Lockheed Martin leases space in Fort Worth office complex

Lockheed Martin leases space in Fort Worth office complex
By Steve Brown / The Dallas Morning News
September 11, 2009

Developers of a Fort Worth office complex have landed a major tenant. Lockheed Martin Corp. has leased 61,945 square feet of space from Wilcox Development in the Wilcox Plaza at Green Oaks.

The three-story office building at 7000 Calmont Avenue on Fort Worth's west side opened this summer. The space is near Lockheed Martin’s assembly plant and runway.

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Live local Fort Worth music for Feb. 27-March 5

FRIDAY

GLASS CACTUS (Grapevine) Covers: Texas Unlimited Band. 9 p.m. $10. 817-778-2800.

KIRBY'S PRIME STEAKHOUSE (Southlake) Blues, swing: Glennda Hill group. 7 p.m. Free. www.kirbyssteakhouse.com.

SATURDAY

GLASS CACTUS (Grapevine) Disco covers: Le Freak. 9 p.m. $10. 817-778-2800.

KIRBY'S PRIME STEAKHOUSE (Southlake) Jazz: John Adams Trio. 7 p.m. Free. www.kirbyssteakhouse.com.

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Koi turn up dead in Fort Worth Japanese Garden after accidental chlorination

Pegasusnews.com
Feb. 25, 2009

More than 100 Koi fish were discovered dead today in the Japanese Garden pond after the water was accidentally chlorinated overnight.

The garden’s three ponds normally contain about 800 of the brightly colored orange fish that range in size from about six inches to three feet in length.

The accidental chlorination occurred during normal pond cleaning that is carried out every other year.

The procedure involves lowering the water level in the pond and placing two 55-gallon stock tanks filled with raw water in the pool to contain the fish. The tanks are filled with a water line that normally carries raw water, but due to a maintenance procedure at the nearby South Holly Water Treatment Plant, the line also was being injected with tap water. Tap water contains levels of chlorine that are safe for human consumption, but are harmful to Koi fish.

The Japanese Garden is closed to the public today.

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Dallas-Fort Worth home prices slide, but not as bad as nationally

By Andrea Jares

Feb 24, 2009

North Texas home values dropped 4.3 percent between December and a year ago, according to figures released Tuesday morning from the S&P Case-Shiller Price Indices.

The price drop is the second-least severe of all 20 metro areas surveyed. Denver had a 4 percent drop.

Dallas-Fort Worth is also faring better than the national average, which saw an 18.2 percent drop between December 2007 and December 2008.

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Dallas-Fort Worth area to have new warning guidelines for storm emergencies

By BLANCA CANTÚ / The Dallas Morning News
Feb. 24th,2009
North Texas emergency officials announced new guidelines on Monday for outdoor warning systems to establish a standard for notifying residents of severe weather and other potentially catastrophic events across the region.

The North Central Texas Council of Governments formally unveiled the recommendations to kick off severe weather awareness week. Outdoor warning systems are typically referred to as tornado sirens but can be activated for other reasons.

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Fort Worth names new police chief

FORT WORTH — A veteran of the Phoenix police force was appointed as Fort Worth's new top cop on Tuesday.

Jeff Halstead will take over as chief of the Fort Worth Police Department if he is confirmed by the city council. Halstead most recently served as commander of the Phoenix Homeland Defense Bureau.

He has been a part of the Phoenix force for two decades after working his way up the chain of command from a rank-and-file officer.


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Bass Hall - Things to Do in Fort Worth Texas Jan. 2008

Bass Hall houses the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and Cliburn Concert. The 2,056-seat hall features lively entertainment throughout the year.

Events for 01/13/2008 to 03/13/2008
Rhapsody on PaganiniMiguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorYevgeny Sudbin, PianoPresented by: Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Dates / Times:
Sunday, 01/13/2008 2:00 PM
ALPHA REVwith The Fieros (formerly The Valentines)Presented by: Bass HallPerformance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street

Play! A Video Game SymphonyMiguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorPresented by: Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Dates / Times:
Saturday, 01/19/2008 8:00 PM

An Evening with Vickie WinansPresented by: Bass HallCo-presented by:The Greater Fort Worth Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Committee
Dates / Times:
Monday, 01/21/2008 7:00 PM

John HammondPresented by: Bass HallPerformance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Saturday, 01/26/2008 8:00 PM

André Watts, pianoPresented by: Cliburn Concerts
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Thursday, 01/31/2008 7:30 PM

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Fort Worth News for November 2007

Nov. 20, 20007 - Fort Worth stops adding flouride to drinking water due to nationwide shortage of the tooth decay fighting compound. Fort Worth Star Telegram. Part of the reason for the shortage of Flouride is due to Hurricane Katrina, which "disrupted production of the phosphate fertilizers that are the source of most of the fluoride used in drinking water."

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