Before he was elected president, Donald Trump was a New York businessman who transitioned into a reality TV show host that played upon his bombastic personality. His effect on American politics over the past eight years would not have been possible without his early experiences, some of which are explored in the new film whose title cheekily references that reality show, The Apprentice. It introduces viewers who may not know the entire history of Trump (Sebastian Stan) to his relationship with lawyer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), who was known for using all sorts of sleazy tactics to win cases ..read more

Walmart is introducing a new kind of Sam’s Club in Grapevine that will be different from the rest: It'll be an all digital store, without checkout lanes. The store is a reopening of sorts of a store at 1701 W. SH-114 that closed in 2022, when the roof was badly damaged by a tornado on December 13. According to a company representative, the new store will open on October 17, with fanfare and a full schedule of events listed below. Company CEO Chris Nicholas is describing the store as a forward-thinking prototype that represents the company's efforts to evolve for the future. Instead of gettin ..read more

Two downtown Fort Worth fine dining destinations will host wine dinners this week, a rarity for both. This week also brings an annual downtown beer tasting event that's marking its 18th year. Things get spicy in Bedford for a hot sauce festival, and there's a not-to-be-missed sommelier "smackdown" wine pairing competition in Grapevine. Start the week with a THC-infused beverage tasting that's free. Tuesday, October 15 THC-Infused Drink Tasting at Roy Pope GroceryCurious about THC-infused beverages? Learn about the unique ingredients during this complimentary tasting event at Roy Pope Grocery ..read more

A burger-and-beer joint founded in Arizona is coming to Texas: Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers, a casual restaurant serving exactly what the name says, is opening its first Texas location in Euless at Glade Parks, 2221 SH-121. According to a release, it'll open on October 16 with a menu featuring starters, wings, burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, macaroni & cheese, and breakfast. The concept was founded in Scottsdale in 2011 and is part of Square One Concepts, a company founded by S. Barrett Rinzler, who has founded numerous concepts such as Bourbon and Bones, Crab & Mermaid Fish Shop, an ..read more

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. Miss Hooters pageant winner hits Fort Worth on meet-and-greet tour. A group of Hooters calendar girls — including the winner of the recent 2024 Miss Hooters International beauty pageant — are on tour, and that included a stop in Fort Worth. They're part of the 2025 Hooters Calendar Signing Tour, in which they're doing meet-and-greet events to raise money for breast cancer. 2. Fort Worth Stock Sh ..read more

Fort Worth launched a convenient new bus line in September that connects between downtown hotels, the Fort Worth Stockyards, and Trinity Metro TEXRail’s North Side Station. Called the Orange Line, it began service on September 15. To introduce the service, Trinity Metro is giving free rides on the route through October 31. The agency's goal is provide a convenient connector for residents or tourists, with simple, easy-to-understand service and innovative design elements. Schedule: Orange Line buses run every 15 minutes through downtown, including stops near Fort Worth T&P Station and at ..read more

Saturday Night Live is a comedy institution that just started its historic 50th season, a show that is ingrained into American pop culture in a way that few things have ever been. Of course, it wasn’t always that way, especially at the beginning. The tumultuous time leading up to its 1975 debut is the focus of the new film, Saturday Night. The frenetic film mostly follows Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) as he tries to herd a bunch of disparate pieces into the semblance of a TV show. Not only must he deal with the varying personalities of the show’s stars - Chevy Chase (Cory Michael Smith ..read more

A cool new dessert shop has opened in Fort Worth with some exotic icy treats. Called Pop-Pop Feducchi’s Italian Ice & Ice Cream, it's a mom-and-pop food truck that just opened at 4621 Camp Bowie Blvd., next to River Crest Gas and Service. As the name implies, Feducchi's specializes in two frozen desserts, both of which are rare in North Texas: Italian ice and Philadelphia-style ice cream. Husband-and-wife owners Doug Cappleman and Kristine Tonkin have expertise: Tonkin grew up in Philadelphia where Italian ice is practically the city's official dessert. (They call it "water ice".) The ci ..read more

Fort Worth has more big things to spy in the sky: two comets coming in October, one of which is an extra-brilliant comet that rarely passes Earth. Both have complicated names. Comet A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS is the first and will start to appear in the evening sky on October 9. According to Space.com, it'll be a little more visible every night through October 12, when the comet comes its closest to Earth. Thereafter, it will move away and will fade rapidly. Tsuchinshan–ATLAS was only just discovered in early 2023, and it was expected to splinter as it got closer to Earth, but has miraculously sta ..read more

A national promotion to hype the anniversary of cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants kicks off on October 8, with the participation of 10 restaurants near Fort Worth. In this case, "near Fort Worth" means Dallas. Called the Krabby Patty Kollab, it's a program in which restaurants were invited to do their version of the Krabby Patty, the signature dish of Spongebob Squarepants, a cartoon that debuted on the Nickelodeon channel in 1999. Orchestrated by a secretive company called Off the Menu, the promotion is in play in 12 cities: New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, S ..read more