In April, The 2014 Waterway Arts Festival in The Woodlands will bring some of the finest art around the nation to the great outdoors. The Woodlands Waterway and Town Green Park in The Woodlands Town Center will be transformed into a giant gallery – with 200 artists exhibiting their works among the trees, festival director Jenny Wright said. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 12 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 13. Wright has compiled a list of the "Top Things to Do at The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival.""

Her first suggestion is to meet the artists and shop for original paintings and sculptures. The festival's outstanding reputation has drawn some of the nation's best artists to exhibit in the show. That means…

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THE WOODLANDS, TX - The Woodlands was recently named the #1 'City on the Rise in Texas,' by NerdWallet, an impartial data collection organization that provides transparent information for making large financial decisions. In their March 17, 2014 article, The Woodlands came in first place out of the ten other growth cities in Texas, based on population, income, and employment growth.

"The results of this study were based on sound, quantitative data,"" said Maggie Clark, who worked with her partner on the research, then wrote their findings which can be viewed at Cities on the Rise in Texas. ""Our findings were based on good, solid numbers. The data collection comes from authoritative sources like the Dallas Federal Reserve and the U.S. Census Bureau.…

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THE WOODLANDS, TX - The YMCA The Woodlands is open to the community during Spring Break Week and the schedule is filled with a variety of free activities for all ages! Load up the kids and head over to the YMCA for Spring Break Staycation. Your Passport to Free Family Fun includes family fitness classes, ZumbaTomic for kids, open swim, open gym, family adventure day, movie under the stars, moonwalk, climbing wall, family campout, summer job fair, Midnight March Madness and much more!

In addition to all the special activities, the community is also invited to be the guest during spring break week and experience all the benefits of a YMCA membership including the wellness center, climbing wall, fitness classes, swimming pools and gymnasiums! Some age…

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THE WOODLANDS, TX - Ofreciendo a los clientes de The Woodlands un cambio respecto a la experiencia tradicional de comprar en un supermercado, el "Farmer's Market"" de Grogan's Mill The Woodlands se esta convirtiendo rapidamente en uno de los eventos mas distintivos de la comunidad.

Ahora en su quinto año, este mercado se lleva a cabo de 8 de la mañana a mediodia cada sabado en el estacionamiento del centro comercial de Grogan's Mill y cuenta con docenas de negocios locales vendiendo de todo, desde jabon hecho a mano hasta carne organica.

Otros articulos que se ofrecen son cafe gourmet, tamales, pan recien horneado, dulce, miel y vegetales y frutas frescas de granjeros locales.

Los residentes de casas en The Woodlands asisten a este pequeño mercado…

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