Headlines

• Yes, That Was a Tornado in Kingwood Yesterday [abc13]
• Mayor Parker Claims Second Term Amid Low Voter Turnout [KHOU]
• All the Details You Missed on This Year’s AIA Houston Home Tour [Architangent]
• Construction Among Leading Job-Creating Sectors in Houston, Real Estate Economist Predicts [Houston Chronicle]
• Officers Arrest Occupy Houston Protestors Over Tent Dispute [Click2Houston]

Photo taken yesterday near Hidden Lakes Drive at April Run Court: Christine Dobbyn/abc13

• Skanska Office Building Breaks Ground in Galleria [Houston Business Journal; previously on Swamplot]
• Whole Foods Confirms Katy Store, Will Open in 2013 [Prime Property; previously on Swamplot]
• 528 Memorial Park Trees Marked for Death from Drought [MyFox Houston; previously on Swamplot]
• Metro Now Officially $1 Billion-Plus in Debt [Your Houston News]
• Pita Conveyer Belt Running, Phoenicia Market Finally Open Downtown After Months of Delays [CultureMap; previously on Swamplot]
• Uchi Recreates Famous Arched Windows from Austin Concrete; Felix Sign Going Away [Eating Our Words; slideshow; previously on Swamplot]
• Midrise ‘Avenue R’ Apartments Planned for Former Site of Pilgrim Elementary School [Houston Business Journal]
• Photo Tour of Houston’s Toxic East End [CultureMap]

Photo: Patrick Feller [license]

• West Houston Residents Upset Over Proposed Flood Control Plan, Fear Loss of Trees [abc13]
• Campaign Signs Flood Curbs as City Turns Blind Eye [Click2Houston]
• Food Deserts a Problem in Houston [abc13; previously on Swamplot]
• A Townhouse That’s Fit for 150 Guests [CultureMap]
• Bartender Spills on ‘Haunted’ Downtown Hotel [Eating Our Words]
• Holes in Port of Houston Security Fence Worry Neighbors [Click2Houston]
• Discovery Green Among America’s Best New Parks [The Atlantic Cities]

Photo: Gary Denham [license; previously on Swamplot]

• Downtown District Proposes More Shopping, Entertainment to Lure Residents [Prime Property]
• Dynamo Plays Last Game at Robertson Stadium [Hair Balls]
• ‘Gasp’-Worthy Hermann Park Walking Trail Opens This Saturday [Houston Chronicle]
• Mobile Food Vendors Rack Up Violations [KHOU]
• BP Fined $50M for Texas City Pollution [Houston Business Journal]
• Plonk: Still Houston’s Most Elusive Business [Eating Our Words]

Photo: Dan DeLuca [license]