In the past few months we’ve had quite the rumbling (read: SHOUTING) about the rapid growth in the western side of the St. Tammany Parish School District. More specifically, the Madisonville area and Mandeville High school. Currently, all of Madisonville has the following Schools: Madisonville Elementary (PK-2), Lancaster Elementary (3-5),…
When my family moved to the Northshore, I knew we needed to find new doctors, the location of the nearest local library, and neighborhood restaurants that were friendly to our young and often boisterous family. We recently ran into a new “new” that we needed – a salon or barber…
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You may or may not have gathered from my norovirus post that I’m a germaphobe. Norovirus is my #1 enemy but I’m squeamish about pretty much all germs. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not uptight about dirt. I love that my kids come home from school with hands that are…
Cream Cheese Buttercream Recipe Type: Dessert Author: Christy Broady Prep time: 15 mins Total time: 15 mins Ingredients 1/2 cup cream cheese, room temperature (half an 8 oz. block) 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 4 cups powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons heavy whipping cream Instructions Cream together…
Every month we like to help clear away the stress and give you one fun activity to do each day. Here’s our list for February. As always, the number next to the event is the date and will note any activity that is free. Hit the Slidell Library for their…
I’m not going to lie – just two short years ago I was telling a coworker I didn’t know how she did all her clothes shopping online, and here I am today, regularly getting packages from multiple online shopping sources. It’s fun because it’s different stuff you don’t always have…
This list is a compilation of information I found from various community groups and news organizations. If you know of other resources or opportunities to help, please let me know and I will work to get them added to this post. Aid Organizations Covington Food Bank did not sustain damage…
With up to twelve inches of rain due in our area over the next 24-48 hours, many area schools and businesses have made the decisions to close. Here’s the list of closings that we are aware of. Colleges: Delgado Delta College (makeup date is March 18th) Louisiana State University Southeastern…
There continues to be a ton of growth on the Northshore and because of that, I keep having posts like this to write! Just looking at this list makes me hungry and I’ve got a bunch of places I can’t wait to try. The Candy Bank I know many of…