Cassandra Jenkins

Crust Pizza Co., a restaurant specializing in Chicago-style thin-crust pizza, reopened its Heights location in late October after a brief closure due to a relocation.

In early September, Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles announced a new initiative called

Balani Custom, a custom suit maker known for its exceptional customer service and expert craftsmanship, opened a new location along Westheimer Road on Oct. 15.

In an Oct. 13 news release, officials with Radom Capital announced that Merit Coffee and Escalante's will be the first two restaurant tenants to be located inside the historic Swift Building development.

Wingbay is a brand-new wing restaurant that debuted in the Houston market in October. The first of four restaurants on what the owners called a

Officials with the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo announced in an Oct. 1 news release that Kyle Olsen, a seven-year veteran of the organization, will be the new chief show operations officer. He is the first CSOO of the show in over three decades.

Designed by Iranian-born British architect Farshid Moussavi, the Ismaili Center in Houston is preparing to be the first of its kind to open in the United States later this year.

In a Sept. 19 news release, officials with Fertitta Hospitality unveiled the Westin Houston Downtown hotel after it completed an extensive multimillion-dollar renovation that started in 2024.

Texadelphia now serving Texas-style cheese steaks in Garden Oaks

The owner of Sambrooks Hospitality, Michael Sambrooks, announced in a Sept. 16 news release that he has taken over the lease at Mandito's Tex-Mex in Bellaire, which closed over the weekend, and intends to rebrand it as Candente.