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Montrose Tex-Mex breakfast favorite's new Garden Oaks/Oak Forest location leads week's most popular stories

The new restaurant will have similar decor to the Montrose original.

Courtesy of La Mexicana

Editor's note: It's time to recap the top stories on CultureMap from this past week.

1. Longtime Montrose Tex-Mex breakfast favorite cooks up exciting sister concept in Garden Oaks/Oak Forest. Breakfast tacos — and 7 am margaritas — are coming to the Stomping Grounds development this fall.

2. Sizzling new Shake Shack Sugar Land location revs up with first drive-thru in Texas. It will soon be joined be a second drive-thru location in Katy.

3. Under-the-radar West U. restaurant reboots via new partnership with Local Foods owner. "I’m trying to cook the food that feels correct for me given my path in life,” chef Tony Luhrman says.

4. Shaquille O’Neal invites Houston to join him for his big restaurant opening this weekend. He’ll be joined by Houston Mayor Sylvestor Turner.

5. Houston weather experts forecast when scorching temps will finally cool this week. We know it always gets hot in Houston every summer, but this is extreme even for our standards.

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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.

This week's hot headlines

Montrose Tex-Mex breakfast favorite's new Garden Oaks/Oak Forest location leads week's most popular stories

This Week's Hot Headlines

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

Stylish new lounge shakes up Houston with art-inspired drinks and caviar

These are the 6 most affordable ZIP codes for Houston renters

Veteran chef opens affordable new Thai restaurant in West Houston