Author: Houston - Community Impact Newspaper

Several new restaurants are anticipated to open up this year and next year in the Bellaire, Meyerland and West U area.

Husband-and-wife duo TK and LaTonia Kent created Pickle Mania to bring people together through pickleball, one of the fastest-growing sports in the country.

The franchise previously held the title of longest bar in Texas at its Woodlands’ location, but the new 146-foot bar in the Heights has surpassed it by five feet, according to an Aug. 27 news release from Kirby Ice House.

Tiger Rock Martial Arts, a martial arts franchise, is set to open a new Jordan Ranch location in Fulshear. 

Offering Tex-Mex, Asian and American flavors, Kfir Azaria, the owner of Mexicano, said he doesn’t want the restaurant’s title to be the only type of food available. 

Founded in 2013, LoveShackFancy sells women’s and children’s clothing, home goods and beauty products, with a focus on femininity and vintage-inspired aesthetics.

The new medical office will house emergency medicine, primary care, pediatrics and sports medicine, per a news release.

Tiny Tooths Co. is now offering pediatric dental services in The Woodlands. 

The Houston-Galveston Area Council held its first of eight public meetings Aug. 28 to receive community feedback on the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant initiative, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Fort Bend County filled the final spots of the county’s new Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee at an Aug. 26 meeting.