🌱 Eat Drink HTX Restaurant Week + Crime Stoppers Reward Increase

Happy Tuesday, people of Houston! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's what's going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Nice with sun and clouds. High: 69 Low: 59.

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Here are the top five stories today in Houston:

1. Crime Stoppers and Houston business leaders are increasing the reward to $30,000 for information leading to the suspect who shot 9-year-old Ashanti Grant in a road rage incident last week. Ashanti remains in critical condition, but is fighting "boldly." (KHOU 11)

2. A Houston police officer's unit was T-boned during a crash on Monday morning at the intersection of the Katy Freeway feeder road westbound at Antoine. The officer is doing okay and may have a knee injury, but was conscious when taken to the hospital. The driver who crashed into the police officer is not expected to be charged. (ABC 13)

3. The daughter of former Houston mayor Annise Parker, Marquitta Parker, married her longtime girlfriend, Elisabeth Pabst, in a historic backyard in Montrose. They credit the pandemic with bringing them closer together. (Houston Chronicle)

4. Six University of Houston professors have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the most UH faculty members to earn the honor in a single election year. They are represented in the fields of engineering, medicine, computer science and atmospheric science. (University of Houston)

5. Eat Drink HTX will be held from today through Monday, February 28th. Participating restaurants will offer prix fixe menus that make a donation to non-profit Cleverley Stone Foundation. The cost is $15 for lunch and brunch and $20 or $25 for dinner. Proceeds will benefit Houston Food Bank and Star of Hope. (CultureMap Houston)

Today in Houston:

• American Cancer Society Young Professional Kick-Off Happy Hour at Goode Company Armadillo Palace. (5:30 PM)
• Special Kickoff Event - 2022 HRC Houston Dinner at PNC Stadium. (6:00 PM)
• Lady Panther Varsity Soccer vs. Waltrip HS at Northside HS. (7:00 PM)
• An Evening with Fran Lebowitz at City of Houston. (7:30 PM)
• Emily King at White Oak Music Hall. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Former NFL running back and Texas native Adrian Peterson was arrested Sunday at the Los Angeles International Airport following a physical altercation with his wife onboard a plane bound for Houston. (Click2Houston)
• 8 Houston hotel properties rank among the best in Texas in a new U.S. News & World Report's list. (CultureMap Houston)
• A tow truck driver was arrested on Sunday after crashing into another car with a baby inside in northwest Harris County, authorities said. (Fox 26 Houston)
• Houston housing prices have jumped over 10% amid construction delays across the country and surging demand to live alone during the pandemic. (KHOU 11)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.