Read the most popular Houston-area news from the past week.

Conroe-Montgomery

'The next generation of development': Single-family communities, H-E-B taking shape in Willis

The number of homes starting construction each quarter within Willis ISD’s boundaries has surged by 600% over the last four years as of the third quarter of 2021, according to Zonda, a housing market research firm.

Lake Houston-Humble-Kingwood

Northpark Drive, FM 1960 mobility projects to break ground in 2022

The construction of several major transportation projects in Kingwood, Humble and Atascocita is either underway or set to kick off in 2022 with the goal of improving mobility and safety in the affected areas.

Sugar Land-Missouri City

Sienna in 2022: milestones and top developments to track

Sienna, the 10,000-acre master-planned Fort Bend community, will not only be celebrating some important milestones but will also be experiencing significant development in 2022.

Cy-Fair

Steamboat House closing its doors after 16 years in business

Officials with Steamboat House announced earlier this month the restaurant would be permanently closing Jan. 29.

The Woodlands

47 new restaurants in The Woodlands that opened in 2021 or are opening in 2022

Here is a list of restaurants opened in The Woodlands area in 2021, and a number of others already have plans to open in 2022.

Anna Lotz, Danica Lloyd, Ally Bolender, Hunter Marrow and Wesley Gardner contributed to this report.