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Aug 21, 2008 7:05 pm US/Central
Local Businesses Working To Keep Fort Worth Funky
Anna Gonzalez
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
Signs of Fort Worth's growth can be seen throughout the city.
Take Foch Street for example. It used to be lined with warehouses, and now it's full of eclectic boutiques.
Milagros Frames and Gifts, for example, show cases artists from around the U.S. as well as here in North Texas. "If we carry a manufactured good, we try to make it as distinctive as possible," said the owner.
When we stopped by, the owner had just received new artwork for
Fall Gallery night, which takes place Sept. 6. The artwork represented a variety of styles and taste.
Next door at
Zelda Q. Heart, imported Indian furnishings and home accents are for sale. Each unique piece is made from antique woods. Large, artful wall hangings decorated the walls.
Over at La Familia, everyone is greeted with a handshake and, according to owner Al Cavazos, "We treat everybody like a celebrity."
It's truly a family-owned business. The Tex-Mex restaurant's decor consists of large, black and white family photos. "I'm one of the owners. My other owner is my wife, my daughter Lynn and our sister, which is Serena, and Sophia and Bailey Cavazos," said Cavazos.
Just down the way from La Familia is
Dean Kingston.
"Dean Kingston came from two ladies: my aunt Dela Dean and her friend Fanny Lou Kingston," said the owner Summer Dean. "In 1949 they moved to Wickenburg, Arizona and opened up a small store, and we revived the name."
The store carries the latest fashions in men and women's ware from Los Angeles.
To round out a full "Day with the Girls," stop by
Esoterica Studios for a hair transformation, and enjoy a glass of wine.
"I think it's the only salon that has a liquor license in Texas," said Ale Bonilla. "What's different about this place, the clients like to come in and they feel at home."
At the end of the year, Foch Street will be closed due to construction. But don't worry -- the stores are finding other ways to allow customers to come in and shop.
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