🌱 Uchiko Houston Opening Soon + Houston Bike Summit Returns

Hello, neighbors! Carlos Hernandez here with the Tuesday edition of the Houston Daily.

First, today's weather:

Very warm. High: 94 Low: 75.

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Here are the top five stories today in Houston:

1. Austin-based restaurant Uchiko is coming to Houston and opening on Monday, May 23. The restaurant will feature a variety of Japanese street food, as well as chef’s tasting or signature tasting omakase menus, and more. (Eater Houston)

2. Houston recorded its highest ever prices for a gallon of gasoline on Monday, notching an average cost of $4.16 per gallon of regular unleaded, according to AAA. The figure marks a 15-cent increase from the previous week and 40 cents over prices seen a month ago in the Bayou City. (mySA)

3. The Houston Bike Summit is back. This year organizers are having both virtual and in-person events, including the first-ever group bike ride. Cyclists say more needs to be done to maintain on-street bikeways as the bike network grows. (Houston Public Media)

4. Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson from her office said Monday. Jackson Lee is fully vaccinated and has received booster shots. (Click2Houston)

5. Pearland City Council at its May 9 regular meeting unanimously approved an amended resolution to rename the Pearland Westside Event Center to the West Pearland Community Center. It is located at located at 2150 Country Place Parkway, Pearland. (Community Impact News)

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Today in Houston:

• Seafood Tuesdays at Bar 2200. (5 p.m.)
• District F Redistricting Town Hall Meeting at Alief Center For Talent Development. (6 p.m.)
• 7th Annual Wine Dinner Presented Bty The Durdin Family at Tony's. (6:30 p.m.)
• Core-Focused Yoga at Discovery Green. (6:30 p.m.)
• Black Violin at Houston Parks And Recreation Department. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• New segments of the SH 99 Grand Parkway Project will open this week. (Twitter)
• A search is underway as of Monday afternoon for a missing elderly woman who suffers from dementia and is nonverbal, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. (Click2Houston)
• Comedian, actor, and podcaster Bill Burr will visit Houston's Toyota Center on September 9 for the second part of his new Slight Return tour. (CultureMap Houston)
• Houston's Memorial Hermann Hospital is asking for the public's help in finding the family of an unidentified patient. The hospital said the patient appears to be an African-American man in his mid-30s to late-40s. He's 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds with brown eyes, a beard and a healed midline chest scar. (ABC 13)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! I'll see you soon.

— 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Houston Daily? Contact me at houston@patch.com