Tall Bottle Liquor, a liquor store, is slated to open soon in Roman Forest, an employee confirmed Sept. 9.
Zooming in: The business will be located in the same building as Appian Deli, which opened in late August. A website for Tall Bottle Liquor had not been created as of press time Sept. 10.
Impact roundup: 8 business now open, coming soon in New Caney, Porter
Several businesses have recently opened in or are coming soon to the New Caney and Porter area.
Now open Lenny’s Grill & Subs is now open in Porter. The restaurant offers a variety of hand-crafted sandwiches, wraps, soups, cheesesteaks and salads.
Opened Aug. 4
22510 Hwy. 59, Porter
Nate's Diner is now serving classic American diner fare in Porter. Nate's Diner serves all-day breakfast with options ranging from pancakes and waffles to omelets and crepes. Non-breakfast options such as burgers, sandwiches and salads are also on the menu, as well as dinner plates such as Marsha's Meatloaf and fried pork chops.
13 Houston-area haunted houses, ghost tours open ahead of Halloween
Looking for a spine-tingling and spooky activity to get in the Halloween spirit? Check out this guide for haunted houses and ghost tours throughout the Greater Houston area.
Creepy Hollow Haunted House Multiple themed scary attractions are offered by Creepy Hollow Haunted House. Visit beloved creepy characters as they stalk about the property. General admission includes all three main haunts—”Dark Woods,” “Pitch Black” and “Scare Factory.”
Houston Terror Dome Haunted House Take your pick of various themed haunted houses to sneak through at the Houston Terror Dome. Attractions include “Soul Sucker” and “Dolly's Doll House.” The business also offers activities such as paintball, a haunted bar, escape rooms and axe throwing.
North Houston Association shares strategic mobility priorities with Montgomery County
The North Houston Association presented its 2025 Strategic Mobility Priorities to Montgomery County commissioners during the Sept. 9 court meeting, highlighting 22 transportation projects aimed at improving regional mobility.
The details: The association, founded in 1982, updates its mobility priorities every three years to identify projects most in need of political support or funding, North Houston Association President Marlisa Briggs said.
The process began with subcommittee meetings and consultations with more than 25 agencies, cities and economic development groups across Montgomery, Harris and Waller counties, Hunter Brennan, strategic mobility plan co-chair for the North Houston Association, said.
From an initial list of more than 90 projects, the association narrowed its focus to 22 using a scoring system based on regional needs. Kim Sachtleben, board chair for the North Houston Association, said the final list reflects a geographic spread across the region.
Sachtleben said there are four Montgomery County projects included in the priority list:
8 new mobile STEM labs to visit 270 Texas school districts this school year
Education in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, may become more accessible for Texas public school students this school year.
What happened: Officials from national education nonprofit Learning Undefeated and the Texas Education Agency celebrated the opening of eight new mobile STEM labs at a Sept. 10 ribbon-cutting ceremony in Austin. The TEA-funded labs are expected to visit 270 school districts across the state in the 2025-26 school year.
Notable quote: “In an ever-changing world, access to STEM education remains critical to help prepare our students for career pathways and lifelong success,” said Alejando Delgado, TEA deputy commissioner of operations.
The overview: Learning Undefeated built eight new mobile STEM labs after receiving a $3.5 million grant from the TEA, according to Learning Defeated information. The organization opened its first mobile STEM lab in Texas in 2020.
The nine regionally-based labs will now visit elementary and middle school campuses across the state’s 20 educational service center regions. Kindergarten through eighth grade students may participate in a variety of STEM activities to learn engineering design.
