On Friday's show: We get an update on controversial plans to close a two-block section of Polk Street as a part of the $2 billion expansion of the George R. Brown Convention Center. Also this hour: Children's author Kate DiCamillo talks about how teachers reading to her in school helped shape her into a two-time Newbery Medal winner. DiCamillo, the author of titles like Because of Winn-Dixie and The Tale of Despereaux , will be in Houston for an event with Inprint on Sunday to discuss her latest book, Lost Evangeline . Then, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And it's been 50 years since Houston Grand Opera first presented the American opera Porgy and Bess , which won the organization a Tony and a Grammy Award. As the Gershwins' folk opera returns to the stage , we reflect on its legacy. Watch
