Arlington, TX

Arlington city officials joined the Texas Rangers Baseball Club to break ground on some changes the Dr. Pepper Youth Ballpark last Friday.

Changes include a new 20 foot high retaining wall in left field, which will resemble the famed “Green Monster” in Fenway Park, and greater distances from home plate to the outfield, which will allow the park to accomodate 13 and 14 year olds. The park’s design had previously only been able to host games for players up to 12 years old.

The changes were necessary to make way for new roadways which are part of the Glory Park and Dallas Cowboys Stadium construction.

Rick McLaughlin, vice president of business operations for the Rangers, said work on the outfield will begin in about two weeks and be completed by March. The field will be closed until then. 

What: Gone By Dawn
When: Friday, Sept. 21 @ 9:30pm
Where: Stumpy’s Blues Bar, 2811 W. Division St., 817-275-3231

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What: Inflateable Love Boys
When: Friday, Sept. 21 @ 9:30pm
Where: Sherlock’s Baker Street Pub, 245 Lincoln Square Center, 817-226-2300

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What: Le Freak
When: Friday, Sept. 21 @ 9:30pm
Where: Reflections (Admiral Hotel), 1507 N. Watson Road, 817-640-7712

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What: Little Shop of Horrors
When: Fri.-Sun., Sept. 21-23 @ 8 pm
Where: Theatre Arlington, 305 W. Main St., 817-275-7661

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My pick for the weekend is the Mansfield Night on the Town in Town Park on Saturday. Me & My Monkey will perform and there will be food and drinks available. Should be a great family-friendly night (In case of inclement weather the festivities will be moved to the Mansfield Activities Center at 106 S. Wisteria).

What: Author Aziz Shihab
When: Friday, Sept. 7 @ 6-8 pm
Where: George W. Hawkes Library, 101 E. Abram St., (817) 459-6900

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What: Texas Ramblers 
When: Friday, Sept. 7 @ 9:30pm
Where: Stumpy’s Blues Bar, 2811 W. Division St., 817-275-3231

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Here the North Texas Explorer, Geologist Devin Dennie, tours the Legends of the Game Museum at the Ballpark in Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers. The Museum hours are:

April-September
Game Days: 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Non Game Days: Monday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

October-March
Closed Sunday and Monday
Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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This is a great montage featuring the architecture and beauty of the Ballpark in Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers:

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Ozarka is sponsoring a “Walk in the Park” to benefit the River Legacy Foundation. The Foundation works to preserve and enhance land along the Trinity River in north Arlington. Ozarka is making a $15,000 donation to start things off and walkers may create an online donation page after registering.

Registered walkers will receive a free ticket to the September 9 Rangers baseball game and have the option to participate in an on-field parade to celebrate participants.

The walk take place on September 9 from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm. Participants will meet at the Spring Creek Pavilion, Parking Lot B at the Ballpark in Arlington. Participants must pre-register online. For more information, call 817-861-2576 or visit www.texasrangers.com/ozarka.

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The Mayor is at the Mall, The Wiggles are at Nokia, our good friends, Me & My Monkey are at Stumpy’s Blue’s Bar, and there are lots of other things happening. Enjoy your last weekend of summer. School starts Monday! 

What: Hearsay in concert
When: Friday, August 24 @ 9:45 pm
Where: Sherlock’s Baker Street Pub, 245 Lincoln Square Center, 817-226-2300

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What: Me & My Monkey
When: Friday, August 24 @ 9:30pm
Where: Stumpy’s Blues Bar, 2811 W. Division St., 817-275-3231

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What: Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners, Fri - Back to School Backpacks; Sat - MercyMe Pregame Concert
When: Fri.-Sun., August 24-26 @ 7:35pm
Where: The Ballpark, 1000 Ballpark Way, 972-RANGERS

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What: Astronaut (11am), Cosmic CSI (2pm)
When: Friday & Saturday, August 24 & 25
Where: UTA Planetarium, 700 Planetarium Place, 817-272-1183

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It’s a busy weekend around town. We’ve got craft shows, bands, theater, baseball and more!

What: Le Freak in concert
When: Friday, August 10 @ 9:45 pm
Where: Sherlock’s Baker Street Pub, 245 Lincoln Square Center, 817-226-2300

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What: The Party Crashers 
When: Friday, August 10 @ 9:30pm
Where: Reflections (Admiral Hotel), 1507 N. Watson Road, 817-640-7712

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What: Rufus Wainwright, Neko Case & A Fine Frenzy in Concert
When: Friday, August 10 @ 8 pm
Where: Nokia Theatre, 1001 Performance Place, Grand Prairie (972-647-5700 or http://www.ticketmaster.com/)

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This is Phone Guy’s dream come true! The Rangers now have an all-you-can-eat section! 

That’s right, all the nasty nachos, hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn and sodas you can shove down your cake hole before and during the ball game are yours for the taking. (more…)

Arlington is home to some great charitable organizations and two of them have some back-to-school events going on this month.  I encourage you to support them in any way you can.

Arlington Charities is collecting donations for its annual Supply Train, which provides about 1,100 families with school supplies. They are accepting donations of supplies and/or money for the cause. School supplies are needed by August 17. Here is a list of what they are looking for: (more…)

The Rangers need to fill seats and the school districts need to get students registered so they are teaming up to encourage both. Participating districts include Arlington, Dallas and Garland.

The Rangers will provide free tickets for students and their families to the Aug. 23 game against the Seattle Mariners if they enroll early through a designated testing and orientation center.

Students in Arlington may enroll and receive their tickets at the Language Placement Center located behind Workman Junior High School, 701 E. Arbrook Blvd., from 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. beginning Aug. 6. The school’s phone number is 682-867-7430.

For more information visit the Texas Rangers website.

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In celebration of Sammy Sosa’s 600th Home Run, the Ballpark will have a pre-game celebration when the Rangers take on the Indians this Saturday, July 21.   Gametime is 7:35pm.  A concert by country artist Charlie Robison will follow the game.

 Here’s the historical moment, captured by a fan on June 20th: 

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The Arlington ISD and businesses like the General Motors Assembly Plant are worried about the storm water fee hike the City Council approved last week.   The Council voted to raise residential fees a little over $3.00 per month, but that’s nothing compared to what commercial customers would pay.  The AISD would go from paying about $6,000 per month to over $31,000, an amount that Superintendent Mac Bernd calls “unconscionable.”

Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks has purchased the Stonegate Pines mobile home park south of the Ballpark.  The site was originally slated to be purchased for the Cowboys stadium project, but the city decided not to purchase it due to escalating costs for the development.  Many residents have moved, but some remain.  Their future is unclear at this point.

Mansfield will join other local communities in putting photos and information on registered sex offenders online but the City Council rejected a proposal to place stricter limits on where they can live.  They decided that the state laws are sufficient and no further restrictions would be necessary.

A man was killed in Grand Prairie yesterday when a Chevy Blazer ran a red light and struck his vehicle at West Main and NW 6th Street.  The Blazer was being pursued by police just prior to the accident, but police had called off the chase due to public safety concerns.  The driver and his passenger were both apprehended.

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