Following an ownership change in January, Main Squeeze Juice Co. hosted a grand reopening celebration in Atascocita on May 16.

On the menu: Owned by Kayla Edidin and Argus Wiley, Main Squeeze Juice Co. offers smoothies, bowls, wraps, toasts and breakfast sandwiches.

What's special about it? Edidin said the company is known for its cold-pressed juices, which are made in-house.

"What makes [our cold-pressed juices] special is that they're not processed in any way, so they're not treated with heat or anything like that, so they have all that good stuff—all the good enzymes—still from the fresh fruit," Edidin said.

What's new: She added the company—managed by Red Door Brands—recently added "not-so-dirty sodas" to the menu, which are made with coconut cream, as well as a new lineup of collagen-infused smoothies and bowls.

• 16402 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Ste. 100, Houston

Check out what's happening in the Lake Houston area this weekend, May 21-25.

The Village Council Car Wash: Visit The Village Centers in Kingwood for a community car wash event. Organizers said every dollar earned at the car wash will go directly toward the nonprofit’s mission of empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

• May 21, 9:30-11 a.m.
• $5 per car
• 3819 Plum Valley Drive, Kingwood

• May 22, 5-8 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 308 E. Main St., Humble

• May 25, 6:05 a.m. (half-marathon start), 9-9:30 a.m. (event closes)
• $15-$65 (admission)
• Town Center Park, 8 N. Main St., Kingwood

Houston residents interested in speaking at City Council meetings will now be able to sign up online.

What this means: Houston City Council approved an ordinance that will add online registration as an option to sign up to speak during council meetings.

Previously, if residents wanted to speak during a City Council meeting’s public session, they could only sign up in person, by calling or by sending an email.

Council member Alejandra Salinas introduced the ordinance to allow online registration May 14, using Proposition A, which allows council members to put items on the City Council agenda.

“This is a much-needed improvement to our sign-up process, allowing folks to sign up online to participate at City Hall,” Salinas said. “I think this is a great continuation of the work that council has already been doing to make City Hall more accessible by having evening [public session] meetings, and I hope there are more initiatives like this.”

The April Housing Market Update from the Houston Association of Realtors reports an increase in inventory in the Houston market this month. Along with the increase in inventory, the average price for a single-family home decreased.

By the numbers: According to HAR, the average single-family home price decreased in April by 1.4% to $428,709—a drop from $434,925 last April. Active single-family listings grew by 6.5% year over year, allowing home buyers to have more options in a more stable market, according to the report.

This increase in property sales is in line with the HAR report released in March. As previously reported by Community Impact, the single-family home sales in March increased by 3.7% with 7,644 homes sold.

“More inventory is giving buyers room to breathe again,” HAR Chair Theresa Hill said. “Homes are still moving, but consumers have more time to make decisions and more leverage during negotiations.”

Texas officials released a draft of their next state water plan in April, projecting that state and local governments will need to spend $174 billion in the next 50 years to prevent a water crisis.

The details: The three-member Texas Water Development Board voted April 16 to publish an initial draft of the 2027 State Water Plan, laying out what is needed to prepare for a future “drought of record,” when water demands are highest and supplies are lowest.

The $174 billion price tag is more than twice the cost projected in Texas’ 2022 state water plan, which was $80 billion.

The context: As Texas’ population continues to grow, water restrictions and shortages are becoming more common in areas throughout the state. At the same time, major companies are moving to Texas and communities are contemplating large data center projects, with some residents expressing concerns about high water use in the already drought-prone state.

The proposed plan includes 3,000 proposed water management projects and 6,700 strategies to increase Texas' water supplies through 2080.