Author: Houston - Community Impact Newspaper

Several new businesses, including restaurants as well as locations for fitness training and sporting goods, have announced recent or upcoming openings in The Woodlands area.

In July, HISD trustees approved a new policy in line with state regulations prohibiting students from using their devices on school property from the moment they enter the building to the final dismissal bell.

A Japanese sandwich company based in Dallas is opening its first physical store in Houston, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation report.

Owner Sydnee Gee said the shop celebrated its grand opening Aug. 9.

Founded in 2019 by Darrick Hayden in Evansville, Indiana, Parlor Doughnuts has more than 50 locations spread across the country, including a Houston Heights shop and the newly opened West University storefront. 

The Periwinkle Foundation, a Houston organization providing camps and art programs for pediatric cancer patients at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center, is hosting an “Iron Bartender” competition to help raise funds for the nonprofit, acc…

A Japanese sandwich company based in Dallas is opening its first physical store in Houston, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation report.

The Hive Academy will celebrate its grand opening Sept. 6 with an open house.

Construction is set to begin in May 2026 and finish in October 2026, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Katy officials are considering implementing landscaping regulations with the goal of protecting city trees.