Mural Outside Doc's To get to the heart of the matter (always the goal of this blog), Doc's Records on 2628 Weisenberger St is easily the best record store in Fort Worth, Texas. I'm sorry to write this, as I wish I could say that Panther City Vinyl, my neighborhood store is the best. But Panther City is a small store that just opened a couple years ago while Doc's is an … [Read more...] about Doc’s Records and Vintage
The Holly Experiment
Before I moved to Fort Worth I lived in San Diego, California, where I gradually got into gardening. I'm the kind of gardener that believes gardening is actually a form of meditation that can lead to enlightenment even if you don't believe in enlightenment or have any idea what that means. Where most weekend gardeners would just take electric pruners to quickly cut back a … [Read more...] about The Holly Experiment
Vickery Cafe
A Self-Professed Greasy Spoon I live in the Fairmount neighborhood. It has tons of pretty good bars, coffee shops, and restaurants, but few places were you can get a standard American breakfast. There's the Paris Coffee Shop, but they're closed on Sunday (!). Luckily, the Vickery Cafe is nearby at 4120 W Vickery Blvd. I could describe the place but... just look at this … [Read more...] about Vickery Cafe
Grand Berry Theater
I've never considered myself a movie buff, because to me that term implies one who has encyclopedic knowledge of film because they've seen everything, and will watch anything. My taste is more discriminating (okay, snobby) and I'm drawn towards indie, foreign, and classic films that used to be lumped into what is still sometimes called "art house". When I moved to Fort … [Read more...] about Grand Berry Theater
Do you Vote?
I just tried to vote for the first time in Texas. I moved to the state in March and today, November 5th, 2019, marks the first election in which I am eligible to vote. My nearest polling place is the De Zavala Elementary School at 1419 College Avenue. I visited there today at 7:25 am. The polls supposedly opened at 7 am (according the Tarrant County website). But I was … [Read more...] about Do you Vote?