THE WOODLANDS, TX - The Woodlands Children's Museum is joining with TOMS to help end avoidable blindness and vision impairment.

TOMS World Sight Day, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, the museum invites visitors to join the cause – and fight for the right of sight. The museum and TOMS will prepare activities locally as part of a global awareness campaign to demonstrate how difficult life without sight can be.

The museum will have several activities for visitors during the event, Barton explained. There will also be free eye exams for children.

TOMS World Sight Day is included in the cost of admission. Daily Admission is $5 per person 2 years and older. Admission is free for children under 2 and museum members. Recommended for ages 7…

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THE WOODLANDS, TX - Donoho's Jewellers and The Woodlands Convention and Visitors Bureau once again will partner to host the Annual Winter Wonderland Food Drive to benefit Interfaith of The Woodlands with donors receiving free or discounted tickets to The Ice Rink at The Woodlands Town Center.

Now through January 21, 2013, Donoho's Jewellers at 9590 Six Pines Drive,

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The Golden Trowel award was given to Clark Condon Associates (Landscape architect for East Shore), Paul Hoggatt of Hoggatt LP (general contractor and Mason for East Shore) and The Woodlands Developing Company. This award recognizes excellence in the phases of masonry construction.

The Golden Trowel Hardscape/Landscape was presented for the exclusive features in

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THE WOODLANDS, TX - The Woodlands Township will host a Labor Day celebration at Waterway Square 6-9 p.m. Aug. 31, and Sept. 1.

The free event will feature music, children's activities and fireworks displays. More than 6,000 people attended each evening of The Woodlands Labor Day celebration in 2012.

This year, event organizers are expecting as many as 8,000 attendees each evening.

"The Labor Day celebration signals the end of the summer season and the beginning of fall, when The Woodlands continues to be a great weekend get-away,"" said Nick Wolda, president of The Woodlands Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The festivities kick off at 6 p.m. Aug. 31, with a live musical performance by the Marlin Bando Band, followed by rock/alternative group the…

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THE WOODLANDS, TX - Houston is the fourth biggest city in the U.S. and thanks to the energy industry is one with the biggest economic growth in the nation, with a low unemployment rate and a strong real estate market, which wasn't affected by the crisis like the rest of the country.

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November is here, and with it comes the festivities of the holidays that are jut around the corner! The month of November is a wonderful time to reflect on all that we are thankful for, and remember how fortunate we are to live in a wonderful nation, state and community.

Thanksgiving is a busy holiday that makes us think of spending time with family and enjoying delicious traditional dishes.

In 1621, the Plymouth colonist and the Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast witch is now know as the first Thanksgiving, but did you know that it was President Abraham Lincoln who first declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863 during the middle of the Civil War?

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