Abandoned Animal Rescue will relocate from Tomball to Magnolia in mid-2017.[/caption] Abandoned Animal Rescue will relocate from 419 E. Hufsmith Road, Tomball to a new facility on Wright Road in Magnolia, in mid-2017. The no-kill animal shelter purchased seven acres of land in Magnolia in early June about three miles north of AAR’s current location. The new property has an existing house that will become the office, cattery and the clinic, and a warehouse-type building will be built in back for the dogs. The shelter will continue to house the same number of animals for now, but the new facility will provide more room for storage and better accommodations for the animals, volunteer Karen Pitcock said. "That's going to give us more storage, it will give us a larger clinic...[and] with our warehouse building, we'll be able to add onto that to take in more animals eventually, depending on volunteers," she said. AAR also plans to build Clark’s Bark Park in memorial of an avid dog lover who rescued dogs. "It's just going to give us a nice fresh start," Pitcock said. For more information, email [email protected]. 281-290-0121. www.aartomball.org

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Paint & Bubbles Studio held a soft opening June 9 for the children’s art studio in Magnolia. The studio, located at 31311 FM 2978, Ste. 107, Magnolia, focuses on introducing kids ages 6-12 to different forms of art. “We are an art studio for kids,” owner Rachel Alarid said. “Throughout the school year we’ll also have open studio time on certain days where younger kids can come in with an adult to work on certain projects.” Paint & Bubbles will host summer camps, birthday parties and monthly ladies craft nights as well. 346-703-2141. www.paintandbubbles.com Cold Stone Creamery confirmed that the ice cream chain will open its first Magnolia location this fall in the Westwood Village Shopping Center at 32858 FM 2978, Ste. 521, Magnolia. The store is expected to open sometime after September. According to a statement from Cold Stone Creamery, the exact opening date has not yet been determined since the store is being newly constructed. However, the ice cream chain said it strives to open stores as soon as possible. The restaurant serves ice cream, cakes, smoothies and shakes. www.coldstonecreamery.com Wholesale grocery and foodservice supplier Restaurant Depot will break ground in the fourth quarter of 2016 for a new Tomball store. The warehouse store will be located on the west side of Hwy. 249 just north of Spring Cypress Road, Tomball, and is expected to open in the summer of 2017. Restaurant Depot will open a Tomball location in the summer of 2017.[/caption] Colliers International sold the land to Restaurant Depot for its new store. Tom Condon, senior vice president of Colliers International, said the company chose Tomball because of the growth of small businesses in the area. “[Restaurant Depot] serve[s] the independent restaurant market and identified the Tomball area as a not only existing but growing market for independent restaurants,” Condon said. “That’s part of why they’re expanding to Tomball so they can serve that market.” www.restaurantdepot.com