• Christmas Day Storm Knocks Out Power to Tens of Thousands in Houston Area [Houston Chronicle]
• High Winds Topple Trees Killed in Drought [KHOU]
• Equitas Commercial Real Estate Holdings Purchases 2 Office Buildings Close to River Oaks [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Igloo Will Have Nearly 2M SF of Space in Katy Once New Giant Warehouse To Store Coolers for Summer Is Complete [Houston Business Journal]
• River Oaks’ Briar Club Planning 42-Month, $22.5M Renovation Project [Houston Business Journal]
• Valentine’s Day Opening for Vintage Park’s Alamo Drafthouse [Prime Property; previously on Swamplot]
• Midtown’s Historic Bermac Building To Be Converted into Artists Studios, Offices [Glasstire]
• Brooklyn Athletic Club Set To Open Today at Zimm’s Little Deck Space on Richmond, Offering 2 Dining Concepts in 1 [29-95.com]
• OKRA’s Charity-Funding Bar in Former Red Cat Jazz Café’s Downtown Location Now Open for Reals [Eating Our Words]
• Metro Exploring Potential Corporate Partnerships, Advertising That Could Brand Routes, Lines, Stops [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Some Bikers Ignore an Ordinance That Banishes Bikes from a Stretch of Memorial Dr. [StateImpact Texas]
• 12-Foot Cross in Tomball’s Spring Creek Park Draws Criticism [Houston Chronicle]
• Sugar Land Town Square — A Downtown Planted on 32 Acres of Suburban Land — A Finalist for Urban Land Institute Award [Houston Chronicle]
• Midtown’s Mongoose Versus Cobra To Be Recognized for Its ‘Interesting Interpretation of Preservation’ [Houston Chronicle ($)]

Photo of Pennington storm damage: KHOU