2012 Spare pARTS fundraiser on Saturday evening, September 22

2012 Spare pARTS fundraiser on Saturday evening, September 22

2012 Spare pARTS fundraiser — Saturday September 22 — Tickets now available   This year our 2012 Spare pARTS fundraiser for FWADG will be held on Saturday evening, September 22nd 2012 at the soon to be open Four Corners Brewery on Singleton Blvd. just west of the Calatrava bridge. As usual, great music, fabulous food, [...]

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mobius_project

mobius_project

MOBIUS BENCH INSTALLATION COMPLETED   Dallas, Texas – The Fort Worth Avenue Development Group is proud to announce the completion of the first Spare Parts Public Art Initiative.  The team of Erik Glissman and Nicole Cullum Horn’s Mobius Bench is installed at the corner of Pittman and Fort Worth Avenue, on the property of Chicken Scratch. There will [...]

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Sylvan Thirty moves ahead with plans

Sylvan Thirty moves ahead with plans

Oaxaca Interests is proceeding with its plans to develop the block along Sylvan Avenue between I30 and Fort Worth Avenue. Demolition of the properties began on Tuesday, Dec. 14th at 4 pm. The first property to be demolished was the county maintenance facility at the intersection of Sylvan and Fort Worth Avenue. Oaxaca plans to [...]

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Beckley for the better

Beckley for the better

The redesign of the Commerce Street/Beckley Avenue intersection continues. Community meetings have taken place with the City Design Studio presenting the WRT design to local stakeholders. A couple of obstacles remain before final redesign plans and construction can take place. The steel plant, Blanks Printing, and the auto repair garage (property owned by West Dallas [...]

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Continental Gateway

Continental Gateway

Once the first Calatrava bridge is complete (expected to be October 2011), the Continental Bridge will be closed for improvement and revitalization. While this renovation is taking place, the City hopes to begin construction on a gateway project linking the refurbished Continental pedestrian bridge to the La Bajada neighborhood. City funds will be used to [...]

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The Fort Worth Avenue Development Group is a group of committed volunteers from the neighboring community that are interested in developing existing businesses and bringing new businesses and residents to the West Commerce/Fort Worth Avenue corridor.