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Magnolia Avenue Tree Lighting Nearly Ready

Written by Kevin Buchanan on March 2, 2010 - 15 Comments
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design, Transit & Infrastructure

Next time you’re walking along Magnolia Avenue in the Near Southside, take an up-close look at the trees lining the street.  The long-in-the-works LED lighting of the Magnolia street trees is very nearly ready to go.
Fort Worth South, Inc. came up with the idea, and has been working with the city to make it a [...]

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New Near Southside Police Station

Written by Kevin Buchanan on March 1, 2010 - 6 Comments
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design, Preservation, Urban Development

The redevelopment of the building on Hemphill just off the corner of Magnolia & Hemphill that will be home to the Near Southside’s new police station is well underway.  The police station, currently in the ground floor of the building at College & Magnolia that houses Mamma Mia, The Salon Upstairs, Urban Green Build, and [...]

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Photos from the Fort Worth South Banquet

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 24, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design, Bicycles, Transit & Infrastructure, Urban Development

Last night, at the beautiful Masonic Temple, Fort Worth South, Inc. held its latest annual banquet celebrating the ongoing continued success of the Near Southside’s revitalization.  Fort Worth South president Paul Paine gave a stirring presentation on the accomplishments in the Near Southside thus far, and several upcoming projects and developments.
In the photos above, you [...]

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Oleander Place Townhomes Phase Two Progress

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 22, 2010 - 2 Comments
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design, Urban Development

The second phase of the Oleander Place Townhomes in the Near Southside’s Magnolia Village area is well underway.  Brickwork is going up on the elevation facing Adams and interior work is ongoing.  Also visible are the foundations of Phase Three.
Oleander Place Townhomes consists of three-story-plus-rooftop-deck townhomes at Adams & Oleander Walk in the Near Southside, [...]

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Free Movie Tonight at Urban Green Build – “Blueprint America: Road to the Future”

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 18, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design, Transit & Infrastructure

Urban Green Build’s free urbanism & sustainability movie series returns tonight after a snow delay last week.  Up for viewing is PBS’s Blueprint America:  Road to the Future.
Blueprint America: Road to the Future, an original documentary part of a PBS multi-platform series on the country’s aging and changing infrastructure, goes to three very different American cities [...]

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Free Movie at Urban Green Build this Thursday

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 16, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design

After a delay due to snow, Urban Green Build’s free urbanism & sustainability movie series is back on, at 7:00 PM this Thursday.  Up for viewing is PBS’s Blueprint America:  Road to the Future.
Blueprint America: Road to the Future, an original documentary part of a PBS multi-platform series on the country’s aging and changing infrastructure, [...]

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Snowy Magnolia

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 15, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: General

Just a gallery of photos from last week’s record snowfall, taken along Magnolia Avenue in the Near Southside.  Enjoy!

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Urban Green Build film postponed due to weather

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 11, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: General

Note:  tonight’s scheduled showing of “Blueprint America:  The Road to the Future” has been postponed due to Fort Worth’s wintery weather.  It will now be happening next Thursday, the 18th, at 7:00 PM.

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Reminder: Free Movie at Urban Green Build Tomorrow

Written by Kevin Buchanan on February 10, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design

Just a quick reminder – our friends at Urban Green Build (2nd floor across from The Salon Upstairs at College & Magnolia in the Near Southside) are having another free urbanism/sustainability movie showing tomorrow night at 7:00 PM.  Fort Worthology is providing the movie:  the PBS special “Blueprint America:  The Road to the Future,” examining [...]

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Haiti Benefit Concert March 27th in Near Southside

Written by Kevin Buchanan on January 29, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: General

There’s going to be a big benefit concert for Haiti in the Near Southside on March 27th.  To be held at Magnolia Green Park, Fort Worth Sings for Haiti will donate 100% of all money raised to Haitian relief efforts via Doctors Without Borders.
The artist lineup is being finalized, and will concentrate on Fort Worth-local [...]

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