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Happy Friday, Cypress! 🌲
Last Friday’s cold front lasted about a week. Saturday is back up to 87, so the hoodie goes back in the closet and somebody’s full-body costume plan gets a second look. We found a few trunk-or-treats for the week ahead, a pink night out at the Boardwalk tonight, and an update from a Cypress hospital you’ll be glad to know about before you ever need it.
The less fun part: Mortgage rates crossed 7% this month, and Houston home sales noticed. Also, the clocks fall back on Halloween night, which means a house full of candy-powered kids up an hour early Sunday. Plan accordingly.
Have a great weekend, Cypress!
Cheers! - Ashlyn 🌲💚
The Digest 🌲
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MEET TOBY (AND HIS GOOFY GRIN)! 💙 This 5½-year-old, 18-pound Corgi mix was found abandoned, and he’s been waiting in foster ever since. He’s house-trained, loves water, squeaky toys, and a good cuddle, and he does great with kids and cats. He’d be happiest as the only dog in the house. Fair warning: he snores.
Don’t forget to pick him up some treats 🐶
🌲 It’s Friday. Here are some suggestions:
Charcuterie for your Halloween party? We love this spot.
Kids coding classes? See the Cypress classes.
Last call for pumpkins. Cypress Methodist’s patch is open through Oct. 31.
Mexican-inspired coffee near the Fairfield H-E-B? Try the Mazapán latte.
Pink treats for a good cause? Kilwins is giving a cut to Susan G. Komen.
Cookies? These never fail
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What’s New In Cypress 🌲
🌲 Houston Methodist Cypress opened a dialysis center and eight more ICU beds
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital, 24500 Northwest Freeway, opened an inpatient dialysis center on its fifth floor and added eight intensive care beds, bringing its ICU to 18, the hospital announced Oct. 20. Patients admitted there who need dialysis can now get it in the same building. Houston Methodist says it can open eight more ICU beds, for 26 total, as demand grows.
It’s the first piece of the expansion announced in March: 64 medical-surgical beds, 16 ICU beds, six operating rooms, an endoscopy suite, and 145 new jobs. The state filing for the interior work runs through March 2027, and the hospital hasn’t said when the rest opens. → What’s in the expansion, and what opens next
*Houston Methodist is a Cypress Digest partner.
🌲 Mortgage rates passed 7%, and Houston home sales slowed
The average 30-year rate reached 7.40% by the second week of October, per Freddie Mac data cited by the Houston Association of Realtors. Greater Houston single-family sales fell 5.7% in September compared with a year earlier, to 7,030 homes, and pending sales dropped 11.6%.
Prices barely moved. The median was $325,000, down $990. What changed is supply: 5.5 months of inventory, up from 5.1, and homes sat 58 days on average. On a median-priced home with 20% down, the monthly payment is up about $83 from a year ago. Buyers have more choices and more room to negotiate. Sellers, price it right the first time. → Read HAR’s September report
🌲 The clocks fall back on Halloween night
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, so set the clocks back an hour before bed on Halloween. On paper, that’s an extra hour of sleep. In practice, it’s an extra hour of a sugared-up 6-year-old asking for breakfast.
Sunset also moves an hour earlier starting Sunday, so the walk home from the bus stop gets dark fast next week. Reflective backpacks and a flashlight in the car aren’t a bad idea. → NHTSA’s Halloween safety tips
🌲 Coming Up:
Tonight: Pink Night Out at the Boardwalk
The Boardwalk at Towne Lake and Houston Methodist, a Cypress Digest partner, are hosting a Breast Cancer Awareness night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with giveaways, live music, and pink menu samples from Walk-On’s, Ambriza, and World of Beer. Kilwins and Nékter Juice Bar are donating a percentage of pink-item sales to Susan G. Komen. Wear pink. See the night’s lineup.
Saturday: Blair Scare 🎃
Blair Realty Group is hosting their Annual ‘Blair Scare’. A family-friendly event with a live band, haunted house, and costume contests for the kids (and the dogs). See the details.
Saturday and Sunday: Cy-Woods FFA Fall Craft Market
More than 100 vendors, food trucks, and a silent auction at the CFISD Exhibit Center, 11206 Telge Road. Saturday runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The auction closes at 3 p.m. on Sunday, and every booth helps fund the FFA students. See market details.
Sunday: Trunk-or-treat on Telge Road
Bayou City Fellowship Cypress is hosting a trunk-or-treat from 4 to 6 p.m. at 12715 Telge Road. Costumes encouraged. See the event page.
Tuesday: CFISD Police trunk-or-treat at the Berry Center
The CFISD Police Department is filling trunks with candy from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Berry Center, 8877 Barker Cypress Road. It’s free, and costumes are encouraged. The department is also taking donations of new, individually wrapped candy, if your pantry is suspiciously well stocked. See the Berry Center listing.
Halloween: Halloween Hoopla at the Northwest Branch Library
Graveyard Golf, Swamp Fishing, a spider and witch hat ring toss, crafts, a monster photo spot, and library-wide trick-or-treating from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at 11355 Regency Green Drive. Costumes encouraged, and get there early if you want to hit every stop. See the library’s event page.
In Case You Missed It 🌲
🌲 Early voting ends Friday, Oct. 30: Before you go, here’s what each of CFISD’s five propositions would pay for. → What each CFISD proposition pays for
🌲 Trader Joe’s Cypress, freshly updated: Hours, location, and what to know before your first run. → Read the Trader Joe’s guide
🌲 Last weekend of pumpkin season: Our fall festivals and pumpkin patch guide still has plenty of options before Halloween.
🌲 Community Incoming
NEW: A bakery is going into Tealbrook Center on FM 529: Lajita Bakery filed a $250,000 build-out of a 3,662-square-foot space at 20400 FM 529, Suite 200, with a food service layout. The state filing lists construction wrapping Oct. 30. No opening date yet. See the filing.
WATCH: Huey Magoo’s on Barker Cypress: The chicken tender chain’s filing at 11430 Barker Cypress Road, Suite 200, lists construction ending Nov. 1. That makes it the soonest possible opening on our Coming Soon list, though no date has been announced. See the filing.
See all of the upcoming businesses here: Coming Soon to Cypress
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