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New Blue Bell truck doles out free ice cream across Dallas this summer

Blue Bell Ice Cream Lone Star Scoop Tour

Blue Bell's Lone Star Scoop Tour is mooving into Dallas throughout the summer.

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Everyone deserves a cold treat in the sweltering summer heat, and an iconic Texas creamery is going on tour to deliver free ice cream across Dallas-Fort Worth and North Texas for the rest of the summer.

Texas' beloved Blue Bell is celebrating 119 years with its new Lone Star Scoop Tour stopping in local Texas communities all year long. A specially decorated Blue Bell ice cream truck and trailer will cruise across the state to give out free hand-dipped ice cream and frozen snacks, host giveaways, and offer special merchandise for sale.

Since the tour's debut in its hometown of Brenham in March 2026, Blue Bell has already made stops across Central Texas and Houston.

Now, the Lone Star Scoop Tour will kick off its North Texas leg at the Benbrook Walmart (8840 Benbrook Blvd.) on Friday, July 10. It will continue to more than 60 different locations across the Metroplex over the next seven weeks, with a final stop at Market Street in Wichita Falls (4590 Kell W. Blvd.) on Friday, August 28.

This leg of the tour also coincides with the launch of Blue Bell's newest ice cream flavor — Chocolate Lava Cake — released in commemoration of National Ice Cream Month in July. The limited-edition flavor combines the creamery's classic vanilla ice cream with decadent pieces of chocolate cake, chocolate sundae sauce, and a picturesque swirl of dark chocolate fudge. The flavor will be available in half gallon and pint sizes for a limited time, Blue Bell says.

New cities and dates will be added to the Texas-wide ice cream tour every month. Dates and times may change due to weather or unforeseen circumstances, so check the website for updates.

Here's where you can find the Blue Bell ice cream truck across the Metroplex this summer:

Friday, July 10
Benbrook — Walmart, 8840 Benbrook Blvd., Benbrook, TX 76126; 10am – 12pm

Monday, July 13
Forney — Kroger, 500 Marketplace Blvd., Forney, TX 75126; 10am – 12pm

Tuesday, July 14
Gun Barrel City — Walmart, 1200 W. Main St., Gun Barrel City, TX 75156; 10am – 12pm
Mabank — Brookshire’s, 1200 S. 3rd St., Mabank, TX 75147; 1 – 3pm

Wednesday, July 15
Crandall — Brookshire Brother’s, 102 W. Gleason St., Crandall, TX 75114; 10am – 12pm
Dallas — Migalito’s, 1050 S Beltline Rd, Dallas, TX 75253; 1 – 3pm

Thursday, July 16
Dallas — El Rio Grande Latin Market, 3035 N. Buckner Blvd., Dallas, TX 75228; 9 – 11am

Friday, July 17
Royse City — Walmart, 494 I-30, Royse City, TX 75189; 10am – 12pm
Fate — Fresh by Brookshire’s, 5100 I-30, Fate, TX 75189; 1 – 3pm

Monday, July 20
Midlothian — Kroger, 2200 FM 663, Midlothian, TX 76065; 10am – 12pm
Midlothian — Brookshire’s, 1400 E. Main St., Midlothian, TX 76065; 1 – 3pm

Tuesday, July 21
Midlothian — Tom Thumb, 4221 FM 1387, Midlothian, TX 76065; 10am – 12pm
Waxahachie — Tom Thumb, 1940 N Hwy 77, Waxahachie, TX 75165; 1 – 3pm

Wednesday, July 22
Cedar Hill — Kroger, 235 FM 1382, Cedar Hill, TX 75104; 10am – 12pm
Cedar Hill — Albertsons, 427 E. FM 1382, Cedar Hill, TX 75104; 1 – 3pm

Thursday, July 23
Arlington — Kroger, 5701 W. Pleasant Ridge Rd., Arlington, TX 76016; 10am – 12pm
Arlington — Albertsons, 301 Southwest Plaza, Arlington, TX 76016; 1 – 3pm

Friday, July 24
Arlington — Tom Thumb, 1701 W. Randol Mill Rd., Arlington, TX 76012; 10am – 12pm
Arlington — Kroger, 2210 S. Fielder Rd., Arlington, TX 76013; 1 – 3pm

Saturday, July 25
Arlington — National Medal of Honor Museum; 1861 AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011 11am – 2pm

Monday, July 27
Lewisville — Kroger, 4620 SH 121, Lewisville, TX 75056; 10am – 12pm
The Colony — Scheels, 4450 Destination Dr., The Colony, TX 75056; 1 – 3pm

Tuesday, July 28
Denton — Kroger, 1592 S Loop 288, Denton, TX 76205; 10am – 12pm
Denton — Albertsons, 2321 W. University Dr., Denton, TX 76201; 1 – 3pm

Wednesday, July 29
Irving — Savers Cost Plus, 504 N O’Connor Rd, Irving, TX 75061; 10am – 12pm
Irving — Fiesta, 1145 W. Airport Fwy., Irving, TX 75062; 1 – 3pm

Thursday, July 30
Gainesivlle — Scivally’s Grocery, 2808 US 82, Gainesville, TX 76240; 9:30 – 11:30am
Sanger — Tom Thumb, 1413 W. Chapman Dr., Sanger, TX 76266, 1 – 3pm

Friday, July 31
Carrolton — Tom Thumb, 4112 N. Josey Ln., Carrollton, TX 75007; 10am – 12pm
Aubrey — Kroger, 26585 US-380, Aubrey, TX 76227; 2 – 4pm

Saturday, August 1
Hickory Creek — Walmart, 1035 Hickory Creek Blvd, Hickory Creek, TX 76210; 10am – 12pm

Monday, August 3
Celina — Walmart, 400 Icy Trail, Celina, TX 75009; 9:30 – 11:30 am
Frisco — Market Street; 11999 Dallas Pkwy., Frisco, TX 75034, 1 – 3pm

Tuesday, August 4
Anna — Brookshire’s, 1325 W White St, Anna, TX 75409; 9:30 – 11:30am
Melissa — Kroger, 2721 Sam Rayburn Hwy, Melissa, TX 75454; 1 – 3pm

Wednesday, August 5
McKinney — Tom Thumb, 6800 Virginia Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75071; 9:30 – 11:30am
McKinney — Tom Thumb, 3001 S. Hardin Blvd., McKinney, TX 75070; 1 – 3pm

Thursday, August 6
Allen — Kroger, 1212 E, Bethany Dr,, Allen, TX 75002; 9:30 – 11:30am
Allen — Kroger, 1210 N. Greenville Ave., Allen, TX 75002; 1 – 3pm

Friday, August 7
McKinney — Kroger; 1801 N. Lake Forest Dr., McKinney, TX 75071; 9:30 – 11:30am
McKinney — Walmart, 1721 N. Custer Rd., McKinney, TX 75071; 1 – 3pm

Saturday, August 8
McKinney — Walmart; 2041 Redbud Blvd, McKinney, TX 75069; 11am – 2pm

Monday, August 10
Dallas — Foodland Markets, 1314 South Buckner, Dallas, TX 75217; 10am – 12pm
Dallas — Foodland Markets, 8411 Lake June Rd., Dallas, TX 75217; 1 – 3pm

Tuesday, August 11
Dallas — Tom Thumb,7700 W. NW Hwy., Dallas, TX 75225; 10am – 12pm
Dallas — Tom Thumb, 5809 E. Lovers Ln., Dallas, TX 75206; 1 – 3pm

Wednesday, August 12
Wylie — Kroger, 2608 W FM 544, Wylie, TX 75098; 10am – 12pm

Thursday, August 13
Dallas — Tom Thumb, 7117 Inwood Rd,, Dallas, TX 75209; 10am – 12pm
Dallas — Kroger, 5665 E. Mockingbird Ln., Dallas, TX 75206; 1 – 3pm

Friday, August 14
Argyle — Tom Thumb, 1046 Market Way, Argyle, TX 76226; 11am – 2pm

Monday, August 17
Glen Rose — Brookshire’s, 607 SW Big Bend Trail Glen Rose, TX 76043; 10am – 12pm
Granbury — Kroger, 3915 E Hwy 377, Granbury, TX 76049; 2 – 4pm

Tuesday, August 18
Fort Worth — Albertsons, 9300 Clifford St, Fort Worth, TX 7610; 10am – 12pm

Wednesday, August 19
Grapevine — Grapevine Farmer’s Market, 520 S. Main St ., #203, Grapevine, TX 76051; 11am – 2pm

Thursday, August 20
Fort Worth — Kroger, 113 E. Bonds Ranch Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76131; 10am – 12pm
Fort Worth — Kroger, 4750 W. Bailey Boswell Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76179; 1 – 3pm

Friday, August 21
Fort Worth — Kroger, 1653 Basswood Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76131; 10am – 12pm
Saginaw — Albertsons, 1201 N Saginaw Blvd, Saginaw, TX 76179; 1 – 3pm

Monday, August 24
Southlake — Kroger, 2110 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, TX 76092; 10am – 12pm
Colleyville — Market Street, 5605 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville, TX 76034; 1 – 3pm

Tuesday, August 25
Decatur — Walmart, 800 US-287, Decatur, TX 76234; 10am – 12pm
Bridgeport — Brookshire’s, 1203 US Hwy 380, Bridgeport, TX 76426; 1 – 3pm

Wednesday, August 26
Graham — United Supermarkets, 1229 TX 16, Graham, TX 76450; 10am – 12pm
Olney — Stewart’s Food Store, 1204 W. Main St., Olney, TX 76374; 2 – 4pm

Thursday, August 27
Burkburnett — United Supermarkets, 311 S. Ave. D, Burkburnett, TX 76354; 1 – 3pm

Friday, August 28
Wichita Falls — Market Street, 4590 Kell W. Blvd., Wichita Falls, TX 76309; 11am – 2pm

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Movie Review

Andrew Garfield leads peasant rebellion in medieval film The Uprising

Photo by Betina La Plante/Focus Features

Andrew Garfield in The Uprising.

Writer/director Paul Greengrass made his name with a cinéma vérité style of filmmaking that brought immediacy and depth to three Jason Bourne films, United 93, Captain Phillips, and more. In The Uprising, he uses those skills to tell the story of the so-called Peasants’ Revolt in 14th century England.

Greengrass wastes no time starting the main plot as Ploughman (Andrew Garfield) and his fellow villagers object to onerous taxes put on them by the country’s nobility, led by the young King Richard II (Woody Norman), to fund an ongoing war. Ploughman initiates a violent response over the tone-deaf — and unseemly — way the king’s guard go about their business, and the rebellion soon starts to spread across the countryside, with the citizens looking for a degree of autonomy.

The ever-expanding group makes their way toward London to try to make their case to the king himself. Meanwhile, the king’s top advisors, including Archbishop Sudbury (Stephen Dillane) and Treasurer Hales (Tom Hollander), try to usurp power from the inexperienced monarch even as the king’s mother (Katherine Waterston) tries to get him to be more assertive.

The history of the English monarchy is long and lurid, as Shakespeare detailed in multiple plays, including Richard II. Though the events in the film took place almost 650 years ago, it’s easy to see parallels between what the peasants were fighting for and modern-day politics. Greengrass’ storytelling intent is solid, and the righteous anger the citizens feel is initially relatable and palpable.

But the populism theme of the story soon gets bogged down in drudgery and minutiae that is difficult to understand, especially when the details are lost in the thick regional English accents. The leaders of the rebels — including John Ball (Jamie Bell), Wat Tyler (Cosmo Jarvis), and Alyce (Thomasin McKenzie) — are shown doing a lot of planning, but the strong feelings they have about their quest don’t come across well, leaving the audience as passive observers.

When there is action, Greengrass and his team employ a frenetic style that is not great for comprehension. While the gist of what is happening and what side is winning is legible, individual moments go by so quickly so as to be nearly meaningless. Save for Ploughman, any connection that has been made with various characters proves futile, as Greengrass doesn’t seem to have any time for emotion. Scenes that should feel thrilling or heartbreaking instead come off as empty.

Garfield is a two-time Oscar nominee who has done great work across multiple genres. He’s fine in this role, but whether it’s the story, the filmmaking, or something else, he’s not as captivating as usual. The same goes for other strong actors like Bell, McKenzie, Dillane, Hollander, and Waterston, who each seem to be giving their all to their performances but are somehow muted in the process.

Done right, The Uprising could have been a rip-roaring account of people standing up against their oppressors. What Greengrass has made, though, is a film that can’t translate its medieval story for a modern audience and concentrates too much on unexciting elements and too little on thrilling ones.

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The Uprising is now playing in theaters.

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