Fort Worth Local Pulse: Winter Weather Returns, Dallas Hall Repairs Cost Billions

Good morning, this is Fort Worth Local Pulse for Sunday, February 22nd.We're watching some significant weather changes heading our way as we wrap up the weekend. Right now, North Texas is cooling down after we enjoyed some unseasonably warm spring-like weather earlier this week with temperatures climbing into the upper seventies. But meteorologists are warning us that a powerful winter storm is taking shape off the Carolinas and is expected to track up the East Coast. This system could become a significant nor'easter, and New York City is already under its first blizzard warning in nine years. While we won't see the worst of it here in Fort Worth, we are shifting abruptly back to February weather. Expect overnight lows tonight to dip into the mid-thirties, which will be the coldest morning we've had since early February. Tomorrow's high will only reach around fifty-eight degrees with sunshine, so you'll want to grab a jacket for the kids heading out to school on Monday morning.On the local events front, we've got plenty happening around town today. If you're looking for some live entertainment, the Queens are taking the stage at Dickies Arena this evening at seven o'clock for a show called Four Legends, One Stage. That's at Dickies Arena on Montgomery Street. For those interested in something a bit different, the Disco Cowgirl Market is happening this weekend at Cowtown Brewing, featuring local vendors, a hat bar, and permanent jewelry if you're looking for something fun to do.Sports fans, keep your eye on TCU basketball. The Horned Frogs are hosting Iowa State today at Ed and Edd Landreth Coliseum. TCU is coming in with a strong record at twenty-four wins and four losses, trying to extend a three-game winning streak against Iowa State, who's sitting at twenty-one wins and six losses.Now to a story that's been getting attention around the metroplex. Dallas City Hall is facing some significant repair challenges. A new report released this week estimates that fully repairing and modernizing the fifty-year-old building could cost over a billion dollars. Core system repairs alone, including outdated electrical, heating, and plumbing systems, are projected at three hundred twenty-nine million dollars, with additional costs for relocating staff and financing bringing the total to between one point one and one point four billion over twenty years. Some preservation advocates and former architects are questioning those estimates, arguing the historic building should be saved, though the city's economic development corporation says it would actually be more cost-effective to lease another property.Thanks so much for tuning in to Fort Worth Local Pulse. Be sure to subscribe for more local updates tomorrow. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease dot ai.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.