No one can deny the value of pictures. They are the first things we grab when we evacuate and we might even find ourselves showing them to strangers we’ve just met. Having some nice pictures of your family is something you’ll never regret spending money on. So without further ado,…
Up until last year, I drove the Causeway purely for recreational reasons, meaning I used it to get to the South Shore for the occasional fun trip and that was about it. That is, until a little over a year ago when I started a job in Metairie that required…
We all know that Louisiana has it’s own very special blend of rich culture and wonderful traditions that are not easily translated when you go to another part of the country. Being from another state, you have to have lived here for a while or be born and raised here…
The results are in! Here are the winners as selected by the readers of Northshore Parent. Best Spray Tan in West St. Tammany Southern Ginger Glow 410 Covington Street Madisonville Best Plastic Surgeon Dr. Michele Cooper M.D. 1090 West Causeway Approach Mandeville Best Gym in Tangipahoa North Cypress 1606 Magnolia…
Margot Brandenburg is a mom who made a connection. And then she turned that connection into a business. A business that helps families strengthen their homes for natural disasters. Even better? She helps families do it at very little cost out of pocket. How amazing is that? We took a…
When I heard last year that PAC was going to build a splash pad for the members I was envisioning something small and just a flat area. What they have built is better than I ever imagined that it was going to be. We have been members of PAC off…
When Elizabeth Sconert and Nicole Azzi of Bayou Yoga offered to let me do the 21 Challenge at their studio, I jumped at the chance. I’d been skeptical of yoga for at least a decade, but in the last year I had discovered some yoga sequences online that relieved stubborn…
Andrew Brasseaux spent six years working as a paralegal before entering law school. During his second year as a law student, Andrew became the proud papa of a baby boy. As it happens with many of us, parenthood makes us take a second look at our priorities and our path…
A few months ago, I started thinking about how talented some people are. It’s crazy the ability that people must have to create things. Sometimes literally out of nothing. I have always been intrigued by artisans and how they learned and mastered their craft. I hear a lot of chatter…
Over the years I have amassed a lot of holiday décor. Seriously my house looks like Christmas exploded inside. I shop at the normal places like Hobby Lobby and Target but I have also found some off the beaten path places to get items too. It’s always fun to have…