Elaine Wilder

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Journalist at Fort Worth Weekly

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Ate Days of Trinity Pride Fest

1 week ago | fwweekly.com | Elaine Wilder

Trinity Pride Fest returns to the Near Southside with a reimagined celebration in South Main Village on Sat, Jun 28. Along with live performances, local vendors, and community events, there will be a variety of delicious eats and drinks. Here are way more than eight for your consideration. But First, CoffeeOstara Coffee Roasters (208 E Broadway Av, Fort Worth, 817-678-7922) is keeping the love going through the end of the month with its annual Pride bottle promotion.
Ate Days a Week // Father’s Day Weekend

2 weeks ago | fwweekly.com | Elaine Wilder

Decisions must be made. We’re here to help. Along with the eight solid choices in last week’s column, here are even more for your consideration. 1.) Cut & Bourbon at Live by Loews (1600 E Randol Mill Rd, Arlington, 682-277-4950) is celebrating Father’s Day during dinner service (5pm-9:30pm) with your choice of a signature à la carte menu or Executive Chef Robert Carr’s featured special: bone-in prime striploin with potato gratin and charred broccolini in a red wine demi-glace.
Ate Days of Dad Vibes

3 weeks ago | fwweekly.com | Elaine Wilder

Saturday, June 14, 2025Kick off Father’s Day Weekend with a cookie-making class by The Sweet Spot (@TheSweetSpotFtWorth) at Lockwood Distilling Company (1411 W Magnolia Av, Fort Worth). From 3pm to 5pm is a sugar cookie- and grilling-themed class that will send you home with new recipes as well as a take-home box of your freshly made gift. Tickets to Grillin’ and Chillin’ are $65 on Eventbrite.com.
Ate Days of Beer & Bites

1 month ago | fwweekly.com | Elaine Wilder

All WeekendDid you know that early Fort Worthians celebrated the German coming of spring at Maifest events as early as 1882? Events were held at the old Grunewald Pavilion and Hermann Park. Well, Crystal Springs Hideaway (113 Roberts Cut Off Rd, Fort Worth, 682-224-2583) and the folks at FW Oktoberfest have brought it back.
Summer in the Cities

1 month ago | fwweekly.com | Elaine Wilder

Summer is prime time for city concerts. Most of the options below are outdoors and, oddly, none are at water parks. With the large round ball of fire burning brightly above, I’m not quite sure why municipalities want their citizens out in the Texas heat. But they do. Am I complaining? Absolutely. As for me and my house, we’re headed to Grand Prairie to see Weird Al. Indoors. Stay hydrated, my friends.
Ate Days of Mermaid Summer Sightings

1 month ago | fwweekly.com | Elaine Wilder

If you have core memories of visiting the now-shuttered Aquarina Springs near San Marcos and watching the mermaids and swimming pigs, it wasn’t just a fever dream. It. Was. Real. But where did they go? We have thoughts. You may think that North Texas is too far inland for mermaid sightings. You’d be wrong. Here are eight — excuse me, nine — places to search. 1.) 4 Kahunas Tiki Lounge (506 E Division St, Ste 160, Arlington, 682-276-6097) invites you to have a drink with their favorite mermaid, Rosalee.
Ate Days of Food & Booze Celebrations

1 month ago | fwweekly.com | Elaine Wilder

Wednesday – Sunday, May 14-18, 2025This week is American Craft Beer Week, and Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (111 E 3rd St, Fort Worth, 817-336-7470) is celebrating 11am-11pm daily thru Sunday with $5 craft drafts, special brewery lineups, and limited tappings. For updates and details, visit Facebook.com/FlyingSaucerFortWorth.
Ate Days of Your Mom ’n’ Them

1 month ago | fwweekly.com | Elaine Wilder

From 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden (3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth, 817-463-4160) is hosting a Mother’s Day Spring Sip & Shop, which is complimentary to attend with your garden admission. Shop with the 50+ vendors from Wandering Roots Market while enjoying a Mother’s Day card craft station and live music. The park’s on-site restaurant, Rock Springs Cafe, will have drinks available to purchase via a mobile bar cart.
Ate Days of Cinco de Mayo 2025

1 month ago | fwweekly.com | Elaine Wilder

While many of us think of Cinco de Mayo as an extra day of tequila, it means much more. What began as a commemoration of Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 has become a celebration of Mexican-American culture. Thanks to beer and liquor advertising campaigns in the 1980s, it’s now a big deal in the U.S. Along with bars and restaurants, many municipalities in North Texas are also joining in this year. Here are eight happenings for your consideration.
Thin Line Festival 2025

2 months ago | fwweekly.com | Elaine Wilder

Thin Line Festival takes its name from the space between two seemingly contrary and competing ideas. The organizers say it’s where you find the drama. “This is where the real work is done to explore, to understand, and to bridge.