Northwest Houston Neighbor
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ISSUE #3 · FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
Good morning, neighbors
Happy Friday — and welcome to the front edge of a long Memorial Day weekend. The school year is in its final stretch (CFISD's last day is Thursday), summer is basically knocking, and there's plenty to fill the next few days. Today we've got a long-awaited road project finally breaking ground, a firm opening date for a much-anticipated steakhouse, a big church expansion, a homegrown charcuterie shop leveling up, and a feel-good Bobcat story that traveled all the way from Germany. Grab your coffee and let's dig in.
In today's issue…
• Ground breaks on the long-awaited Greenhouse Road underpass
• Texas Roadhouse sets a June 1 opening on West Road
• CyLife Church plans a major expansion to “make room”
• Bountiful Boards opens its first storefront in Cypress
• A Cy-Fair band jacket finds its way home from Germany
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What's happening today and tomorrow
Friday, May 22
Rodgers & Hammerstein's “Cinderella” — Bridgeland High School Theatre, 7 p.m. (10707 Mason Rd., Cypress). $20 adults / $15 students at the door.
Littles Town — Second Baptist Church, Cypress Campus (29900 Hwy. 290), 10 a.m. Free play for the little ones.
Live music at the Towne Lake Boardwalk — 6:30–9:30 p.m. A lovely spot for a waterfront dinner and a lakeside stroll.
Saturday, May 23
“Cinderella” — final shows — Bridgeland High School, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Live music at the Towne Lake Boardwalk — 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Worth the drive: Superbroil Crawfish World Championship — Conroe, 11 a.m.–11 p.m.
Looking ahead
Memorial Day, Monday, May 25 — Harris County offices and libraries closed.
Weekly Bird Walk at John Paul Landing — Thursday, May 28, 8:30 a.m. Free, all ages, 2-mile route.
CFISD last day of school — Thursday, May 28; high school graduations May 27–30 at the Berry Center.
Coming soon: Texas Roadhouse opens June 1; Free Fishing Day across Texas on June 6.
Today's stories
Ground breaks on the long-awaited Greenhouse Road underpass
After years of planning, officials broke ground May 19 on the Greenhouse Road–US 290 underpass — a tunnel beneath the Union Pacific railroad that will connect Greenhouse and Skinner roads and finally link the north and south sides of Hwy. 290. The roughly $76 million project, about 80% covered by federal funds, will widen the road to six lanes and add 10-foot hike-and-bike paths, plus drainage and utility upgrades.
With an estimated 75,000–80,000 vehicles crossing 290 nearby every day, backers say the payoff is better mobility, safety, and faster emergency response. As Caldwell Companies CEO Fred Caldwell put it, the underpass is “a connector of people.”
Why it matters here: This is one of the busiest pinch points in our corner of the county. Construction starts this summer and runs into late 2029 or early 2030, so expect some temporary headaches before the relief arrives.
→ Read the full report at Community Impact
Texas Roadhouse sets a June 1 opening on West Road
Mark your calendar (and maybe loosen your belt): the first Cypress Texas Roadhouse opens June 1 at 22020 West Road, near the Grand Parkway. The chain is hiring more than 250 “Roadies” — servers, cooks, bartenders, and managers — ahead of the debut.
First teased back in 2024, the location means no more driving to Katy or Hwy. 290 for hand-cut steaks, made-from-scratch sides, and that fresh-baked bread with honey-cinnamon butter.
→ Read more at My Neighborhood News
CyLife Church plans a major expansion to “make room”
CyLife Church on Tuckerton Road is planning a roughly $22 million expansion — a 45,000-plus-square-foot addition and remodel headlined by a 2,000-seat auditorium, with bigger spaces for kids and students and improved parking. The privately funded project is slated to break ground August 3 and wrap in 2028.
The congregation, which began in 2009 as a campus of The MET Church and went independent in 2019, says it anticipates approaching 4,000 weekly attendees this year — with room to grow well beyond that.
→ Read more at My Neighborhood News
Bountiful Boards opens its first storefront in Cypress
After three years building a following one grazing table at a time, Jody Lane — a single mom of five who started making charcuterie boards on weekends while working at a local middle school — has opened Bountiful Boards' first brick-and-mortar at 8020 Fry Road. Alongside boards and grazing tables, the shop hosts hands-on charcuterie workshops, and an open house with local vendors is set for June 13, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
Why it matters here: A homegrown small business leveling up is exactly the kind of Cy-Fair story we love to tell.
→ Read more at Community Impact
A Cy-Fair band jacket finds its way home from Germany
Here's one to make you smile. Cy-Fair High alumna Dorene Velazquez (Class of '85) spotted a Cy-Fair band jacket in an antique shop in a small Southern German town — more than 5,000 miles from Cypress — and bought it for 50 euros. The tag showed it was made all the way back in March 1978.
She brought it to her 40-year class reunion and then donated it to the school's history room. As head band director John Nelson summed it up: “Cy-Fair Bobcats are everywhere!”
→ Read the story at My Neighborhood News
Thanks for reading
That's your Friday roundup — have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend, neighbors. Spot something we should cover next week — a new business, a school event, a neighbor doing good work? Just reply and tell us.
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— Your Northwest Houston Neighbor team