Courtesy photo. From Left to Right: Roxanne Martinez, Fort Worth Independent School District School board trustee and president; Dr. Joseph Parra, chief medical officer, Medical City Healthcare; Jenny Eyer, vice president of Health Strategies; Angélica M. Ramsey, Fort Worth ISD’s superintendent; Monica Ordaz Cesar Chavez Elementary School’s principal; Hilda Colunga, community impact director; John Hoover, CEO of Medical City Fort Worth and Viviana Mendez, manager, Ready to Learn, TAFB.
The American Heart Association and Medical City Healthcare, supported by the HCA Healthcare Foundation, are helping Fort Worth Independent School District enhance nutritional security by providing resources for a food pantry that opened recently at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in north Fort Worth.
The pantry operates on a “self-select” basis, providing a dignified shopping experience where families can make personal nutrition choices that work best for their households, a press release stated. Essential resources to open the pantry were provided through the American Heart Association’s Getting to the Heart of Stroke initiative, an ongoing partnership with Medical City Healthcare, supported by the HCA Healthcare Foundation. The initiative aims to improve heart health and beat stroke – including advancing nutrition for a healthy heart. The organizations partnered to provide all the necessary equipment for the new pantry, which students named Chavez Pick & Pack. The equipment includes shelving, refrigeration units, worktables, baskets and mobile carts. In addition, Medical City Healthcare colleagues will volunteer to assist with the pantry.
Students at 40 elementary schools across the district learn to select healthy foods and beverages as part of their annual participation in the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge. Chavez is in Fort Worth’s 76106 zip code, where about 94 percent of the school’s students are economically disadvantaged.
ALLCITY Network, a digital sports media company, expanded into the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Launching on Aug. 26. DLLS includes daily shows five times a week, covering The Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Dallas Mavericks (NBA), Dallas Stars (NHL), and Texas Rangers (MLB). Programming also will include additional weekly coverage of other Dallas-Fort Worth teams, such as Dallas Wings and Texas Christian University’s Horned Frogs with The University of Texas at Austin‘s Texas Longhorns coverage coming soon after launch.
DLLS will continue the mission of ALLCITY Network to provide tailored content to local sports fans through a mix of news, entertainment and community-driven programming.
“Dallas has been our top-rated market by all metrics since we began accumulating market data back in 2019. The level of talent here is unmatched and there may not be a group of fans with a larger appetite for sports coverage,” stated CEO Brandon Spano. “We now enter Dallas with more momentum than we’ve ever had and after assembling such a special group in the DFW area, we are convinced that this market will set a new standard for what local sports coverage can look like in America.”
The ALLCITY DLLS platform offers a mix of unique editorial content, social media engagement and on-the-ground events, all curated by a team of local experts. Helmed by longtime ESPN and New York Times NBA insider Marc Stein, the DLLS outlet features talent from Mavs.com, The Athletic, Star Telegram, Dallas Stars, and local sports radio stations.
DLLS market launches with the support of partners Sleeper, Gametime Tickets, Shady Rays and Empire Today. Shows stream Monday through Friday on DLLS YouTube Page and across podcast platforms such as Apple and Spotify.
First launched in Denver (DNVR) in 2019, ALLCITY is in Phoenix (PHNX), Chicago (CHGO) and Philadelphia (PHLY). The entry into Dallas (DLLS) now places ALLCITY in three of the top five DMAs, reaching an annual audience of 100 million.
Children’s Health System of Texas in Dallas is one of 27 recipients of a Hyundai Scholar of Hope grant to improve outcomes and treatments for children with cancer, a press release stated. The grant is $400,000.
Big Ass Fans, a producer of high volume low-speed fans, is expanding production of its award-winning products with a 210,000-square-foot manufacturing facility just miles from the heart of Fort Worth and a short drive from some of the largest distribution hubs in the country.
“Texas is our number one market and home to several of our largest customers – it’s also where many of our valued suppliers are based,” stated Ken Walma, the company’s CEO, in a press release. “Proximity to suppliers and increased manufacturing capacity, along with ready access to a skilled workforce, will enable us to better and more quickly serve our customers across the state and region.”
The Lexington, Kentucky-based company is hiring 100 local employees in Fort Worth, Walma stated he anticipates the number will grow alongside the business.
David Kochalka is the new general manager of Bellaire-based Quiddity Engineering‘s North Texas region, a press release stated.