Weekly Roundup
by BernieThe Fort Worth Cats made sports headlines last week, signing RHP Aaron Crow. Crow was a first-round draft pick for the Washington Nationals, but with the deadline passing Friday he is now eligible to pitch for the hometown Cats. Just in time for the playoffs!
In other Northside news, the Fort Worth Herd also got national press this week, as the AP’s Angela K. Brown wrote a nice feature on the twice-daily, two-block cattle drive in our very own Stockyards. The Longhorns themselves are an awe-inspiring sight to the uninitiated, and I enjoy taking out of town guests to see the beef. I just wish the city would let the drovers take the Herd down to the Trinity river to stretch their legs once in a while. They were built to roam, after all.
Speaking of roaming cowboys, you’ve got to go read about this guy: Matt Replogle tamed a wild mustang, and now he’s riding his new horse, Johnny Landers, from Laughlin, New Mexico to Fort Worth. Yep, that’s 750 miles in the saddle. He’s in Plainview right now, and he says he’s riding in part to bring awareness to the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Seriously, I didn’t even know there was a JWCI, so I guess his plan is working.
Our good friend James Johnston made an appearance on the KERA Art&Seek blog this week, finishing up a two-part series on filmmaking, Fort Worth style. You can read part one here.
Texas Beer reports on some changes to the Rahr & Sons Brewing Saturday beer tasting event. Attendees will now need to pay $5 at the door, which will get you a sweet pint glass. The beer is still free.
Finally, the commenters over at Fort Worthology are not the only ones worried about losing the “Frisbee Lawn” at the Kimbell. Our friends over at Pegausus News are a little worried, too.
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Adam S.
That lawn is an integral part of the design of the Kimbell. You are supposed to enter the museum from the lawn, through the gravel and under the trees. Also the sound of running water gives it an “oasis in the city” feel.
If they filled that lawn, the Kimbell would be just another building in Fort Worth. It’s that important to the design.
Aug 18th, 2008
Bernie
I couldn’t agree more. When I first moved to Fort Worth, I lived at the corner of 4th and Arch Adams, so I grew to love that little green space. I have many great memories in that place, and I know thousands more people do too. It’s worth preserving. It’s a very special spot, and for me it would most certainly Turn the Kimbell into just another museum.
Aug 18th, 2008
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