The market for beverages infused with THC (the active ingredient in cannabis) is rapidly gaining popularity in many states, including Texas. Major liquor stores such as Specs Liquors are now carrying these products. This trend has piqued the curiosity of Texans who are interested in knowing whether these drinks are legal.   What does federal law say about hemp? In the year 2018, the Controlled Substances Act was modified to exclude Hemp from the list of controlled substances, thereby making it legal at the federal level. Hemp is a type of the Cannabis sativa L. plant that has a THC concen ..read more

The third annual Fort Worth Art Fair was created to honor the city’s rich artistic legacy and celebrate all things local, including art, cuisine, and music. The art tent will be open 10am-8:30pm Thu-Sun, but feel free to wander Sundance Square on your own. For a more curated experience, here is a breakdown of some fair-related happenings.   Special Events   Thursday Start the weekend with the Art Fair Kick-Off Party at 400h Gallery (400 Houston St) 6pm-8pm Thu. There will be a meet-and-greet with artist/curator Sarah Ayala, along with cocktails, light bites, and m ..read more

Promotional Feature Guest contributor Shawna Gibson from SHAW’S Paws Pet Services (@FetchPetSit, 817-296-1769) has been caring for their own (and other people’s) furkids for more than 14 years. Every now and then, we publish her answers to your pet questions. Now is one of those times.  Question: With April being Earth Month, what are some planet-and-pup friendly ideas you can implement with your pets to live a more sustainable life? Anwer: I love this question!  Here are a few ideas.   Trash Scavenger Hunts I’m always a big supporter of taking your pet family outdoors and while ..read more

I don’t know if Sasquatch Sunset will wind up being the strangest movie I see in 2024, but it will definitely be a big part of the conversation. It is a movie about a family of sasquatches who have no direct contact with human beings and communicate only in grunts, whoops, and shrieks. How in the world do you make a viable movie out of these characters? There’s probably a way. In fact, there’s probably several ways. However, I’m afraid the Zellner brothers haven’t cracked it. The story takes up a year in the lives of four creatures (Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek, and Na ..read more

So, I’m sitting in a Port Lavaca hotel room on a weekday evening, thinking about winding down. It’s been a long drive from Fort Worth, and traffic has been a beating. But then I open the roller-shade on the only window in my room and see it. No, not the ocean, though I see that, too. It’s the Shellfish. Even right near where Kathryn Elizabeth Collins was possibly abducted, the people to whom the author recently spoke knew nothing about the incident from 1981. Photo by E.R. Bills And, no, not a shellfish. The Shellfish. The Port Lavaca restaurant. It looks closed down, and I don’t imm ..read more

My daddy always swore it was true, and, I guess, a 14-year-old boy would notice such things. When Montgomery, Alabama, finally got word of Japan’s surrender, spontaneous dancing broke out in the streets. My daddy was thrilled because he didn’t have to hustle to hawk his newspapers. That huge headline — “VJ Day!” — sold them all for him. Then after taking a breather to enjoy his entrepreneurial accomplishment, he spied three nude young women. No mad Gorgons turning celebratory jitterbuggers to stone, no matron Fates spinning yarn, but young American womanhood, full-bodied with finger waves, cel ..read more

If last week’s eclipse got you thinking about Mother Earth, your mind is in the right place. Every April, people worldwide celebrate Earth Day as a coordinated effort toward protecting the environment. First held in 1970, it now happens every April 22. If we take care of her, she will take care of us. Along with being a good steward of the resources available to us on this planet, a lot of us are also interested in the earth’s other kinds of bounties. Yes. April is also when we lament the fact that marijuana is still illegal here, even though public support for recreational use has grown ..read more

For many months whenever I drove east on Allen Avenue toward I-35, a mural has called to me. “Dream Big, Think Burgers N Beyond” advertises a restaurant attached to — but not affiliated with — the Mr. T Food Store and gas station. Any discerning eater knows a restaurant like this can be either very good or very bad, with very few lying in between. Based on the cars filling up the parking lot regularly and an inside scoop that employees of the county hospital across the street love the place, I had high hopes, and so one weekday morning, I decided to dream big and try it out. Husband ..read more

This week comes Civil War, a movie about a second American civil war taking place in the near present. We are four years removed from an attempted coup by a mob of traitorous right-wingers and seven months before another election that has many people predicting yet more violence whatever the result might be. (Oh, and some people are still fighting over the meaning of the first Civil War — looking at you, Nikki Haley.) So this movie must be an important document with something to say about the current state of our nation, right? I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you, though you should blame wr ..read more

Black Market Garden’s debut album is here, and it’s certainly different. Whereas the indie-rock band’s COVID-era single and 2021 EP were both poppy, The Good Egg features a lot more diverse sonic textures and inventive songwriting structures. Some of the 12 tracks were written and recorded spontaneously and feature a few jam band-esque moments. “We feel that we have created something that has all the potential to be deeply meaningful for people who are ready to hear it,” said frontman Jack Bellomy. Black Market Garden recorded the album in a few days in 2022 at The Cove in Arlington with ..read more