We’d Like to Invite You to the Great Northshore Easter Egg Hunt–Quarantine Edition! Now normally we do have a real, in-person Easter Egg Hunt to support our friends at Northshore Families Helping Families. This year that obviously will not be possible. Instead we are planning an egg hunt that everyone…
The governor has officially shut down dining rooms across Louisiana but restaurants are still cooking and still offering food in a number of different ways. We’ve got a list here of places offering a way to keep social distance and get food for your family. I am linking directly to…
I use “moms” in this post but really this could apply to moms, dads, grandparents, or anyone who’s just been handed the Hurculean task of caring for their children at home with no trips for the next thirty days or so. So we’ve been quarantined for a couple days now…
As a resident of the Northshore, we’re starting to think about the Corona Virus. What was once a faraway problem has now arrived in our parish with the first person hospitalized in one of our hospitals with the virus. Today the governor officially declared Louisiana in a health emergency and…
The thing is, a lot of us might find ourselves stuck in the house for a week or two. It might be for quarantine purposes; it might be because it rains for two weeks straight. Regardless of why, crafts can help pass the time when your kids tire of staring…
This post is brought to you by Natural Disinfection Solutions. Nick Licata will be the first to tell you that he wouldn’t be nearly as interested in disinfection if he didn’t have kids. He tells me “I can handle it if I’m sick, but it’s terrible when your kids are…
In New Orleans there are names that you immediately recognize: Copeland, Haydel, Brennan. There’s one local family that you may not recognize immediately, but maybe you should. This family’s iconic product is synonymous with New Orleans, but most of us don’t know who exactly makes it or the story behind…
As we approach the peak of the Mardi Gras sesason, you might start to hear a little debate: do you prefer Endymion or Bacchus? Are you more of a Nyx person or Muses? These are, of course, silly arguments. There are so many wonderful parades in our area this time…
Having a great idea can be exciting, but Sierra of Sugar Love Cakes in Slidell had a great idea that she couldn’t share with anyone. She wanted to wait until she had her own bakery to reveal it, and that dream was several years in the making. She pulled it…
Photograph by Brei Delahoussey Dong Phuong Your selfie game is on point. Your instagram is gorgeous. You are the first of your friends to try a new restaurant when it opens. You may be in a Mardi Gras Krewe but not one of the old lines. You could be a…