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Museum of Nature and Science

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    January 30, 2012

    Uplift Education's CEO: "We Do Not Want To Be a Roadblock" to Development in Deep Ellum

    ​Anna's attending tonight's meeting of Deep Ellum property owners and city officials concerning Uplift Education's latest charter school -- which, Uplift CEO Yasmin Bhatia just told me, is very definitely going to take the former Baylor building on Elm Street. As Bhatia put it: "All systems go" fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    "A Catch-22": Medrano Sheds More Light on Uplift's Intention to Open Charter in Deep Ellum

    ​I warned you: Yesterday's item about Uplift Education's intention of opening a charter school in the old Baylor building in Deep Ellum was just the first of many to come. Here's the second, because yesterday I'd left a message for Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Pauline Medrano, in whose district Deep Ellum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Wolfgang Puck Continues Downtown Catering Siege: Another Reason We Need Food Trucks

    ​Wolfgang Puck strikes again in downtown Dallas, announcing a catering deal with the upcoming Museum of Nature and Science. A lengthy press release details plans for two dining concepts that in tandem "will accommodate almost every budget and need." The museum isn't scheduled to open until 201 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2011

    The Legoland of the South

    ​Wolfgang Puck strikes again in downtown Dallas, announcing a catering deal with the upcoming Museum of Nature and Science. A lengthy press release details plans for two dining concepts that in tandem "will accommodate almost every budget and need." The museum isn't scheduled to open until 201 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Down in Cedar Hill, Breaking a Sweat, and Bread, With the Future Leaders of Iraq

    Photos by Brantley HargroveMohammed and his mulch​Mohammed squatted atop a five-foot pile of mulch, his shovel jabbed into the chaff somewhere out in the snake-infested, cedar-scrubbed hill country southwest of Dallas. Sweat darkened his black Reebok shirt and soaked his ankle socks and his co ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2011

    Consider the Source

    Photos by Brantley HargroveMohammed and his mulch​Mohammed squatted atop a five-foot pile of mulch, his shovel jabbed into the chaff somewhere out in the snake-infested, cedar-scrubbed hill country southwest of Dallas. Sweat darkened his black Reebok shirt and soaked his ankle socks and his co ... More >>

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    May 12, 2011

    Kid Around with Sid

    Photos by Brantley HargroveMohammed and his mulch​Mohammed squatted atop a five-foot pile of mulch, his shovel jabbed into the chaff somewhere out in the snake-infested, cedar-scrubbed hill country southwest of Dallas. Sweat darkened his black Reebok shirt and soaked his ankle socks and his co ... More >>

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    April 7, 2011

    The Original King of Wrap

    Photos by Brantley HargroveMohammed and his mulch​Mohammed squatted atop a five-foot pile of mulch, his shovel jabbed into the chaff somewhere out in the snake-infested, cedar-scrubbed hill country southwest of Dallas. Sweat darkened his black Reebok shirt and soaked his ankle socks and his co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    The Museum of Nature and Science and Some Cute Kids Team Up for Tsunami Fundraiser

    ​We'll admit that when we see a kid selling lemonade in the neighborhood we have to buy a cup and give the adorable rascal an extra dollar. It's going to be hard to resist emptying your wallet at the lemonade stand that will be in the Science Building lobby at the Museum of Nature and Science ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011

    Tiny da Vincis

    ​We'll admit that when we see a kid selling lemonade in the neighborhood we have to buy a cup and give the adorable rascal an extra dollar. It's going to be hard to resist emptying your wallet at the lemonade stand that will be in the Science Building lobby at the Museum of Nature and Science ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    Let's Bug Out

    ​We'll admit that when we see a kid selling lemonade in the neighborhood we have to buy a cup and give the adorable rascal an extra dollar. It's going to be hard to resist emptying your wallet at the lemonade stand that will be in the Science Building lobby at the Museum of Nature and Science ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2010

    It's Elemental, Really

    ​We'll admit that when we see a kid selling lemonade in the neighborhood we have to buy a cup and give the adorable rascal an extra dollar. It's going to be hard to resist emptying your wallet at the lemonade stand that will be in the Science Building lobby at the Museum of Nature and Science ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Fair Park's Commitment Issues Send Uplift's Newest Charter School to the West End

    ​Last we mentioned Uplift Education's planned "museum" school, the growing charter school network already had the name and start date all picked out, and was even inviting students to apply online. Only one big question mark left to sort out before Laureate Preparatory's Fall 2010 debut: where to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    What Big Teeth You Have

    ​Last we mentioned Uplift Education's planned "museum" school, the growing charter school network already had the name and start date all picked out, and was even inviting students to apply online. Only one big question mark left to sort out before Laureate Preparatory's Fall 2010 debut: where to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    Trick or Milk?

    ​Last we mentioned Uplift Education's planned "museum" school, the growing charter school network already had the name and start date all picked out, and was even inviting students to apply online. Only one big question mark left to sort out before Laureate Preparatory's Fall 2010 debut: where to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2009

    Here's Looking at You

    ​Last we mentioned Uplift Education's planned "museum" school, the growing charter school network already had the name and start date all picked out, and was even inviting students to apply online. Only one big question mark left to sort out before Laureate Preparatory's Fall 2010 debut: where to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    T. Boone Pickens Is a Giver

    ​Last we mentioned Uplift Education's planned "museum" school, the growing charter school network already had the name and start date all picked out, and was even inviting students to apply online. Only one big question mark left to sort out before Laureate Preparatory's Fall 2010 debut: where to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 19, 2007

    If They Mated

    The Museum of Science and Nature shows off

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    May 24, 2007

    Kidding Around

    Summer break fun is everywhere

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    December 14, 2006

    Inside Out

    This is really how we feel inside

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    November 30, 2006

    Swish, Swish, Swish

    Bus wipers get a workout in Fair Park

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