• Galleria’s Philippe-less Philippe Will Close This Weekend, Reopen as Table in March [Food Chronicles]
• Midtown Restaurant Cook & Collins Opening Jan. 20 in Former El Patio Space [Food Chronicles; previously on Swamplot]
• Railcars for Upcoming Rail Lines Now 6 Months Behind Schedule; Metro Withholding Payment to CAF USA Until Delivery [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• If 2013 Was ‘The Year of the Bike’ for Houston, Why Can’t 2014 Be ‘The Year of the Sidewalk’? [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• TxDOT Shutting Down Southbound I-45 Lanes Near Downtown This Weekend for Hogan St. Bridge Repairs [KUHF]
• Closing Rollover Pass Would Cause ‘Significant Harm’ To Water Quality and Fishing in East Bay, Finds Report [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Luxury Houston Real Estate Firm Martha Turner Properties Acquired by Sotheby’s [Culturemap]
• Owners of CityCentre’s Sweet Opening New Bakery Next to 59 Overpass at Commerce and Chartres in East Downtown [Eater Houston]

Photo of Sugar Land parking lot: Bill Barfield via Swamplot Flickr Pool