a Monticello Remodel

When I Googled "Women Shooting Guns," the first 10 hits were videos of women looking like idiots. One was titled Best of Funny Girls Shooting Guns Fails-Compilation 2014, another Top 11 Videos of Girls Shooting Guns That They Shouldn't Be. A petite blond shoots a shotgun, and the kickback knocks her over.

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These fall getaways are just a scenic Texas drive away.

The children you’re going to meet in this story are your average kids in some ways —

- they play in the school band, have a black belt in tae kwon do, ride bikes or create tales about talking animals, but they are exceptional insofar as they dedicate their free time to raise money and awareness for other children in need.

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Local World War II veterans return to Normandy nearly 70 years later.

Open Preserving History

I heard your parents fled Cambodia when you were 1 year old during one of history's worst cases of genocide under Pol Pot's regime. How did their experience shape the way they raised you in United States?

Open Rattana Mao

For the vast majority of us, buying wine can be intimidating. We wonder what will go with pulled pork, trout almandine, jalapeño cheese nachos or beef tenderloin. How do I find out what I like? Do I have to spend a lot of money to get a great wine? Are wines with screw tops not as good? And what do those enigmatic labels actually tell us?

Open Novice’s Guide to Wine

The symbiotic relationship between nature, light and architecture will soon be on display in a Mira Vista home sometime in 2014

Open Modern Home Inspires

Casa Mañana is presenting Oswald: The Actual Interrogation from Nov. 9 – Nov. 17. This compelling performance examines the history and events surrounding the 48 hours that Lee Harvey Oswald was in the custody of the Dallas Police Department after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and coincides with the 50th anniversary of the momentous event.

The historical journey of Magnolia Avenue from the 1920s to the thriving community of today.

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Dr. Kent Brantly's blue eyes are heavy and tired but reveal a joy and peace deep inside of him that few of us could comprehend. When he talks to you, his eye contact doesn't flicker. These are not the eyes of a weak man, but one who devotes his life to constant service of others and has seen the horrors of Ebola.

For 25 years, a nondescript tattered warehouse on Forest Park Boulevard transformed into a wonderland of magic, death and destruction by a staff made entirely of willing volunteers.

Open Doors Close on Hangman’s House of Horrors