Galilee Greens—an aquaponics store—is expected to open soon in Porter.

How it works: Aquaponics is the practice of growing crops with tanks of water. Farmers using this practice typically raise a community of small fish in tanks, and the waste produced is used as fertilizer to support the crops.

What to expect: Galilee Greens, owned by Luci Hissey, will begin selling organic vegetables soon. The store will also eventually offer:

• Fish
• Organic fish fertilizers
• Monthly subscriptions
• Tours and educational programs

• Tentatively opening in December
• 22985 FM 1314, Building 7, Unit 3, Porter

Several businesses and organizations have updates to share in the New Caney and Porter area.

Coming soon
WeeKare Pediatrics officials are now targeting a December opening for their new location in the Caney Crossing shopping center in New Caney. The clinic, which had previously been slated to open in November, will offer a variety of medical services for children, including sports physicals, vision and hearing screenings, urinalysis, immunizations, and sterile ear piercings.

• Opening in December
• 20470 FM 1485, New Caney

• Completion in the third quarter of 2026
• 21862 Gene Campbell Road, New Caney

As Thanksgiving week is expected to be one of the busiest U.S. travel periods for Texans, according to projections from AAA, Houston travelers flying on Frontier Airlines from George Bush Intercontinental Airport will have four new nonstop services starting Nov. 20.

What they're saying: “With our launch of new service to Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale, we are thrilled to offer Houston-area consumers affordable travel to even more exciting destinations just in time for the busy holiday travel season,” said Josh Flyr, vice president of network and operations design, in a Nov. 20 news release.

Digging deeper: A record 5.8 million Texans are projected to travel within and outside the state from Nov. 25-Dec.1, according to AAA, which is up from approximately 5.7 million travelers in 2024. The airline announcement comes just days after the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration lifted a flight reduction emergency order for 40 airports across the country, including IAH, on Nov. 17.