Today Is Our Birthday, And We Want To Celebrate With You

Arlington TX

12 April, 2022

8:22 PM

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By Chris Cobler, Fort Worth Report April 12, 2022 A year ago, our staff of six met only by Zoom. The pandemic still gripped the country, and all of us were in various stages of moves in our lives. Chief Development Officer Trish Terrell was dealing with the aftermath of the historic February freeze that had burst the pipes in the Ryan Place home she had just purchased. My wife, Paula, and I were racing to buy a home, competing against what seemed to be half the country moving to Fort Worth. We all took a leap of faith that a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization was possible in Fort Worth. We knew that our board of directors, supported by a who's who of community leaders, had arranged enough funding to last two years. Beyond that, a steep financial cliff loomed. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.