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Good morning, The Woodlands! In today’s edition: Golden Girls purse bingo for CASA, a new K9 joining the force, a burger spot with beer wall, and more. Let’s get to it!
— Cait Baker
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📰 In the news
Game night supports local kids: Purse Bingo, a Golden Girls party, comes to Sawyer Park Icehouse on January 27 with designer handbag prizes and bingo rounds, benefiting CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County — see when tickets go on sale.
Strengthening community safety efforts: The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and community will welcome K9 Kirk, a 1.5-year-old Belgian Malinois, who will join the force in February and is training with Deputy Blake Creager — meet the new K-9 team.
Prices and amenities revealed: Shea Homes’ Trilogy brand broke ground on Converde, its first 55-plus neighborhood in Texas, inside Conroe’s 740-acre Evergreen. Plans include single-story homes and a wellness club with pool and courts — get pricing and amenities details.
Compare rates for free: The national average for car insurance is around $175 per month. Paying more than that? Same, so I did some shopping around and ended up cutting my premium in half. If you haven’t checked in a while, you’re probably overpaying too — here’s the comparison tool I used.
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Highlights this week:
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🫶 We got your back
Feature-packed new location: Lankford’s will open in The Woodlands Waterway mid-January, bringing its cult-favorite burgers and loaded fries north. The family’s third spot adds a 12-tap self-serve beer wall, a milkshake bar, a dog-friendly Rescue Menu, and a Wine Club, reflecting strong demand and local ties. Get all the details.
Burrito plan, unlocked: When dinner needs to travel, La Cocina de Roberto rolls classic burritos with your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, and asadero cheese. Craving more? The Super Texas Burrito piles on rice, avocado, sour cream…the works.
Try a science-y reset: When the kids need hands-on fun (and your couch needs a break), The Woodlands Children’s Museum packs playful STEM exhibits and maker activities that burn energy and spark curiosity. A solid midweek sanity saver, all without leaving the neighborhood.
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📆 Around town this weekend
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📅 Vision Board Workshop for 2026 @ Ardest Gallery | Friday (1/9) at 9:00 AM – Think you can manifest without leaving the house? Come cut, paste, and plot 2026 like organized adults we pretend to be. Guided prompts, all the magazines and glitter you could want, zero pressure, and focused time to set intentions and build a board you’ll see.
🌷 Mercer Garden Tour @ Mercer Botanic Gardens | Friday (1/9) at 9:00 AM – Whether your yard is a masterpiece or a mulch pile, tag along with Mercer’s horticulture staff for a one-hour stroll packed with landscaping ideas. Wear closed-toed shoes, a sun visor, and bring a refillable bottle. Ages 5+, register if you like, or just show up.
🎪 Storybook Theatre-Circus Train @ The Woodlands Children’s Museum | Friday (1/9) at 11:00 AM – Swap errands for the Circus Train at Storybook Theatre, a read-aloud with songs, rhymes, and fingerplays that delivers Big Top magic without the popcorn cleanup. Included with The Woodlands Children’s Museum admission, just $9 for ages 1 and up.
🃏 Sports Cards & Collectibles Show @ Hyatt Regency Conroe | Saturday (1/10) at 9:00 AM – Hit Hyatt Regency Conroe for the area’s best sports cards and collectibles show, free to enter with actual giveaways. Browse 220 tables, buy, sell, or trade, relive those cardboard glory days, and let PSA or Beckett handle grading while the kids hunt Pokémon and Funkos.
🥫 Team Service Project @ Montgomery County Food Bank | Saturday (1/10) at 9:00 AM – At Montgomery County Food Bank, CHS Aquatics is trading goggles for hairnets, and they want the whole swim crew, families included. Sort cans, swap dad jokes, and do some good. Fewer flip turns, more neighbors, same team pride.
🛍 Montgomery County Boutique Crawl @ The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center | Saturday (1/10) at 9:00 AM – New year, new closet excuses: the Montgomery County Boutique Crawl is a treasure hunt with local shops liquidating last season to make room for spring. Bring $5 cash to get in, kids under 16 waltz in free, and expect deals worth the closet space.
🕉 Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum @ HTW Lotus Hall | Saturday (1/10) at 10:00 AM – Give your playlist a night off and catch a Carnatic showcase where gurus and sishyas trade ragas, krithis, and Krishna lore. No gimmicks, just tanpura, mridangam, and goosebumps, the kind of lineage-on-stage magic you carry home humming long after the final alapana.
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📻 The Woodlands report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 81°F – Low: 67°F – Precip: 29%
A chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Later: Patchy fog after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Tomorrow – High: 80°F – Low: 49°F – Precip: 48%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Later: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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