The world won't be a better place with one less dome and one
more sporting goods store.  The CinéArts Theater in Pleasant
Hill, known as "the Dome," likely showed its last movie this
past weekend, which is a sad development for those of us who
grew up in central Contra Costa County and a sad development for
anyone who loves movies.  Pending an appeal scheduled for next
month by some seriously devoted people, the iconic theater will
be demolished to make way for a large Dick's Sporting Goods
store and its accompanying revenue stream for the city.  One
often hears city officials talk up the idea of expanding
cultural arts offerings, not tearing them down. While few movie
theaters qualify as cultural arts facilities, CinéArts for years
has shown foreign and high-quality, limited-run films that
people would otherwise have to drive through the Caldecott
Tunnel to see.  Big loss for many  While a few other theaters in
Contra Costa show some art house films, losing one still hurts.
Distinctive theaters like the Dome