Lobit and Newport parks in League City to undergo improvements
Lobit and Newport parks in League City will undergo major improvements scheduled for completion in 2026, including new sports complexes, lighting and drainage improvements.
What you need to know: League City City Council voted unanimously to approve a combined $2.8 million investment for park upgrades at its Sept. 23 meeting. According to agenda documents, improvements include:
Lobit Park
Renovated baseball fields with new dugouts, fencing and lighting
New pickleball courts
Pedestrian bridge improvements and new sidewalks
Water line extensions and drainage upgrades
Newport Park
A new trail system
LED parking lot lighting upgrades
Regraded practice field and new volleyball court
Playground improvements with a new shade structure
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake opens Early Childhood Development Center
HCA Houston Health Clear Lake officially opened an Early Childhood Development Center in mid-September, Erika Hayes, director of communications and community engagement, said in an email Sept. 24.
What they offer: The Early Childhood Development Center will accommodate children of various age groups and will serve programs for: • Infants • Toddlers • Preschoolers • Children getting prepared for kindergarten • Children seeking after-school opportunities up to age 12
Also of note: HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake will also hold a groundbreaking event for its major campus expansion on Sept. 29. This project, which costs $103 million, includes a three-story vertical expansion and a horizontal expansion for women’s services, Hayes said.
FOODIE FRIDAY Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the Houston area.
Aki Sushi and Asian Fusion opened its doors in Manvel in September. Nestled in Manvel Town Center, the family-owned restaurant serves steak and sushi that is made fresh daily, as previously reported by Community Impact. At the restaurant, customers can choose from a variety of sushi, including popular items such as spicy tuna rolls, shaggy dog rolls and California rolls. Additionally, Aki Sushi and Asain Fusion offers bento boxes, rice and noodle dishes, hibachi, nigiri and sashimi.
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Owner Letty Martinez said she has plans to open The Taco Shop in Humble this fall.
Martinez said The Taco Shop will offer authentic Mexican breakfast options and will be located two doors away from her other restaurant, Letty’s Authentic Mexican Cocina.
“Letty’s usually opens at 11 a.m. so I wanted to open a restaurant to offer breakfast,” Martinez said.
Thousands of Texas businesses barred from selling THC to customers under 21
Many Texas retailers can no longer sell consumable THC products to customers under 21 years old after the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission approved two emergency rules Sept. 23.
The overview: The new rules, which were drafted after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a Sept. 10 executive order requesting tighter THC regulations, apply only to retailers that sell alcohol. The rules state that businesses may not sell, serve or deliver consumable hemp products to minors and must check all customers' IDs before selling them THC products.
Zooming in: About 60,000 Texas businesses hold TABC licenses and will be prohibited from selling THC products to minors. Those businesses include bars, restaurants, liquor stores, grocery stores and some convenience stores.
However, the rule does not apply to THC retailers that do not sell alcohol or have a TABC license, such as smoke shops, gas stations or online sellers. The TABC and the Texas Department of State Health Services are working to determine how to best enforce age restrictions for THC retailers that do not sell alcohol, agency spokespeople said.
