Hey Westoplexians,

Some weeks it feels like somebody's going across the map with a label maker. Dickies is off the arena, the Coyote's lot is about to be canals, and three cities finally agreed on where their lines go. Even a plane-shaped slab of concrete from World War I just got better protection than most of us will ever have. What I'm watching is what gets to stay.

Here's what caught my eye this week.

-josh

Dickies Arena is officially Ariat Arena. The 10-year naming deal kicked in Oct. 26, and permanent signs should be up by the end of the year.

The breakup wasn't exactly a handshake. Dickies moved its headquarters to California in 2025, and this spring the arena's managers sent a demand letter over late naming-rights payments.

Ariat has been busy going the other way: a regional headquarters here, a flagship store in Mule Alley, and a $70 million-plus expansion adding 250 jobs. Its global headquarters is also in California, for the record. But at least this one has been showing up.

Seven years as Dickies Arena. Your uncle will still be calling it that in 2036.

📰 Source: CultureMap Fort Worth | FOX 4

The old Coyote Drive-In property finally has its moment. The groundbreaking for Panther Island's canals and three-acre park is set for Nov. 30, more than two decades after this whole thing started.

The part I like: the pavilion where people ate dinner and watched the sunset before the movie is staying. It becomes part of the park.

The canals will double as stormwater infrastructure, with walking paths along them. The bypass channel is a separate project, starting this winter or early 2027 and wrapping up in 2029.

I've heard "Panther Island is about to happen" for a long time. So maybe Nov. 30 is the day I quit rolling my eyes. Keeping the pavilion is a small thing. Small things are usually what people remember.

📰 Source: Star-Telegram via Yahoo

About that far west side. David Glasser, Taylor Sheridan's producing partner, told a crowd at last week's Heart of North Texas conference they're in the middle of closing a deal on a spot in Walsh for a brand-new food concept.

He wouldn't say what it is, only that it's something Sheridan has wanted to do for a long time. Walsh would be the original home, with plans to expand to many more locations. An official announcement is expected around mid-2027.

The same group is also building a second Cattlemen's in Weatherford, so the west side is having a moment.

Glasser's promise: "It will be noisy, for that area." In Hollywood, that's a selling point. In Walsh, that's an HOA letter.

📰 Source: Fort Worth Report

After about three decades, Longoria's BBQ is closed. Pitmaster David Longoria broke the news on social media, saying he's "closing the doors and cutting the light one last time."

If you never made the drive, here's what you missed: housemade brisket sausage from a family recipe out of Gonzales, and some of the region's first brisket burgers. It made the Texas Monthly Top 50 in 2003 and 2013, back before North Texas barbecue had lines around the block.

My favorite detail is that Guy Fieri wanted them on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" and the family said no, because they wouldn't hand over the sausage recipe.

Think about that. They turned down Flavortown. The recipe stayed home, and now it's staying there for good.

📰 Source: Star-Telegram via Yahoo | Fort Worth Magazine

A strengthening El Niño has the National Weather Service in Fort Worth expecting a wetter-than-normal season. Historically that's only about 7% more rain in DFW than a regular winter, so don't go building an ark. But it's a good excuse for a Saturday walk around the house:

In Fort Worth, you can also sign up for ReadyFW emergency alerts through the city's website.

📰 Source: Dallas Morning News via Yahoo | Texas El Niño rainfall data via Yahoo

The fight over Beall-Dean Ranch is over. Fort Worth's council voted unanimously Oct. 27 to approve a settlement with Willow Park, with Aledo also signing on.

Quick background: the developer of a $500 million mixed-use project on 321 acres near I-20 and Bankhead Highway used a 2023 state law to leave Fort Worth's sphere of influence and go with Willow Park, which could get him water and sewer sooner. Fort Worth and Aledo sued.

Now the boundaries are final, and Fort Worth receives $1 million. Willow Park gets the ranch. It also still buys its water from Fort Worth, which I'm sure made for a pleasant meeting.

If you drive FM 1187, $500 million worth of new neighbors is what you just got.

📰 Source: WFAA via Yahoo

Here's a strange one from Realtor.com's latest housing report. Nationally, homes for sale were up 5.4% from a year ago in September, and 43 of the 50 biggest metros had more inventory.

DFW was one of the seven that didn't. Our active listings fell 2.3%.

You'd think fewer homes would mean firmer prices. Instead, 27.5% of DFW listings had a price cut, compared with 20.8% nationally. The median list price here was about $422,500, down 0.6%.

Many are blaming rates as the likely culprit. The Fed held steady last week after raising rates in September, and most experts expect one more hike this year. But we shouldn’t forget that it’s rates AND asset price AND consumer income.

So buyers and sellers are still working out how that asset price fits into their income at today's rates. Everybody's negotiating with the same math.

📰 Source: Realtor.com September Housing Report | Realtor.com on the Fed

Way up in far north Fort Worth, hundreds of new homes are going up around a fenced-off piece of World War I history. City Council just added protection to a 0.39-acre site on Muscogee Drive, near Eagle Mountain High School.

It's what's left of Taliaferro Field No. 1: an airplane silhouette dug into the prairie and lined with concrete. Crews sprayed it with water so pilot trainees could see their bullets hit. You can still spot it on satellite images.

Fort Worth had three of these training fields in WWI. One of them, Carruthers, sat in what's now Benbrook.

The developer plans to turn the site into a neighborhood park. Most new subdivisions get a splash pad. This one gets a warplane.

📰 Source: Fort Worth Report

With Veterans Day coming up, here's one more name worth knowing.

Camp Bowie is long gone, but its name stayed on the boulevard. More than 100,000 soldiers trained there during World War I, including Choctaw men in the 36th Infantry Division. In France in 1918, 19 of those soldiers started sending battlefield messages in their own language, and the enemy couldn't crack it. They did it before Native Americans were even recognized as U.S. citizens.

They were the first Native American code talkers to serve in the U.S. military, a full war before the Navajo code talkers became famous. For decades, many of their own families didn't know.

Since April, there's been a Texas historical marker at Veterans Memorial Park, 4120 Camp Bowie Blvd. It's worth a stop. Some of the best stories in this town are still sitting right there on the old ground.

📰 Source: Texas Historical Commission

That's the week in Fort Worth. As always, if you have questions about the market, want a free home value estimate, or just want to know what's happening in your neighborhood — I'm one reply away.

See you next week,

Josh Harville
Real Estate Professional | Fathom Realty, LLC | SA-0682306 Westoplex Region: Fort Worth · Aledo · Weatherford · Benbrook & surrounding communities
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