The local restaurant ALTIRO Mexican Fast has announced its official opening date. Owned by Juan Pablo Villalobos, the establishment plans to offer authentic Mexican cuisine inspired by Mexico City.

Key details about the upcoming opening include:

• The restaurant plans to open by Nov. 16.
• It is located at 5402 FM 2920, Ste. 3, Spring.
• Previous reporting indicated the restaurant originally planned to open in the fall of this year.

The Harris County Commissioners Court is scheduled to discuss several agreements during its business court meeting Oct. 29. Key items on the agenda include:

• Extensions to FEMA pre-disaster mitigation grants for the Meyergrove, East T.C. Jester and Halls Bayou Blue Bell detention basins, giving the Harris County Flood Control District more time to spend the money.

• Extensions to USDA agreements, including 92 additional days for Hurricane Beryl debris removal and 181 extra days to construct three stormwater detention basins and tributary improvements in the Armand Bayou, Greens Bayou and White Oak Bayou watersheds.

• A $533,444 agreement with the University of Houston to study floating vegetated islands at a stormwater detention basin for three years.

• An agreement with Galveston County for laboratory diagnostic vector-borne disease testing, allowing Galveston County Mosquito Control to outsource testing to Harris County.

The overview: National franchise Crunch Fitness is opening a new location at the Commons at Willowbrook shopping center, according to an Oct. 26 press release. The gym is expected to open in spring 2027 and will be the franchise's seventh location in the Houston area.

The details: The facility will offer 24-hour access, babysitting services, fitness classes and personal training. Memberships start at $9.99 per month.

Members at the new location can access several amenities, including:

• Boutique group fitness studios

• A functional training area

• Locker rooms with showers

• A strength floor with Olympic lifting platforms

• A wellness studio, available to some members, featuring infrared saunas, red light therapy and specialized deep-stretching areas

A guide to haunted houses and ghost tours throughout the Greater Houston area offers several spooky activities ahead of Halloween. The non-comprehensive list features eight haunted houses and four ghost tours:

• Creepy Hollow Haunted House in Rosharon, featuring multiple themed scary attractions and a Lights Out with Krampus scare.

• Haunted Drive in Cleveland, a drive-thru haunted house with optional hay rides and a haunted maze.

• Houston Terror Dome Haunted House in Channelview, offering themed haunted houses, paintball, escape rooms, a pumpkin patch and axe throwing.

• Purgatory Scream Park in Kingwood, featuring four attractions including Hysteria and Deadwood.

• Redrum Fear Park in Richmond, which offers a twisted circus, a haunted movie theater, a defunct asylum and laser tag.

• The Thirteenth Floor in Houston, geared for guests 13 and older.

• Voodoo Bayou Haunted Trail in New Caney, featuring PG-13 entertainment.

• Woods of Kaos in Cleveland, a 30,000-square-foot haunted house.

• Houston Ghost Tour, The Last Stop Ghost Tour, Lizzy Borden Ghost Tours and Old Town Spring/Tomball Ghost Walk, which all offer guided walking tours.