
As Kwanzaa begins, we pause to honor a season rooted in reflection, purpose, and community.

A simple question sparked a familiar feeling across Benbrook this week. Many longtime residents remember when one or two local flower shops made it easy to grab a bouquet for birthdays, hospital visits, anniversaries, or just because.

The Benbrook Area Chamber of Commerce closed out the year by celebrating the people and businesses that help the community thrive. The Chamber’s annual Awards Banquet was held on December 11 with a strong turnout and an evening focused on connection, gratitude, and local impact.

As holiday gatherings fill calendars across Benbrook, the Benbrook Police Department is reminding residents that the consequences of drunk driving remain both real and devastating.

As demolition plans move forward for Robot Park and Castle Park to make way for a new, modernized version of both parks, many Benbrook residents are speaking up, hoping to preserve parts of the parks that have meant a lot to generations of families.

Benbrook Stables has been part of the local landscape for decades, and much of that story traces back to Molly Thomson.

Well, the news is now official. The iconic robot at Benbrook’s Robot Park, along with the castle at Castle Park, is being retired as part of a broader plan to build a modern playground at Dutch Branch Park. City renderings show the new park will include a creative nod to the original robot, but…

Benbrook has been “taco-ing ’bout it” all week, and not quietly. The question popping up everywhere is simple. Is Taco Bell really coming back?

With Christmas just around the corner, a familiar local baker is reminding Benbrook residents where homemade treats truly come from.