This week's hot headlines
End of Rockin' the River tops this week's 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. Looking for the best things to do this weekend? Find that list here.
1. Fort Worth concert and tubing series on Trinity River pulls the plug. An annual concert series in Fort Worth has called it quits: Rockin' The River, which combined concerts and tubing on the Trinity River, pulled the plug for 2024, after 12 years.
2. Buzzy new burger joint is tucked inside Fort Worth convenience store. A Fort Worth chef has resurrected a convenience-store dine-in restaurant in the Fairmount area where he’s specializing in one of the city’s favorite cuisines: burgers.
3. 2 Fort Worth suburbs make list of America's most livable small cities. Some Fort Worth suburbs stick out from the rest thanks to their happy (or affluent) residents, and now Mansfield is getting time in the spotlight. The tiny but mighty city 20 miles southeast of Fort Worth was one of six Texas cities to earn a top-100 ranking in SmartAsset's 2024 "Most Livable Small Cities" report.
4. How to watch every superstar Texas athlete compete at Paris Olympics. The Paris Olympics will run July 26-August 11 in Paris, and the Lone Star State has some of its biggest superstar athletes competing for Team USA. Here is a list of every American athlete who calls Texas home and at least one way to watch their qualifying events live.
5. Where to eat in Fort Worth right now: 6 exciting restaurant revivals. This edition of Where to Eat, CultureMap's monthly column on top restaurant picks, is dedicated to restaurants that have recently gone through a rebirth, a revival, or a comeback, whether it’s an expansion or a new location.