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Local Business Interview: Alyssa Behmanesh

November 19, 2025 No Comments

StayRooted Entertainment (SRE) is committed to community, and we recognize that one of the most significant staples of a thriving community is local businesses. Texas is home to thousands of small businesses, working to provide for their “village” and bring authenticity to business practices.

StayRooted is excited to highlight local businesses and professionals, including Alyssa Behmanesh, a local DFW real estate expert, for our magazine’s “Home” theme. We got to sit down with her and talk career, community, an family.

An Interview with Independent Hip-Hop Artist Nyck Khayo

November 18, 2025 No Comments

Rooted Literary Magazine sat down with underground hip-hop artist, Nyck Khayo, to discuss his new song “Spin the Dial,” his artist philosophy, and future projects.

Review: Spin the Dial by Nyck Khayo

November 12, 2025 No Comments

There’s something magnetic about the way DFW’s underground scene keeps birthing artists who sound like they’ve been hiding in plain sight, waiting for the moment to break through. Nyck Khayo is one of those artists—he doesn’t demand your attention, but draws it in like gravity. His latest single, “Spin the Dial,” produced by reazon, is low-key, hypnotic, and grounded in mood, signaling the next era of Nyck Khayo’s sound.

Stories on Tap: Blending Craft Beer and Creative Spirit at the Get Lit Book Fair

October 9, 2025 No Comments

Growing up means giving up a lot of things (I say clinging to my Pokémon cards and stuffed animals). Growing up also means doing a lot of things you couldn’t as a kid, including getting lit at wineries and breweries. For those of us book nerds who never stopped reading as we got older, Rachel Lewis created what might be the best combination since Bridgerton and red wine with the Get Lit: Grown-up Book Fair.

Local Business Interview: Rambling Garden

October 1, 2025 No Comments

Texas is home to thousands of small businesses, working to provide for their “village” and bring authenticity to business practices.

StayRooted is excited to highlight local businesses, and we’re starting with one close to home: Rambling Garden in Fort Worth, Texas.

Trinity River Book Festival: A Night of Solace through Poetry

September 23, 2025 No Comments

Open mics are spiritual. They’re therapy through poetry; providing poets and poetry lovers a moment and space to be raw, vulnerable, and safe. The first one I ever went to was a part of the inaugural Lit Crawl Fort Worth, hosted by Donna and Donya Craddock, owners of the Dock Bookshop, one of the largest African American-owned bookstores in Texas. The Lit Crawl kicked off the 2025 Trinity River Book Festival (TRBF), a literacy event founded by the sister duo, taking place during National Literacy Month to celebrate the diverse and talented North Texas writing community.

Star Wars Day: Floating Through Space with Martin House Brewing Company

September 5, 2025 No Comments

We wanted to kick September’s Garden theme off with a visit to our favorite beer garden, Martin House Brewery. Founded by Cody Martin, Martin House Brewery has become a Fort Worth staple, having provided specialty craft brews to the local community since 2013.

Dog Days 2025 at the Haltom Theater

September 3, 2025 No Comments

Dog Days was a creative combustion. Hosted by Kid Splinter, a rap artist local to Fort Worth, Texas, partnered with the Haltom Theater to set the stage for a wide variety of regional hip-hop and rap artists to showcase their talent. With over 10 artists on the bill, Dog Days was a highly energetic event with a wide variety of flows, styles, and performances from everybody.