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Biggest fall restaurant openings and Super Bowl preparations lead the week's top stories

Editor’s note: It's time to recap the most popular stories on CultureMap from this past week:

1. Houston's 22 most anticipated fall restaurant openings: Are you ready for some barbecue (and more)? Get the inside scoop on the hottest openings coming this fall, including barbecue joints, steakhouses and even a fried chicken and donut spot.

2. Downtown gets ready for Super Bowl with convention center revamp, restaurants galore and new hotel with a rooftop river. Find out about downtown's serious transformation in preparation for the Supe Bowl, coming to town in February 2017.

3. Owner of shuttered wine bar hatches big plans for new neighborhood gathering spot. Lillo & Ella in the Heights is closing before reopening as a restaurant and watering hole later this year from a fave Rice Village-area wine bar owners.

4. Midtown's newest restaurant features burgers and park views, but don't call it Shake Shack. A new eatery is bringing classic American eats to Midtown — and it's open late night, too.

5. Walk in the park at Lost Lake reserved for donors and partners at $58 million Buffalo Bayou Park. Get the details on the buzzy celebration at the soon-to-be-completed event space The Dunlavy, located within Buffalo Bayou Park.

The Marriott Marquis will be just one addition to downtown Houston in preparation for the Super Bowl in February 2017.

Houston, Marriott Marquis hotel downtown, September 2015, pool shaped like Texas

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The Marriott Marquis will be just one addition to downtown Houston in preparation for the Super Bowl in February 2017.

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This Week's Hot Headlines

New Memorial City development leads Houston's top 5 stories this week

Courtesy of Michael Hsu Office of Architecture

Greenside will feature a one-acre greenspace.

Editor's note:It's time to recap the top stories on CultureMap from this past week. The top Houston news includes a family-friendly Memorial City development, a Montrose pizzeria closure, and a stylish new lounge for Upper Kirby. Get the details below, and find fun stuff do in town this weekend here.

1. New development with 1-acre green space coming to Memorial City area. The rapidly growing area will soon be home to Greenside, boasting a mix of restaurant, retail, and other family-friendly businesses, designed by the Michael Hsu Office of Architecture.

2. Creative Montrose pizzeria will shutter after only a year-and-a-half. ElRo Pizza & Crudo will close at the end of the year, due to a steady decline in business.

3. Stylish new lounge shakes up Houston with art-inspired drinks and caviar. Cheers to this new nightlife spot, which is now open in Upper Kirby.

Sante cocktail lounge Sante's Garden Room is decorated with two olive trees. Photo by Chris Furia

4. These are the 6 most affordable ZIP codes for Houston renters. One of these ZIPs is also among the 10 most affordable in the U.S.

5. 15 Houston restaurants crafting nostalgic and decadent ice cream sundaes. The classic ice cream sundae is having a moment, and these restaurants are serving up decadent versions.