Check out several events taking place in the Spring-Klein area this summer. 

Good Books In the Woods Pop Up
The community is invited to City Place’s second Good Books in the Woods Summer Pop-Up where attendees can browse through over 300 books.

• Aug. 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Free
• City Place Plaza, 1250 Lake Plaza Drive, Spring

• Sept. 8, 2 p.m.
• $12-$20 (admission)
• The Centrum, 6823 Cypresswood Drive, Spring

• Sept. 18-19, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 20, 2 p.m
• $32-$47 (admission)
• Stageworks Theatre, 10760 Grant Road, Houston

Aristoi Classical Academy officials said the school expanded with a new campus and opened on Aug. 12 for a ‘meet the teacher’ event. Per previous Community Impact reporting, the new campus was announced on Feb. 25.

Quote of note: “The new campus represents an important milestone for Aristoi Cypress and for the families who have helped build the school community since it opened in 2020,” officials said. “Aristoi is a tuition-free public charter school rooted in the classical liberal arts tradition, with an emphasis on critical thinking, clear communication, strong character, and the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty. The Ardfield campus gives Aristoi Cypress a permanent home where that mission can continue for generations of scholars in the Cypress and Northwest Houston communities.”

What to expect: At the new Cypress campus families can expect updated classrooms and learning spaces as well as a new gymnasium, which gives Aristoi Cypress a dedicated space for athletics, physical education, school events and community gatherings, officials said.

Houston airport workers will receive a minimum wage increase of $5 for a new wage of $20 an hour, which will gradually rise to $23 an hour by 2028.
What this means: Mayor John Whitmire signed an executive order Aug. 12 alongside members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the labor union that represents airport workers, that would immediately begin the new wages.

Workers employed by air carriers, concessions and airport contractors will qualify for the raise.

“This helps, but this is just the beginning,” Whitmire said. “It's not going to be just wages. It's going to be working conditions.”

Before signing the executive order, the minimum wage was $15 an hour at Houston airports, including Hobby and IAH. This is the first salary increase for Houston workers since 2023, when former Mayor Sylvester Turner raised their minimum wage from $12 to $15 an hour.

One more thing: The increase is scheduled to go up to $21 in January 2027, $22 in October 2027 and by 2028 it will be $23 an hour.