• Houston Apartment Rents Dropped 3.7% Year-Over-Year in November, Finds Axiometrics [Realty News Report]
• Local Foods To Open Fourth Location in Downtown’s Former Byrd’s Department Store on Main Street [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught’s Restaurant Xochi To Debut Inside Marriott Marquis Downtown Next Month [Eater Houston]
• Northpointe Shopping Center Planned Next to Silverado Theater in Tomball [HBJ]
• Karbach To Build $4.5M Warehouse at Karbach Street Facility in Wake of AB-Imbev Sale [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Greater Houston Partnership: The Worst is Now Over for Houston’s Economy Amid Steady Job Growth [Houston Public Media]
• The Reasons Why Hundreds of Houston Homes Are Still in Need of Ike Repairs [Houston Public Media]
• Bill Signed by Obama Aims To Expedite Ike Dike Study on Houston Hurricane Flooding Protection [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Hermann Square: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool