• Sugar Land Approves New 6,500-Seat Concert Venue Near US-59 and University Boulevard [Houston Business Journal]
• Edwards’ New 14-Screen Complex at West Oaks Mall Begins Previews Aug. 20 [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• After Noise Disputes, League City Sports Bar Moving to Webster [Galveston County Daily News]
• Williams Tower Sale Could Draw Lots of Offers [Houston Chronicle]
• No Public Vote on Astrodome’s Future Until 2013 [KHOU]
• West U To Issue $75 Fines for On-Street Parking Violations Starting in October [Houston Chronicle]
• Woodlands Waterway Cruisers’ Ridership on Upward Trend for First Time in 4 Years [Woodlands Villager]
• Just How Safe is MegaBus, Houston’s New, Plush Long-Distance Travel Option? [Hairballs]
• Residents Complain About Galveston Park Board’s 6-Ft.-Tall Pile of Smelly Beach Refuse on 29th St. [Galveston County Daily News]
• Downtown’s Quebedeaux Park Overrun with Rats [abc13]
• The Drama Behind the Heights’ Strife-Torn, Wildly Popular White Linen Night [Houston Press]

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