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Unique '50s home for sale leads this week's 5 most-read Fort Worth stories

Editor's note: A lot happened this week, so here's your chance to get caught up. Read on for the week's most popular headlines. Want a list of best things to do this weekend? Find that here.

1. '50s house for sale in south Fort Worth is in impeccable original condition. There's a '50s house for sale in Fort Worth that's not only in original condition, it's also in great shape. That's a combination you don't often see. The house, built in 1957, is located at 4100 S. Henderson St., in south Fort Worth.

2. Where to drink in Fort Worth right now: 5 hottest spots for tequila and margaritas. Texans love their tequila. Sales of the Mexican spirit in the Lone Star State are the second highest in the country. Here are the five best places for tequila in Fort Worth right now, from next-level margaritas to creative new cocktails.

3. Texas music icons George Strait and Willie Nelson to share stage for just 2nd time in history. On the cowboy boot heels of his acclaimed headlining performances at this year’s ACL Music Festival, the king of country music George Strait will not, in fact, ride away. He's returning to the stage with another Texas music legend, Willie Nelson, in a shared-stage performance that's happened just once before in the icons' storied careers.

4. One Texas billionaire is richer than Fort Worth's Alice Walton, Forbes says. No shocker here: The latest Forbes 400 list puts Tesla and SpaceX guru Elon Musk at No. 2 among the richest Americans and No. 1 among the richest Texans. Before Musk arrived in the Lone Star State, Walmart heir Alice Walton of Fort Worth ranked as the richest person in Texas. She’s now in second place, with a net worth estimated at $67.9 billion (up from last year's estimated $62.3 billion).

5. It's bath bombs away at Lush Cosmetics' blissful new Fort Worth pop-up. Holiday shopping just got a little bit bubblier and a whole lot fizzier in Fort Worth, with the opening of Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics' very first pop-up at The Shops at Clearfork. The store's limited run will last only until January 15.

This show is going to be legendary!

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This show is going to be legendary!

This week's hot headlines

Cliburn winners triumph in this week's 5 hottest Fort Worth headlines

2025 Cliburn Competition medalists: Aristo Sham, Vitaly Starikov, Evren Ozel

Photo by Ralph Lauer

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Editor's note: A lot happened this week, so let's all catch up. The eyes of the classical music world were on Fort Worth as a new winner of the Van Cliburn International Competition - the "Olympics of piano" - was named. A beloved Near Southside restaurant said a sad farewell, and the Botanic Garden unfurled a little entrance switcheroo. Read on for this week's hottest headlines, and get a little help planning your weekend here.

1. Pianist from Hong Kong wins 2025 Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth. Aristo Sham, a 29-year-old pianist from Hong Kong, China, won the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth. Second place went to Vitaly Starikov, 30, of Israel/Russia; and third place went toEvren Ozel, 26, of the United States. The winners were named June 7 at Bass Hall and then celebrated with a fireworks display in Sundance Square.

2. Old Neighborhood Grill closing in Fort Worth's Near Southside. Venerable Fort Worth restaurant Old Neighborhood Grill, located at 1633 Park Place Ave., is closing after 27 years in the Park Place Village strip. According to a note from owners Brenda and Wallis Lester, the restaurant will close on June 15.

Breakfast at Old Neighborhood Grill.Photo courtesy of Old Neighborhood Grill

3. Peach Cobbler Factory to debut at DFW Airport with 2 locations. Cobbler is coming to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): The Peach Cobbler Factory, a chain based in North Carolina, will open not one but two locations at the airport. The first DFW location will open in Terminal D in late 2025; a second location will open in the new Terminal C Pier in 2026.

4. Fun colorful boba shop from Oregon makes Texas debut in Fort Worth. A new boba tea concept has debuted in Fort Worth: Called TeaCupFuls, it’s an Oregon-based chain that has opened its first location in Texas in north Fort Worth, in a former nutrition shop at 5800 N. Tarrant Pkwy. #106, where it opened on May 31.

TeaCupFuls drink One of the colorful beverages at TeaCupFuls.Photo courtesy of TeaCupFuls

5. Fort Worth Botanic Garden entrance will be temporarily detoured. The Fort Worth Botanic Garden has a situation going on with its entrance but rest assured, the living museum located at 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd is still very much open. The situation is that its main entrance is temporarily closed due to construction on University Drive.

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