The chicken and waffle spot The Waffle Bus has permanently closed its Cypress location at 10615 Fry Road. The business confirmed the closure of the Cypress eatery in a Facebook message.

According to the business's Facebook account, the following details apply to the remaining operations:

• The Waffle Bus's two other Houston locations in the Montrose and Heights areas remain open.

• The eatery's menu continues to include chicken and waffles, burgers, waffle fries and waffle sandwiches.

Saigon District Vietnamese Restaurant owner Huy Nguyen, a Cypress resident who previously owned Kim Kim and Pho Kim Kim, opened his latest restaurant in Fairfield last December. Nguyen started working as a restaurateur in 2004, taking over his mother's restaurant. Saigon District offers dishes influenced by a year Nguyen and his wife spent in Vietnam, and the restaurant's Pho bone broth takes 14 hours to cook using his mother's recipe.

Some of the restaurant's signature and popular items include:

• Cast-Iron Skillet Steak and Eggs

• The Ultimate Feast, featuring multiple meats in slow-simmered beef broth

• Shaking Beef, which is Nguyen's personal favorite

• Vietnamese coffee topped with a sweet foam

Nguyen said the community support has been overwhelming, and he is thinking about how to celebrate the restaurant's upcoming one-year anniversary on Dec. 7.

From fall festivals to Pow Wows, check out seven events across the Cypress, Cy-Fair area, a few of which help attendees get into the fall spirit.

All events are subject to change, and the list is not comprehensive.

Fall Frolic

Jersey Village Parks and Recreation is hosting its annual Halloween celebration with fun, spooky and safe festivities. The event includes a trunk-or-treat, a live DJ, games, a costume contest, food trucks and a haunted house with three scare levels.

• Oct. 23, 6-10 p.m.

• Free (admission); $3 admission for haunted house

• 16518 Jersey Drive, Jersey Village

Native American Pow Wow

The 36th annual Pow Wow includes Native American dance performances and contests, and traditional singing and drumming. Vendor offerings include frybread, other Native American cuisine and arts, crafts, jewelry and handmade goods.

• Nov. 14-15

• Free (admission); $6 parking

• Traders Village, 7979 North Eldridge Road, Houston

Motorists should expect traffic delays near George Bush Intercontinental Airport due to ongoing road work scheduled through Oct. 16, according to a Houston Airport System traffic advisory.

What's changed: The construction is causing the following disruptions and changes:

• Fewer open lanes are available on southbound JFK Boulevard near the airport's Marriott hotel, with work occurring near Terminals A and B.

• Drivers leaving Terminals A and B are advised to allow extra travel time and follow detour signs toward Will Clayton Parkway.

• Law enforcement officers will be onsite to assist with traffic flow.

Some context: The road work is being done to prepare the airport for the Oct. 22 unveiling of its newly expanded Terminal B. The expansion, a project that broke ground in November 2023, is a $2.55 billion partnership with United Airlines. Terminal B North is scheduled to open this fall, and Terminal B South is projected to be completed in early 2028.

Have you lived in the west side of Cypress for many years, or did you recently move to the area? Community Impact is working on a story about how concentrated growth along 99 is changing Cypress and Cy-Fair, and we’d love to hear from you. 

We’re looking for: 

• Longtime residents who have watched the area change

• Newer residents who recently moved to the Highway 99 area

If you’re open to a short conversation, reach out to Ash Valenzuela at [email protected]. I’m hoping to hear from residents by Oct. 16.