Thursday, August 7, 2008

Pegasus News Week in View: Beat the Heat edition

By Catherine Cuellar

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Metro: The largest city in the U.S. without public transportation is finally getting bus service. Texas' execution of a Honduran for an Arlington murder sparked debate. Minnie spent time with Frisco's police chief, fire chief, and parks and recreation director. Things have been heating up in Dallas courtrooms. The Dallas Zoo's sole elephant may stay stateside. Latina Lista weighs in on the renaming of Dallas' Ross Avenue. Denton asks that you not swim in public pools while you have diarrhea -- um, thanks?

Acting out: The Column's John Garcia reviewed Nine presented by ICT Mainstage (Irving Community Theater). Shawn spotlights Emilie Buske, director of Lonely Planet at Runway Theatre. Also new on stage, Contemporary Theatre of Dallas' A Streetcar Named Desire. Jubilee Theatre is holding auditions for Colored Girls. Upcoming seasons have been announced by Greater Lewisville Community Theatre and Grapevine's Runway Theatre. TCU will have a Shakespeare Festival in 2009.

Flix: Richardson's David Gordon Green directed Pineapple Express, which opened Wednesday — as did Bottle Shock and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (because Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants left so many unanswered questions). The Asian Film Festival released its full schedule. Coming up on Friday you can read all about new openers Hell Ride, Man on Wire and Baghead, including an audio interview with the filmmaking Duplass Brothers (who really admire another producing/directing brother act, it turns out.) Check the Movies tab. And then there's Boy A, a gripping and very stylish British psychodrama about a young man who's spent most of his childhood in prison for a crime that will accompany him into mainstream society like a weighty invisible albatross. Psycho film guy John promises to have his review of this one posted by Friday afternoon.

Music: A mother of five from Dalworthington Gardens won a country recording contract on reality TV. The Dallas Opera's co-founder died. Brenna listened to Polly Wants a Popgun and Cricket Taylor, talked to Counting Crows' guitarist, and reviewed Ransom. Rolling Stone gave love to Jonas Brothers, while Stephen Colbert featured a Dallas drummer. Vincent Tucker also discussed the origins of his nickname.

Best Bites: The American Institute of Wine and Food ranked the top three Caesar salads in town.Shinsei hired a new chef. Another local chef has gone from Dallas' Scene to Fort Worth's Grace. TG also comments on a disappointing new ice cream.

The band that brought you "Turn Me Loose"

Sports: FC Dallas' MLS Player of the Week held on to his title. Grand Prairie AirHogs and Fort Worth Cats are also on top. Todd's Cupcheck doles out the Metroplex's LVP Awards. The Rangers took two of three against the hated Yankees...and against their cold-weather rivals from the frigid north, and have been playing noticeably better since firing their pitching and bullpen coaches. Mark Cuban is going to have to hold off on that new ivory back-scratcher. SMU and TCU have produced Olympic athletes. Carrollton will host an international basketball event.

Schools: Best Southwest Citizen reports on Lancaster parents' attempt to remove the school board president. CliffDweller reports on the success of UNT-Dallas. An Arlington ISD board member will address the League of Women Voters at their fall kickoff event. Dallas ISD has set up a bilingual hotline to answer parents' questions in anticipation of the first day of school August 25. Kennedale's board met on a Sunday.

The Biz: Locally-founded Rockfish changed hands. T. Boone Pickens' push for renewable energy may not be entirely altruistic. Southwest Airlines is looking for a blogger. For wannabe pilots, Amy climbed into the cockpit of Fly A Sim. We also bid fond farewell to intern Monica, whose profiles of businesses at the Shops at Legacy concluded with a look at a store offering southwestern fashion.

Pegasus Picks for the weekend

Friday

• Fort Worth's The Theater Fire swings into Lee Harvey's
• Radio TBS (Trailer Park Broadcasting Scandals) in The Colony sounds classy
• Our pal Pikahsso on Lower Greenville

Saturday

• Get immunized and energized and you might win a prize at the No Limit Women's Expo.
• Metallica and Ozzy? HellYeah!
• Dennis Miller's razor sharp quicker-than-thou wit at Bass Hall

Sunday:

• Check the Westward HO! show of photos, pottery, and folk art in Farmers Branch.
• The ONLY concert where it's not completely idiotic to yell "Free Bird"
• Rock Plano

Your girl Friday,

Catherine Cuellar

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