Author: Shawn Arrajj

City of Houston residents living in District C will have three candidates to choose from during the Nov. 7 election for their Houston City Council representative.

Officials with BeDesign, a Houston retailer specializing in high-end, European home decor items, will celebrate the store’s 10th anniversary Sept. 28 by unveiling a new 20,000-square-foot showroom.

Officials with the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority announced Sept. 21 the completion of improvements on Houston’s MKT Trail as well as an extension of the trail’s westbound end point.

The Art Institutes—a for-profit, private system of art schools with locations in eight cities, including Houston—announced the permanent closure of all schools Sept. 30.

Community parks at Houston ISD schools in Woodland Heights and Neartown are among the 20 parks slated for improvements as part of a new $10 million campaign that also involves building 20 new parks at Houston-area public schools.

The new West U location will feature an intimate dining area and speakeasy-style bar that will both seat 24 guests, according to a Sept. 19 news release.

A craft beer taproom and co-op will soon open in the Lazybrook/Timbergrove area that will be jointly run by a pair of local breweries.

The second location of neighborhood pub NettBar will soon debut in Houston’s Shady Acres neighborhood.

Houston’s Theater District will soon have a new look with the debut of Lynn Wyatt Square for the Performing Arts, a new public green space across from Jones Hall at a site described by city officials as the district’s “front lawn.”

Officials with the city of Houston are moving forward with flood mitigation efforts in a fast-developing area with help from federal funding.