In Memoriam

Austin chef and 26-year-old native of Fort Worth killed in hit-and-run

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26-year-old Cody Shelton was a native of Fort Worth.

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There are new details about a deadly hit-and-run that happened Tuesday morning in downtown Austin.

According to court documents, police attempted to pull Tyrone Thompson over when he took off down Seventh Street, running multiple red lights before hitting two people crossing at the Red River intersection.

The crash critically injured one person and cost 26-year-old Cody Shelton his life, leaving his family members and colleagues in mourning.

Shelton was a native of Fort Worth who went to both Castleberry High School and Azle High School, where he graduated.

It is hard for Angel Scallion, Shelton's aunt, to describe her nephew in words, but the ones she can find have her reflecting on the kind of person he was.

"He would just, you know, light up a room. He's very friendly with everybody. He loved everybody," Scallion said. "I feel him, I see him, I want to see him here on my couch, like for Christmas."

Scallion said he also loved cooking, calling it his passion. Growing up in Fort Worth, he moved to Austin to fulfill his dream of serving others. Most recently, he worked at the Arlo Grey Restaurant as a cook with Chef Alejandro Munoz.

A GoFundMe has been started by Shelton's family to help lay him to rest in Fort Worth.

Read the full story and watch the video at KVUE.com.

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Doughnut News

Luscious doughnut shop Duck Donuts makes Fort Worth debut

Photo courtesy of Visit Addison

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A decadent new doughnut shop is coming to Fort Worth: Duck Donuts, a North Carolina-based chain known for serving doughnuts made to order, will open a shop at 6387 Camp Bowie Blvd. #A within the Ridglea Plaza Shopping Center in Fort Worth.

According to a release, the shop will open on Saturday December 21 at 7 am.

Duck Donuts opened its first locations in 2007 in the beach resort towns of Duck and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with the intention to create an oasis for vacationers. They're now headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and began franchising in 2013, with more than 150 locally owned and operated shops across 26 states and international locations. There was previously a DFW location in Addison on Belt Line Road that opened in 2020 but it did not survive the pandemic.

The Fort Worth shop is owned and operated by husband-and-wife Justin and Morgan Thomas.

“We are delighted to be opening in Fort Worth,” Justin says in a statement. “The community has been patiently waiting for us to open our doors, and now we cannot wait to sprinkle happiness to all with our warm, delicious and made-to-order doubhnuts.”

The 1,035-square-foot shop reflects the franchise’s reimagined design which gives a modern twist on their iconic beach theme and family-friendly atmosphere. Upon entering the store, customers are greeted by the aroma of warm, light vanilla cake doughnuts.

Customers can create their own combination by choosing from coatings, toppings, and drizzles, including traditional favorites such as chocolate icing with sprinkles and more adventurous creations such as maple icing with bacon.

Key to their appeal is the viewing area where children and adults alike can watch their doughnuts being made.

Many of their flavors have a beachy theme such as the Beach, a cake doughnut with vanilla icing dusted with cinnamon sugar; the Sunrise with lemon icing and raspberry drizzle; and the Beach Ball with vanilla icing, rainbow sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle.

They rotate in seasonal offerings such as the current lineup of mint-flavored flavors including chocolate icing with mint buttercream. The doughnuts themselves are limited to vanilla and chocolate cake; the flavors come primarily from icing.

In addition to doughnuts, the Fort Worth location will serve coffee, doughnut breakfast sandwiches, doughnut sundaes — in which a doughnut is topped with ice cream and syrup — plus frozen beverages and milkshakes.

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