Higher education expansion

• Texas A&M is developing much of southeastern downtown.
• TCU’s Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine has been constructed in the Near Southside, where students will begin classes this fall.
• Tarleton State University, long associated with Stephenville, opened a Fort Worth campus along the Chisholm Trail in 2019, where it has classes for first- and second-year students.
• The UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth is creating a College of Nursing, but the opening date has yet to be announced.

• Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros | Wednesday, Aug. 7 | 1:35 p.m. | Globe Life Field | $29-$335 | It’s Hump Day, so sneak away for a little afternoon baseball as the Rangers face one of their biggest rivals.
• Brad Upton | Wednesday, Aug. 7 | 7:30-8:30 p.m. | Arlington Music Hall | $34-$70 | Upton, whose comedy specials have generated north of 200 million online views, takes to the stage to riff on the state of modern society.

• North Texas Job Fair | Thursday, Aug. 8 | 11 a.m. | Globe Life Field | Free | Register in advance to peruse 16,000+ positions at over 400 companies.
• Taste Of Asia Pop-Up Lunch | Thursday, Aug. 8 | 12-1 p.m. | Tikka Bowls And Tacos | Cost of purchase | Network, chat, promote your business, make new friends, and devour the $10.99 Tikka Masala bowl.
• Second Thursdays at the Carter: Botany & Beauty | Thursday, Aug. 8 | 5-8 p.m. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art | Free | Explore the delicate world of botanical illustrations and hone your skills in capturing petals on paper in a night themed around the exhibition “Drawn from Nature.”

• 14th Annual State of the District with Arlington ISD | Friday, Aug. 9 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Mac Bernd Professional Development Center | $45-$55 | Dr. Matt Smith, Arlington ISD’s new superintendent, offers attendees a look at goals for this academic year.
• Hatch Surf & Turf | Friday, Aug. 9 | 6:30-9 p.m. | Central Market Fort Worth | $105 | Prepare steak with hatch chimichurri, a lobster hatch mac ‘n’ cheese, and more in this 21+ cooking class.
• “Big Fish” | Friday, Aug. 9 | 7:30-10 p.m. | Theatre Arlington | $5-$40 | Watch this family-friendly musical adaptation of the Tim Burton film that regularly makes City Editor Ted cry.

• Sam Watson, from Southlake, broke his own speed climbing record at the Olympics. Watch this dude just straight fly up a wall. (WFAA)

• It’s a hot one. This week looks to be all 100-degree-plus days. Good news: pool options abound.

• Renaissance Heights, a southeast Fort Worth neighborhood, secured $850,000 in government funding to upgrade its Happy Park. The funds will go toward a splash pad, amphitheater, and green space for kiddos. (Fort Worth Report)

• HeyDude, a footwear brand out of Massachusetts best known for its Wendy and Wally shoe collections, will open at Tanger Outlets Fort Worth in mid-August. The store will be roughly 3,000 sqft. (Fort Worth Report)

• The Fort Worth Chamber’s annual State of the County luncheon will be held Friday, Aug. 23 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel. At the event, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare will deliver his 2024 county update.

• Lawn Love ranked the best cities for garage sales in America, and The Fort came in at No. 6. Love searching for second-hand goods? Don’t miss the rummage sale at Turning Point Brewery on Saturday, Aug. 10.

• Were you a big “Parks and Recreation” fan? False Idol Brewing will have a Parks and Rec Trivia night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow. The Pawnee know-it-alls can earn free beers and gift cards.

• Neighbors House Grocery downtown is offering a $14 lunch special this week: hamburger steak, a mushroom demi sauce, mashed potatoes, and broccoli. Yum. Check out some other lunch deals.

• Moms to the rescue. Local parents stepped up to teach a patient care technician program at the Gene A. Buinger Career & Technical Education Academy when the program faced staff shortages. There were 12 students that earned their certifications when the two moms saved the day. (Fort Worth Report)

• If we’re going to see another post-season baseball run this fall in DFW, the Rangers need to get hot now. Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Texas Rangers with Locked On’s daily podcasts.

• Come for the food, check out a vette. Car enthusiasts can head to Fat Daddy’s for a great meal and an up-close look at House of Hotrods’ latest project: Splitter, a Frankenstein Corvette. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the restoration project.*

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• Video production + multiple editing stations
• Dance and theater studios
• Transforming the deep-water pool into a small performance venue