There are several events planned in The Woodlands area this weekend for March 6-8. Events are subject to change. This list is not comprehensive.

Live music
Terra Vino Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar will be open with its full menu and live music.

• March 6, 5:30.-9 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• Terra Vino Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar, 2520 Research Forest Drive, Ste. 500, The Woodlands

• March 7, 10-11:30 a.m.
• Free (admission)
• The Woodlands Township Parks and Recreation Campus, 8203 Millennium Forest Drive, The Woodlands

• March 8, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
• Free
• Northshore Park, 2505 Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands

A Crunch Fitness location will open in September or October this year in the Sterling Ridge Village Center in a location where a Kroger closed last year, senior leasing agent Rip Reynolds said.

The details: According to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing, work on the $1.5 million project will start March 15.

What they offer: Crunch Fitness offers classes, strength and cardio equipment, yoga studios, spin studios and other fitness services, according to its website.

• Opening this fall
• 6700 Woodlands Parkway, Ste. 600, The Woodlands

Montgomery County commissioners March 5 approved updates tied to the May 2 election, but the discussion quickly widened into election day operations regarding staffing shortages and how the county runs polling sites.

What happened: Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler asked the court to remove the Kevin Brady Community Center as an early voting location in exchange of adding the George and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Library as part of the May 2 joint election preparations. 

Wheeler said because of last-minute location changes during the March 3 primaries, voters were left searching for the right polling site.

Diving deeper: He said that staffing—not equipment—may be the biggest strain on local elections heading into May 2, with officials saying the county is struggling to fill the poll worker roles needed to keep dozens of sites operating smoothly.

Officials said it has become increasingly difficult to recruit enough election workers—especially for May elections, which typically draw lighter turnout and fewer volunteers.