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Gas station restaurant tops this week's 5 most-read Fort Worth stories

Chicken wings at Lul B's in Fort Worth.

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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. Looking for the best things to do this weekend? Find that list here.

1. Gas station restaurant in south Fort Worth brings the burgers & wings. Burgers and wings are the thing at Lul B’s Restaurant, a family operation that recently opened in south Fort Worth — right next to a gas station at 5617 McCart Ave. #105, at the corner of Edgecliff Road.

2. Reopenings rocket in this roundup of Fort Worth restaurant news. In this edition of restaurant news around Fort Worth, we have more than the usual quota of remodelings and reopenings. Everyone's sprucing up. There's also news about Mexican food, pizza, and doughnuts.

3. State Fair of Texas to donate leftover food the day after it closes. The State Fair of Texas celebrated its last day on October 20, but Big Tex and the gang were up bright and early the day after on Monday, October 21 with State Fair Cares, an annual tradition in which State Fair of Texas food vendors donate their leftover food and drink to North Texas families in need.

4. Comfort food and Tex-Mex: Family-owned Amy's Cafe in Hurst has it all. There’s a family-owned cafe dishing out Tex-Mex and Southern eats in Hurst: Called Amy’s Cafe, it opened recently in the former home of Miranda’s Cafe at 477 W. Harwood Rd., in Village Plaza.

5. These are the 11 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week. This week's top food events included a little something for every palate: a deluxe dinner with big-name chefs, a chili cookoff, a taco pop-up, and a couple of spooky events, ramping up to Halloween. There was also a fun new event offered by the Fort Worth Opera.

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Fort Worth billionaire's new title tops this week's most popular stories

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Editor's note: This week's most-read stories feature the world's richest family and an all-star wedding — complete with Whataburger. Plus, Cowtown stakes a claim among the most fun cities. Catch up on the five hottest Fort Worth headlines of the week below, and then find some merry and bright activities for the weekend here.

1. Fort Worth billionaire Alice Walton has world's richest family in 2024. Fort Worth billionaire Alice Walton and her kin are back on top as the world's richest family, according to Bloomberg's 2024 list of the wealthiest families on the planet.

2. Whataburger pops up at MLB star Bobby Witt's wedding to Colleyville bride. Kansas City Royals slugger and former Colleyville Heritage standout Bobby Witt, Jr. married high school sweetheart Maggie Black in Dallas on Saturday, December 14. And the bride wore white, and the guests ate Whataburger.

3. Catch up on these restaurant openings and closures in Fort Worth. In the revolving doors scene of Fort Worth restaurants, some places have opened and others have closed. Incoming includes pizza, desserts, healthy food, and BBQ. Outgoing includes cider, craft beer, and healthy food.

4. El Garambullo Mexican restaurant in Hurst is the real deal. A restaurant in Hurst is serving something that just about everybody wants: authentic Mexican food. Called El Garambullo, it’s a family-owned place located in the former Harwood Cafe space at 109 Harwood Rd., where it's serving breakfast, fajitas, and house-made horchata.

Sopes plate at El Garambullo. El Garambullo

5. Fort Worth wrangles spot on new list of most fun cities in U.S. Fort Worth knows how to have a good time. So says a WalletHub's new report on the most fun cities in America in 2024, which ranked Fort Worth No. 55 out of 182 U.S. cities.

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