The Woodlands Marathon, featuring a marathon and half-marathon through various locations in The Woodlands on March 2, will affect traffic throughout the day as runners depart from Town Green Park and make their way along two charted courses back to end the race at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.

The races are part of the Beck and Masten Charity Challenge, which has raised over $1 million for various charities.

The half-marathon course begins on Lake Robbins Drive in front of Town Green Park, proceeds west on Research Forest Drive to Kuykendahl Road and continues back east on Lake Woodlands Drive to finish behind the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.

The marathon course begins on Lake Robbins eastbound lane next to Town Green Park, continues south

If you commute from The Woodlands every day, it's now even easier to use the Woodlands Express Park and Ride Shuttle. For riders wanting a later start in the morning, the route that begins at Sterling Ridge will add a run at 8:00 A.M., in addition to the 7:25 A.M. run.

This is a six-month pilot program, and if there's enough demand, it will become permanent.

Also, for riders heading to the Texas Medical Center from The Woodlands, there's a new stop right in front of the UT Health Building off Fannin.

This will be the new last morning stop and new first evening stop in the TMC.

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The third annual Inspire Film Festival (IFF), is right around the corner and promises even more amazing films, events and special guests than last year. The theme is “Game Changers” and will feature stories about people and events that changed the game for communities at home and around the world.

Just in time for the Holidays, festival passes are now on sale at the festival’s website, InspireFilmFest.com. There’s no better gift for the person who has everything than a pair of passes for a long weekend of good films about good people doing good things. Passes sold out last year.

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House of Pies Restaurant & Bakery will soon open its fourth location in the former location of Black-eyed Pea, at 1330 Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands, according to a House of Pies representative via Facebook.

The Houston-based restaurant offers more than 40 types of pies and cakes, in addition to a lunch and dinner menu that features sandwiches, soups, salads, chicken plates and steaks.

The bakery is known for being open 24 hours a day, seven days a week at its three other locations.

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