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The Houston Zoo is celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2022. COURTESY VISIT HOUSTON
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FEATURED IMPACT ANNIVERSARY The Houston Zoo is celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2022, which kicks o with a birthday party set for April 30. Guests who attend the daylong celebration will not have to pay admission and can purchase centennial- themed items at the gift shop. Other highlights will include guest speakers and family entertainment, zookeeper chats every half hour at dierent animal habitats, zoo history trivia, an opportunity for guests to build their own birdhouses and a live ice carving. The Houston Zoo was founded in 1922 by the city of Houston, starting
IN THE NEWS 9 Ocials with the Texas Medical Cen- ter celebrated its rst major construction milestone on TMC3 , a new health care research development, on March 22. A topping-out event was hosted for the TMC3 Collaborative Building, a research center meant to facilitate cooperation between multiple Texas-based uni- versities located o Bertner Avenue in Houston. The nal beam was signed by the event’s attendees and later lifted into place. The 250,000-square-foot building is still far from complete with a scheduled opening in August 2023. Upon completion, the TMC3 campus will fea- ture four multitenant industry buildings, a hotel, a residential tower and a series of ve 55,000-square-foot gardens that will serve as public parks. www.tmc.edu
date has not yet been determined. 281-884-9191. www.scenthound.com ANNIVERSARIES 8 Ocials with Greentown Labs will celebrate the site’s one-year anniversary April 21 at 4200 San Jacinto St., Houston. The organization was founded as a com- munity for climate action and technology entrepreneurs to collaborate with the goal of creating a more sustainable world. After one year, Greentown Labs is home to more than 50 startup members and 20 partners. A celebration April 21 will include a net- working reception, a panel on the energy transition, celebratory remarks, lightning pitches from members and a startup show- case. 346-571-5627. www.greentownlabs.com
out with a single bison named Earl, according to the zoo’s website. In 2002, the zoo ocially became a nonprot. Today, the 55-acre zoo houses around 6,000 animals. As part of a centennial capital campaign, a new Galapagos Island exhibit is slated to open in early 2023. 713-533-6500. www.houstonzoo.org
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