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Save & Make Money On Groceries With Your Phone!

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If you hate clipping and organizing paper coupons, there are great smartphone app alternatives that can save you big at the grocery store (and in some cases even make a little extra money!). Simply check out the apps below before (and even after!) your trip to the store to select the available coupons you like. Offers may be limited by time or quantity and most can be used in conjunction with other coupons. You earn cash back by redeeming those coupons, scanning the product UPC code and scanning your receipt.

Winter Wonderland at Creekside Park Village Green, December 8

The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) will ring in the holiday season with Winter Wonderland at Creekside Park® Village Green on Saturday, December 8 from 1 -5 PM.

This free, family-oriented event features photo opportunities with Santa Claus, live reindeer, a pony carousel, carnival games and inflatables, face painters, balloon artists and holiday music. Lovable mascot of The Woodlands®, Puffy Pine Cone®, will make a special guest appearance, dressed in holiday attire.

Spread Holiday Cheer To Children & Seniors This Season

Many organizations in our community are hosting gift drives for children, families and seniors in need of a little holiday sparkle this season. The groups below offer plenty of opportunities for your family to help others and spread joy this year.

The Woodlands Enrichment Center Opens Preschool, Enrichment Classes in Grogran’s Mill

alt In early January, The Woodlands Enrichment Center will open in the Village of Grogan's Mill in a new 6,000 square foot custom space designed for childhood learning programs. Pre-enrollment will begin Monday, November 5.

The new venture combines child-focused programs previously operating separately in the same shopping center under a consolidated umbrella to offer enhanced enrichment and preschool programming. Play Smarter Kids, Kindermusik and The Woodlands Academy of Music will close during the winter holidays and reopen in the new space on January 7, 2019.

Santa Social with a Peppermint Twist - Dec. 8

Children can take an imaginary journey to the North Pole on Saturday, Dec. 8, when The Woodlands Children’s Museum presents a Santa Social with a Peppermint Twist, a morning packed with entertainment, special activities, a light breakfast and, of course, time with St. Nick.

Space is limited for this event. Admission is $30 for children and $15 for adults. Ticket pre-sales are available for museum members only from Nov. 1-5, and the public can begin purchasing tickets Nov. 6 by calling 281-465-0955.

New Russo's Location + FREE Pizza Nov. 28 & 29

Russo’s New York Pizzeria, the only authentic New York-style, Italian restaurant and pizzeria franchise concept, is now open at Grand Parkway Marketplace. The newest location adds to the brand’s growing momentum of 48 locations worldwide.

Blending the simplicity of a pizzeria with the freshness of an upscale Italian restaurant, Russo’s delivers a chef-driven dining experience in a fast-casual setting. At 2,200 square-feet, this Spring location offers a new and unique interior layout with an open-kitchen anchored by an impressive brick oven that can cook up to 16 pizzas at one time.