Urban Issues and Metro:

Fortworthology features a video, “Restoring Civitas,” produced by David M. Schwart Architects about Fort Worth’s Urban Development history. The story of how the Gruen plan was adopted by “a blue ribbon panel” that nevertheless failed to take in any broad based opinions by the people is sobering.  But then, more hopefully, the story continues about how today’s downtown has been improved.

In the ongoing battle about gas drilling West and Clear reports that  there’s an agenda item of the Parks and Community Services Advisory Board to provide for bulding a gas well at Fort Worth’s birthplace, the Heritage Plaza site between downtown and the river. The meeting is for today at 4:45.  Follow the link for details.  

Personal Blogs: 

Kevin at 5Kandcabernets talks about the pitfalls of being a dad sharing custody.

DJane at Blogging Mama wants to introduce you to her online store, Momma Made, where you can shop products produced by local WAHM’s (that’s work at home moms.)  Stop by and help a sister out.  

At Cowtown Chronicles Pete is experimenting with the Podcast art form and Fort Worth Home Video. He apparently created a video-appology for slamming the child tax credit, but I couldn’t watch it due to streaming problems. That was disappointing but perhaps you’ll have better luck; my internet connection has be tres’ slow today. 

Reviewed in Blogs:

A new review of Mary Lucier’s Plains of Sweet Regret at the Amon Carter is offered by THE magazine in Dallas. 

Fort Worth Hole in the Wall dons his imaginary tuxeduo and makes a trip to Zambrano’s Wine Bar down by the Omni Hotel,  to learn how the sophisticated class lives.

Professional Bloggers: 

Dave K. at Dallas Photoworks visits a junkyard to find some photographic treasures.

And Richie Escovedo just presented a talk on how academia can use social media. A blog post outlining his talk, and including the slides he used, is available at his Next Communications Blog.