Happy Monday! Here's your daily report.
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Dear neighbor,
Good morning!
In your Monday Report: Since January, community members have wondered why TCU and the Health Science Center dissolved their partnership in the school of medicine. Health reporter Alexis Allison reviewed hundreds of pages of documents to help answer that question.
• TCU and HSC medical school partnership formed cracks years before 2022 breakup, documents reveal
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Coming today: The Business Report, a new weekly digest of Tarrant County’s essential business news, brought to you by Fort Worth’s largest business reporting staff. Learn more about why rising mortgage rates are pushing out first-time home buyers in today’s edition.
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Also, will Fort Worth be able to retain its reputation as a place for affordable and attainable housing as prices continue to increase? Buyers and economic development officials want to know. Business editor Bob Francis checks out what is happening and what officials want to happen.
• Fort Worth seeks “missing middle” housing as prices soar
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Additionally, Wallace Bridges is joining the Fort Worth ISD school board. Education reporter Kristen Barton details the campaign and results from the June 18 runoff.
• ‘A win for the people:’ Wallace Bridges to represent District 4 on Fort Worth ISD school board
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Plus, Fort Worth’s first high school for Black students, I.M. Terrell High School, held its five-year, all-class reunion over the weekend. The three-day event coincided with Juneteenth. Reporter Chongyang Zhang chats with alumni about why the school is part of an important chapter in Fort Worth’s history.
• ‘This is our history:’ I.M. Terrell High School alumni gather for all-class reunion, commemorate campus’s past
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And, for Katarina Vanderploeg, Sunset Heights is a place where she finds peace and nature amid the city life. In our latest Where I Live essay, Vanderploeg shares how her neighborhood offers nature, tranquility and Southern hospitality.
• Where I Live: West Fort Worth’s Sunset Heights offers Southern hospitality, prime evening views
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Also, Ella Mae Shamblee Library honored Juneteenth with its first open mic night. Multimedia reporter David Moreno spoke to Fort Worth Public Library staff about the event and what they hope it brings in the future.
• Poets ‘proud to celebrate’ Juneteenth at open mic
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Finally, hundreds of people in Fort Worth participated in the first Walk for Freedom since Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday. Participants began their trek at Evans Avenue Plaza, 1050 Evans Ave., and concluded at 100 Energy Way, the new Fort Worth City Hall.
• Community walks 2½ miles alongside ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee
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ICYMI: Seven months after leaving a job at the Tarrant Regional Water District, Shanna Cate Granger is suing her former employer for rescinding a permit to host an Oktoberfest event this fall. Reporters Haley Samsel, Emily Wolf and Sandra Sadek dug into the lawsuit’s implications for the water district. Also, from the city of Fort Worth Employee Choir’s passionate performance to Arts Fort Worth’s Art Aid, photojournalist Cristian ArguetaSoto captures the diversity of events through images of the week.
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Looking for something to do? Stretch your comedic muscles at Arlington Improv's "Test Your Mic" show at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at 309 Curtis Mathes Way #147, Arlington. For more details click here. Take advantage of our calendar and list your events for free.
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ON TAP: Around 5,000 people are currently waitlisted for housing assistance in Fort Worth and slightly above the same amount at the county level. Reporter Sandra Sadek will have that story soon. Make sure you keep coming back for the latest, relevant reports on Fort Worth Report.
As always, thanks for reading, and please let us know what you want in your Report.
Marcheta Fornoff,
Arts and culture editor
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Editor's note: 'What we're reading' is a feature designed to boost knowledge of Fort Worth and Tarrant County residents through collaboration with other area news organizations. Any views or opinions in the stories linked below are not representative of Fort Worth Report.
◾ Rising gas prices affect North Texas first responders. (NBC DFW)
◾ Fort Worth police hosting gun buyback program. (CBS DFW)
◾ In music competitions, just being heard can be considered a win. (KERA)
◾ National Juneteenth Museum takes shape in Fort Worth, Texas. (The New York Times)
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