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2025 Health & Wellness Edition

New EPA regulations prompt updates for local water systems

BY MARK FADDEN

When the Environmental Protec- tion Agency unveiled new regula- tions April 10 regarding per- and polyuoroalkyl substances in public water utility systems, nearly 50 in Texas—including Fort Worth’s—had levels above the EPA’s limits. Besides providing drinking water to nearly one million Fort Worth residents, the city supplies several cities with drinking water, including Keller and Roanoke. A November EPA report states PFAS are consid- ered an “urgent threat.” Exposure to certain PFAS includes increased risk of some cancers and organ damage, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “PFAS are everywhere in the world, including inside our homes, and we all played a role in it getting into our water,” Fort Worth Water Director Chris Harder said in the city’s 2023 Water Quality Report. While the EPA states water system ocials must take action on PFAS, the deadlines don’t begin until 2027. However, the cities are making plans to decrease PFAS in their drinking water.

Risks of ‘forever chemicals’

Mike Murray, the water production operator for Keller, tests the chemicals in the city’s water supply.

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1 J. Merrill Cigar Lounge Amenities include a members-only space and a full bar. • Grand opening Jan. 10 and 11 • 206 N. Oak St., Ste. 120, Roanoke • www.jmerrillcigar.com 2 Keke’s Breakfast Cafe The restaurant serves breakfast and lunch items. • Opened Dec. 21 • 9821 N. Freeway, Ste. 120, Fort Worth • www.kekes.com 3 Exhale817 Yoga Yoga classes are offered seven days a week. • Grand opening Jan. 12-18 • 3529 Heritage Trace Parkway, Ste. 113, Fort Worth • www.exhaleyoga.co

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4 Tabla Indian Restaurant The menu include dishes like Pani Poori. • Opened Jan. 26 • 5633 North Tarrant Parkway, Fort Worth • www.facebook.com/Tablacuisine

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5 Dave’s Hot Chicken The menu includes chicken tenders, sliders or a combination of both. • Estimated construction completion is July • 3240 Tracewood Way, Ste. 120, Fort Worth • www.daveshotchicken.com 6 North City Pickleball The indoor facility will be 34,000 square feet. • Slated to open in October • 8600 North City Drive, Fort Worth • Website unavailable at this time

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11 Craft & Vine The venue featured elevated all-American cuisine. • Closed Nov. 12 • 310 S. Oak St., Ste. 300, Roanoke • www.craftandvine.restaurant 12 Big Lots The discount chain liquidated all of its stores. • Closing TBD based on available inventory • 1580 Keller Parkway, Suite 50B, Keller • www.biglots.com 13 Tropical Smoothie Cafe The cafe served smoothies, wraps and flatbreads. • Closed Dec. 28 • 1521 Keller Parkway Ste. 100, Keller • www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com 14 Goat & Raven The menu had chicken banderos and brisket tacos. • Closed Dec. 21 • 304 S. Hwy. 377, Roanoke • www.goatnraven.com

8 sweetFrog The shop offers a variety of frozen yogurts. • Opening date TBD • 101 Town Center Lane, Ste. 119, Keller • www.sweetfrog.com

Expansions

9 Devivo Bros. The expanded area includes an in-house pizza oven.

15 Paris Baguette The international franchise is a French-inspired bakery cafe with South Korean roots, according to the website. The menu features croissants, cakes, sandwiches, salads and coffee from Italian brand Lavazza. • Slated to open in May • 2700 North Tarrant Parkway, Ste. 100, Fort Worth • www.parisbaguette.com

• Expansion completed Nov. 22 • 750 S. Main St., Ste. 165, Keller • www.devivobroseatery.com

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Education

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Keller ISD trustees take no action on possible district split

During a special meeting called Jan. 16, the Keller board of trustees met to discuss the possibil- ity of dividing Keller ISD into two school districts. At the conclusion of the meeting, no action was taken and board President Charles Randklev said the next steps include creating a community web- site to share information regarding the feasibility of a district split. Randklev added the board will present the idea to community groups for feedback, as well. “The biggest question we face as a trustee, especially right now, is where do we go from here? Where do we nd more funding?” Place 7 Trustee Heather Washington said. Washington added that $45 million in funding has been cut from Texas school districts over the last two years, including KISD. She said the board will have to make “tough decisions” on how to address the lack of funding. The details While the meeting was open to the public, the trustees and board lawyer Tim Davis went into a closed session to lay out the process of a split. Place 3 Trustee Chelsea Kelly read a prepared statement that claimed Randklev planned to conduct a vote to split the district Jan. 16 from a closed meeting Dec. 19. “What made it worse was nding out this resolution was said to be voted on with no further discussion, community input or planning,” Kelly said. “It felt like a decision that was already made behind closed doors.” Place 4 Trustee John Birt said his recollection of the Dec. 19 meeting was dierent and said the “premature release of conceptual, incomplete information by some of my board colleagues ... allowed political adversaries to prey upon the emotions of parents, citizens and elected ocials.” Place 2 Trustee Joni Smith also read a prepared statement that said she wasn’t involved in the concept of splitting the district. “I’m not saying I’m for or against this,” she said. “How can I? I don’t know the details. Neither do you, and we all deserve that.” Superintendent Tracy Johnson said through tears that she didn’t think the proposed resolution was right and said she was willing to oer her resignation at the end of the special meeting. “I think the timeline [to possibly split the district] is accelerated,” she said. “I don’t think we have the details. I don’t think that we have the answers. If the community decides this is some- thing they want, then we need the time and the

Keller ISD residents and parents listen at the Jan. 16 special meeting as speakers voice their opinions on the school district being divided in two.

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right way to gure it out.” What they’re saying

Prior to the closed session, community members spoke on the possibility of dividing the district and what it could mean for KISD parents and residents. Dozens of speakers addressed the board for more than three hours and most expressed their concerns about the board’s lack of transparency. KISD resident and parent Pryor Jordan said he looked at census data from the ZIP codes where the split would occur along US 377 and said the eect would result in the western district being more disadvantaged. Jordan’s wife, Jerrica Jordan, said this move should have been advertised far ahead of time. “I would have preferred an election petition,” she said. “To do this all behind the scenes, it makes me lose faith in the people we elected.” James Trimm, the district director for State Rep. David Lowe, said their oce believes residents should be involved in district decisions of this magnitude. Ruthie Keyes, who was on the KISD board of trustees for nearly 12 years before resigning in December 2023, called the proposal “crazy.” Next steps For KISD to be split, several processes must occur. Jake Kobersky, the Texas Education Agency’s director media relations, said TEA is not involved at this time since it is a local issue and dividing a district falls under Chapter 13 of the Texas Education Code.

The Keller ISD board of trustees hold an open discussion with community members before they head into an executive session.

Chapter 13, Subcharter C of the Texas Education Code lists this criteria to create a new district:

The new district must be at least 9 square miles and have at least 8,000 students in daily average attendance. Creating a new district starts with a KISD board resolution, which is sent to the Tarrant County Commissioners Court. Less than 30 days after the commissioners court gets the petition, a hearing is held over the petition’s validity. If the petition is ruled valid, each district will hold a same-day election. At least 25% of voters in each district must vote. If all the requirements are met, the commissioners court shall enter an order creating the new school district. If a new district is created, any property/ debt in the detached territory becomes the property/debt of the new district.

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BY MARK FADDEN

NISD forecasts 21% enrollment growth by 2029-30

NISD Education Foundation to award $160K in scholarships The Northwest ISD Education Foundation opened its student scholarship application Jan. 7. NISD graduating seniors can apply for scholarships worth more than $160,000. What you need to know A district news release states the applica- tion is open to graduating seniors enrolling in accredited institutions in the summer or fall of 2025. These institutions include: • Private or community colleges • Private or public universities • Military academies • Vocational or trade schools The online application will remain open through March 2.

Northwest ISD trustees were updated on the district’s demographics report during their regular meeting Dec. 9. The district is forecasted to enroll more than 38,700 students by the 2029-30 school year, from 32,022 during the 2024-25 school year. The specifics Bob Templeton, vice president of Zonda Educa- tion, gave the following district housing overview: • The district has 65 actively building subdivisions. • Within NISD, there are 31 future subdivisions in various stages of planning. • Of these, groundwork is underway on more than 8,200 lots within 15 subdivisions. • 472 lots were delivered in the third quarter. As of the third quarter of 2024, Templeton said NISD trailed only Prosper ISD in annual new home closings in Dallas-Fort Worth. NISD had 3,071 closings, whereas PISD had 3,490 closings. Templeton gave the following takeaways:

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• Groundwork continues at record pace with over 8,200 lots in development. • The district had roughly 1,650 homes listed as of Dec. 17, plus 3,900 lots available to build on. • Northwest ISD is forecasted to enroll roughly 46,300 students by the 2034-35 school year.

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Government

BY GABBY BAILEY, MARK FADDEN & JACOB VAUGHN

Tarrant County Jail hires new chief Tarrant County has hired Shannon Her- klotz to run the county jail for its everyday management, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards confirmed to Community Impact Jan. 10. In a nutshell The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office con- firmed in a statement Jan. 13 that the county has hired Herklotz. “Shannon brings more than three decades of detention experience to TCSO and we are lucky to have him,” Sheriff Bill Waybourn said in the statement. The release states that Herklotz will lead the office’s detention officers and work to strengthen collaboration with partners at John Peter Smith Hospital and the Texas Department of State Health Services.

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Census data shows Roanoke, Fort Worth populations growing From 2019 to 2023, Roanoke’s population grew 19% and Fort Worth’s population grew 7% while Keller’s population declined 2.6%, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Dec.12.

The details During the five-year period, Roanoke’s popu- lation increased by more than 1,600 people and Fort Worth’s population increased by over 63,000 residents, according to the new data. Meanwhile, Keller’s population decreased by more than 1,000 people. Zooming out The U.S. population was projected to reach 341,145,670 on Jan. 1, which is a 0.78% increase from 2024.

Keller City Council approves new rules for golf cart operators in city limits

immediately after the Dec. 17 meeting, although enforcement from police over the new ordinance did not begin until Feb. 1. Golf cart operators in Keller will now be allowed to drive their carts in all residential neighbor- hoods, regardless if they are part of a homeowners association. Keller Police Chief Bradley G. Fortune said during an Oct. 15 meeting that the ordinance was, in part, intended to minimize crashes.

The new year brought new rules and regulations for golf cart operators in Keller. The details At the Dec. 17 Keller City Council meeting, city officials unanimously approved a local ordinance regulating the vehicles. Previously, the city’s rules on golf carts mirrored Texas state law. The new golf cart regulations went into effect

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Transportation

BY CODY THORN

Residents discuss transportation issues in District 10 Fort Worth City Council member Alan Blaylock, who represents District 10, held a transportation workshop Dec. 12 at Truett Wilson Middle School in Haslet. Moving a Million Master Transportation Plan types

2 city bridges to be rehabbed During the lone December Fort Worth City Council meeting, the board approved a con- tract with Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. for $872,726.50 for nine rehabilitation projects throughout town. Two of those projects are bridges in northeast Fort Worth. In a nutshell According to city documents, the bridge work is from the Pay-go Contract Street Maintenance Program for fiscal year 2024-25. Work started in January and will finish in July. The repair locations are: • A bridge on Westport Parkway over Henrietta Creek in District 10 • A bridge on North Tarrant Parkway over the tributary of Whites Branch in District 4

Officials from Fort Worth, Tarrant County, the Texas Department of Transportation, the city of Haslet and Clevon talked with local residents at the Northwest ISD school. Breaking it down The city of Fort Worth is looking at the Moving a Million Master Transportation Plan, a comprehen- sive long-range initiative, which city documents state will be used by transportation planners to build a safe and effective multimodal network. Blaylock said it is important for the city to keep up with expected growth in terms of planning for roads, but also funding for those roads. He pinpointed to work with North Central Texas Council of Governments to help get funding to build overpasses over railroad tracks in District

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10 to help eliminate traffic congestion caused by trains passing through Fort Worth. “We will keep fighting for these dollars from every possible source,” Blaylock said. What else? The city of Fort Worth plans to add 4,706 total lane miles by 2045, which is a 36% increase from the 2024 total, according to city documents.

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Development

BY GABBY BAILEY & CODY THORN

Fort Worth requests community input for new park

Officials break ground on new fire station A new Fort Worth Fire Department station broke ground Dec. 17. The new Fire Station 37 will be at 10600 Alta Vista Road. Zooming in A news release states the station will be on 4.075 acres and the project’s $12.9 million cost comes from the 2022 bond program. FWFD officials said the project should be complete 18 months from groundbreaking.

A new park will be constructed in Fort Worth in 2025, and city officials are asking for input. The details According to a Dec. 19 release from the city, Fort Worth officials started the master planning phase for Timberland Park, a neighborhood park that will be located at 4400 Keller Haslet Road. One of the proposed elements is to create a loop trail around the park with programmed amenities across the site, according to the release. Other possible amenities include: • Benches along pathways • Picnic tables and grill at a park shelter • Trash cans • Safety lighting at a park shelter and playground • Bike racks What else? City officials will hold scheduled meetings open

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to the public Feb. 13 to discuss park amenities, according to the release. The Phase 1 design of the project is expected to cost $659,133, with $300,000 coming from 2022 bond program and $359,133 coming from park dedication fees, per the city’s website. The release states construction is expected to begin in late 2025.

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Health & wellness

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Health & Wellness Guide

2025

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Blood donations continue to aid Tarrant County residents In 2024, First Grapevine Methodist Church received enough blood to save 324 lives from 81 whole blood units, 12 double red units and 3 plasma units. According to America’s Blood Centers:

• Scanning the donation into the Blood Informa- tion Management System and testing for any infectious agents • Storing the blood in a centrifuge, which is spun to separate blood into its three parts • Storing the three blood parts in specialized equipment • Labeling blood components and sending them to hospitals and medical facilities. Get involved First Grapevine Methodist Church holds four blood drives a year in partnership with Carter BloodCare. Miriam Ward, the blood drive coor- dinator for First Grapevine, said the church’s upcoming blood drives for 2025 will be on April 17, July 20 and Oct. 19. “[Donating] saves lives,” Ward said. “Twice, in 2005 and 2009, I had to receive blood transfusions, and I lived because other people donated.”

Carter BloodCare, a blood donation center in Tarrant County, provides blood to more than 200 medical facilities in over 50 counties throughout North, Central and East Texas, per its website. The impact Donating one pint of blood can help three patients after whole blood is separated into three components: red blood cells, plasma and platelets. Red blood cells treat anemia and blood loss; platelets help patients going through chemother- apy, heart surgeries or those who have sustained head injuries; and plasma aids patients with liver failure, severe infections or serious burns. Carter BloodCare collects and processes blood, specializes in laboratory testing and stores and distributes the blood components. Once a donor gives blood, the Carter BloodCare team puts the blood in temperature-controlled coolers and transports it to its processing center, where specialists complete the following steps:

One in seven hospitalized patients will require a transfusion during their stay

Transfusions are needed in one out of every 83 childbirths

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Health & wellness

BY JACOB VAUGHN

Q&A: Cryotherapy with Cryo Nation’s Josh Brown Josh Brown, the owner of Cryo Nation, said cryotherapy uses dry cold to reduce inammation and boost metabolic rates without freezing muscle tissue. Cryo Nation has several North Texas loca- tions, including one in Keller. Can you explain what cryotherapy is and how it works? Cryotherapy is a modernized version of an ice bath. Unlike ice, we’re not freezing your muscle tissue, we’re not restricting blood ow. All we’re doing is cooling o the skin surface, which allows us to get it much colder than an ice bath without it feeling much colder. The primary purpose is reducing inammation. We have people coming in for pain management, lots of dierent pain issues and weight loss. Your body thinks it’s freezing. As a byproduct, your metabolic rates kick into overdrive.

body is getting cold, either from the shoulders down, or, in some cases, even your head is subjected to the cold. They also have what’s called localized cryotherapy, where we can target specic areas of soreness. If whole body cryotherapy is the modernized version of an ice bath, we say localized cryotherapy is the modernized version of an ice pack. Are there any risks or side eects associated with cryotherapy? If so, what are they? Overall, it’s very safe. There are very few compli- cations, pregnancy being one of them. Your heart rate can climb just a little bit while you’re in the cryotherapy session. That’s the primary reason why, just airing on the side of caution, we don’t take anyone who’s pregnant. There can also be compli- cations for people who have had strokes and heart attacks, kind of for the same reason. [Before] doing cryo, we just tell them we recommend consulting with your doctor rst. Are there any new advancements or technologies in cryotherapy that people should be aware of? I think it’s a bright future. The industry is still,

overall, in its infancy, so I think there’s a lot of room to grow. They’re still doing new studies and understanding how it helps with lots of age-re- lated diseases. As the technology continues to improve, as more and more studies are coming out and more people are understanding the full range of benets with cryotherapy, I think it’s just going to be more and more adopted by the mainstream and turned to as an alternative for medications and surgeries and other things that have a lot of unintended consequences.

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It’s just much easier than what people anticipate. I believe everyone’s at least a little nervous, espe- cially if they haven’t done something like ice baths or cold plunges or exposure that’s similar. We try to walk them through it so they understand going into it, that again, it’s a dry cold so you come out totally dry. There’s no downtime. What should people look for when choosing a cryotherapy clinic or provider? You want to make sure wherever you’re going, you’re doing true cryotherapy by scientic deni- tion. At a lot of cryo places, you’re not doing true cryo, you’re just doing a cold toy. You just want to make sure that the place you’re going to is repu- table, that they’ve been open for a while, and that they know what they’re doing. Are there dierent types of cryotherapy, and, if so, how do they dier in terms of application and benets? There’s whole body cryotherapy, which you’re getting benets for the whole body. Your whole

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Risks of ‘forever chemicals’ From the cover

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The backstory

treatment plants are averaged together do not exceed the EPA’s new PFAS compound limits. Keller’s Public Works Director Alonzo Liñán said Fort Worth’s system is set up to be interconnected in case one source is compromised. Liñán said the city now tests for 10 unregulated contaminants and is working with the Trinity River Authority to identify PFAS producers. “No testing [for PFAS] has been done yet, so we cannot guess what might be over the incoming standards, if any,” Liñán said. Roanoke’s Director of Public Works Shawn Wilkinson said the city’s system results are the same as Eagle Mountain Lake, which didn’t show traces of the six PFAS compounds enforced by the new EPA regulations.

Fort Worth lists seven lakes and reservoirs, including Eagle Mountain Lake—the primary source for both Keller and Roanoke—as its water sources, according to Fort Worth’s 2023 Water Quality Report. The city also maintains five water treatment facilities. Two of those, the North Holly and South Holly Water Treatment Plants that treat source water at Lake Worth, had PFAS levels above the maximum levels, said Mary Gugliuzza, Fort Worth’s media and communications coordinator. The 2023 water quality report states the two plants had averages of three PFAS compounds higher than the maximum contaminant level under the EPA’s new regulations. However, Fort Worth’s overall numbers when the city’s five

PFAS are a group of manufactured chemicals that have been used in industry applications and consumer products since the 1940s. According to the EPA, PFAS can get into drinking water when products containing them leach into groundwater or are released in the air, ending up in rivers and lakes. Also known as “forever chemicals,” PFAS don’t break down easily, which can cause some forms to last in the environment for 1,000 years or more. “Around 50% of our rivers and streams contain measurable PFAS concentrations,” said Carsten Prasse, assistant professor in Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He added that food supplies can also contain PFAS. “Unfortunately, PFAS are also present in biosolids which are used as agricultural fertilizer, creating a pathway from contaminated soil to produce in the grocery store,” Prasse said. Products that may use PFAS Nonstick cookware Firefighting foams Stain-resistant fabrics and carpets

How drinking water moves from source to sink

1. Water collection from source

2. Treatment

3. Storage

4. Distribution

Grease-, water- and oil-resistant products Water-repellent clothing Cosmetics

Electroplated, or metal-coated, objects

7. Treated wastewater is released into the environment

6. Wastewater treatment

5. Wastewater collection

SOURCE: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

SOURCE: CITY OF FORT WORTH/ COMMUNITY IMPACT

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The context

Next steps

What can be done

Fort Worth’s water supply initially tested over the EPA limit of four parts per trillion for PFOS and PFOA and 10 parts per trillion for PFHxS—all “for- ever chemicals.” The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry states elevated PFAS levels are linked to serious health-related issues.

The EPA’s new regulations state public water systems have until 2027 to complete initial monitoring, followed by ongoing compliance monitoring, and give public information on PFAS levels. The systems have until 2029 to apply solutions reducing PFAS if drinking water levels exceed maximum contaminant levels. Systems violating one or more of those levels must enact solutions and notify the public. One EPA-approved solution is install- ing granular-activated carbon systems with charcoal filters to absorb certain chemicals. Gugliuzza said Fort Worth conducted a PFAS treatment study in December 2023, which evolved into designing treatment process facilities for the city’s two plants. Construction should begin in 2026 and $142 million is budgeted over a five-year period in the Capital Improvements Plan budget. Liñán said Keller is not currently testing for PFAS compounds but remains in “prepa- ration mode” with the new regulations. “Once the requirements and testing needs are clearer, we’ll be able to assess what additional needs the city has, if any, and address those as part of our annual budget discussions,” Liñán said. Wilkinson said in 2016, Roanoke Public Works created a water quality compliance position to oversee the quality of the distri- bution system. Another compliance job was created in January 2024. Carissa Katekaru, the city’s communications and marketing administrator, said the position was added “based on the increasing amount of regula- tions in water monitoring.”

Since PFAS compounds have a ubiquitous presence in everyday lives, the National Institute of Health states 98% of the U.S. population has detectable concentrations in their blood. While the EPA and cities are trying to minimize this, health officials are concerned. “We estimate there are more than 12,000 individual PFAS compounds, and unfortunately for most of them, we have basically no understanding about toxicity,” Prasse said. There are steps people can take to minimize potential exposure to PFAS. The EPA’s website states certain filtration systems can remove PFAS from drinking water, which can be installed in homes in one of two ways: • Point of entry—where water enters the home underground • Point of use—a kitchen sink or a shower Less expensive options include water pitchers and bottles with integrated filters.

Fort Worth PFAS testing results

North Holly plant

South Holly plant

EPA test limit

PFOS

PFOA

PFHxS

*NOTE: ONE PART PER TRILLION IS EQUIVALENT TO ONE DROP IN 20 OLYMPIC-SIZED SWIMMING POOLS

SOURCE: CITY OF FORT WORTH/ COMMUNITY IMPACT

Potential health effects of PFAS

“The issue, at this point, is that we don’t know what levels are concerning or lead to health effects and which don’t. That’s something that only the

Tests indicate links between PFAS and thyroid disease.

PFAS have been found in a majority of people’s blood and are linked to elevated cholesterol levels.

future will tell.” CARSTEN PRASSE,

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND ENGINEERING, JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

PFAS can damage the liver.

PFAS have been linked to kidney cancers.

PFAS can also weaken the immune system and has been linked to testicular cancers.

SOURCE: AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Owners Justin and CJ Gibbs invite people to experience alcohol-alternative drinks at Kava Culture.

CANNABIS Wellness THC&CBD The backstory Kava is a mainstay of the Polynesian and Pacic Island cultures known for its calming and some- times mildly euphoric eects. “It gives the relaxed feeling of alcohol without any inhibition of motor skills, impaired thinking or hangovers,” Justin said. Justin added that many people come in during the month of January if they are participating in Dry January, where people cut out alcohol during the month. He said much like a bar, the “Kavatenders” at Kava Culture can mix kava into a variety of cocktails. Drinks are also served on tap and in to-go cans.

Kava is a drink made from ground up kava root. CJ Gibbs, who owns Kava Culture with her husband Justin, said that rst timers are initiated into the “kava culture” with a drink ritual called a bula. “A bula is the way people welcome others into their tribe,” CJ said. “During the bula, everyone in the bar drinks kava together at once.” CJ said various blends and botanical infusions can be added to the kava to complete a unique kava cocktail.

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Summerglen Mini Golf Classic Putter around with friends and family for a spirited game of library mini-golf. • Feb. 20, 4-5 p.m. • Free (admission) • Fort Worth Public Library - Summerglen, 4205 Basswood Blvd., Fort Worth • www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/library Teen DIY: T-shirt tote bag Transform an old, favorite T-shirt into a stylish and functional purse with this DIY tote bag workshop. • Feb. 22, 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Free (admission) • Fort Worth Public Library - Golden Triangle, 4264 Golden Triangle Blvd., Fort Worth • www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/library

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Number of homes sold

December 2023

December 2024

+75%

+16.67%

-8.11%

+72.41%

76177

76244

76248

76262

377

114

76262

35W

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Median home sales price

170

December

2023

2024

76244 76248

114

$357,500 $372,500 $680,000 $635,000

$369,900 $380,000 $613,675 $627,500

76177

Homes sold by price point

76244

December 2024

76248

$1 million+

76262

$700,000-$999,999

$400,000-$699,999

Average days on the market

$100,000-$399,999

+27.9%

+45.24%

+6%

-12.2%

<$100,000

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76244

76248

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