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Blo Joins Waterway

Does your fabulous friend need another fruitcake this holiday season?  Another sweater for your sensational sister?   Or do you really want to ‘surprise’ your darling daughter with dinner at her favorite eatery?  Of course not.

Do you know where to find the perfect holiday gift in The Woodlands?  A gift guaranteed to make everyone on your list feel beautiful and pampered and treasured!

Call 281 465-8515 or Head over to 25 Waterway Avenue, Suite 150, to purchase a gift certificate at Blo, an incredibly innovative salon with a menu of hairstyles and services for each and every occasion and event. No cutting - no highlighting - just a unique blow dry technique which transforms ordinary tresses into an extraordinary style.

But as the consummate gift-giver, you will need to try this experience out first!  You will be impressed as you observe firsthand how the talented stylists at Blo can transform your everyday, mundane hairdo into something chic and incredibly spectacular.   

The owners, Melissa and Katie, meld their two completely different backgrounds and credentials to create the energy of this company.  Developed from their core friendship and an awesome personal experience as clients at a Blow Dry Bar in another town, their passion was ignited to bring this fresh concept to The Woodlands Waterway District.  This dynamic duo is driven to exceed client’s expectations with service and style.

So, after making a list of the lucky recipients of this perfect holiday gift from Blo, why don’t you add your own name?  With January 1st only weeks away, consider making a resolution to create a New You in the New Year. Start at the ‘top’ …with a new hairstyle.  Commit to scheduling time to feel beautiful in 2014.

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Second half of Grogan’s Mill Road lane closures

Brian Walzel

The San Jacinto River Authority is preparing for the next phase of road construction as one segment nears completion. Beginning in January, all southbound lanes of Grogan’s Mill Road between Research Forest Drive and Woodlands Parkway will be closed for the installation of pipeline. Meanwhile, construction on Research Forest Drive is nearing completion with lanes currently closed expected to re-open by Jan. 1.

Currently, both eastbound lanes between Shadowbend Drive and Grogan’s Mill Road are closed with traffic being diverted to one westbound lane.

“The pipe is in the ground and the crews are putting in the fiber optic conduits,” said Mark Smith, administrator for the San Jacinto River Authority’s Groundwater Reduction Plan.

Once the utilities are in place, crews will then begin the process of repaving the roadway that has been removed. After that segment is complete, the only section remaining to have pipeline installed will be about a half-mile segment of Research Forest Drive in front of The Woodlands High School. The segment will begin in the summer of 2014, while school is not in session.

In October, the SJRA agreed to spend an additional $1 million to increase construction on Research Forest Drive to 24/7 so the project timeline would be shortened to Jan. 1.

The Groundwater Reduction Plan is a mandate by the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, which oversees water usage in Montgomery County, that all water users in the county must reduce their reliance on groundwater by 30 percent by 2016.

Story by Impact News

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The Woodlands Waterway Trolley's Expanded Service by THE PAPER

The Woodlands Waterway Trolley, which offers free transportation throughout The Woodlands Town Center, is continuing the expanded service through January 15, 2014.

The Woodlands Township will operate three trolleys to improve accessibility to shopping, dining and entertainment venues throughout The Woodlands Town Center during the holiday season with continuous daily service from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. The Trolley is expected to be at each stop every 15 minutes.

The service also will add a pick-up and drop-off spot at the Town Center Parking Garage at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, where parking is free during the holidays. However parking may not be available in the Town Center Parking Garage on certain days due to events at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion or The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center.

The Woodlands Waterway Trolley will continue to service passengers at The Woodlands Mall, Landry’s Seafood, Anadarko, Waterway Square, The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, the South Montgomery County Library and adjacent Community Center, West Lake Robbins Drive, Market Street Central Park, and H-E-B at Market Street.

Story covered by Fat Cat New Media

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Bone Fish by Jonathan Garris

The new restaurant, located at 1555 Lake Woodlands Drive, will be the fourth Bone Fish Grill in the Houston area and the first of its kind in the greater Houston area, Joint Venture partner Benjamin Miller said. The chain has been growing rapidly throughout the region, opening its first location in Webster in summer of 2012 with other locations in the Wollowbrook, Katy and Cinco Ranch areas.

The new location, which will open sometime in early 2014, will feature a new architectural design inside and out, new artwork, new seating and a redesigned kitchen, Miller said. The design will incorporate a modern scheme, utilizing warm and earthy color tones with elements like natural stone for some tables, the latter being a first for the restaurant’s design.

The interior will feature “golden hardwood accents” and flooring made with natural materials and art enhancements like lighting fixtures made from hand-blown glass and dimly lighted dining areas.

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If everything is important, then nothing has value.

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Signs to Sell your Stuff

• Keeping Clothes You Don’t Wear - We’ve all got a favorite t-shirt or pair of shoes that we hold onto hoping to someday wear again. We’ve ditched it because it doesn’t fit is uncomfortable or out of style. Donate these clothes to people who can use them right now!

• Every Room Becomes Storage - If your storage closet or garage is so full that you need to keep the extra TV or refrigerator in the dining room, you may have a hoarding problem. When your storage overflows into the rest of the home and continues to grow - check yourself.

• Storing Broken Electronics & Appliances - Someday you’ll get around to fixing that printer, don’t kid yourself, no you won’t. Recycle or donate used electronic items that you no longer use. With every month that passes it becomes more obsolete for the next person.

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Whole Foods comes to Huges Landing by Lindsay Peyton

Whole Foods Market is setting up shop in the new Hughes Landing development, located on the east side of Lake Woodlands between Grogan's Mill Road and Lake Woodlands Drive, in The Woodlands.

The popular natural foods grocery plans to open a 40,000-square-foot store in 2015.

The main entrance will be situated off Lake Front Circle, near the intersection of Lake Front and Lake Woodlands Drive. A parking lot will be located adjacent to the market.

Mark Dixon, president of Whole Foods Market's Southwest Region, said The Woodlands is a perfect fit for the store.