Good Causes

You Make Us Smile: Ella Petitto

This post is brought to you by DN Orthodontics. This month we are happy to announce Ella Petitto as the winner of the You Make Me Smile Award. For some people on the northshore Ella’s face might look familiar. That’s because she’s already been on television! Earlier this year Ella,…


You Make Us Smile: Owen Mendes

DN Orthodontics motto is “When You Smile, We Smile,” which is why they were the perfect fit for our latest contest series: You Make Me Smile. The You Make Me Smile contest spotlights kids in our community doing good things. It doesn’t have to be huge event–just something that makes…


Louisiana Flooding August 2016

I’m attempting to compile as much information as I can.  I will update this document as best I can when I receive new information.  What We Know It’s estimated that 20,000 square miles and perhaps as many as 200,000 homes have been effected by flooding in south Louisiana. Impacted areas…


Five Reasons I Joined the Junior League

Two and a half years ago, after an unexpected turn of events, I found myself laid off from my job. At the time my kids were 18 months and 6 months and we had been fighting to find a balance of me being a working mom with two small kids…