New Private School Concept Comes to the Northshore

This post is brought to you by Northshore Prepatory Academy. Choosing the right school for your child can be a difficult process, especially if you have a child that is academically accelerated but may need a smaller environment than a public school. Kate Lundquist, a teacher and administrator by training,…


Teacher Gift Ideas for the Stressed End-of-the-Year Parent

It’s the time of year where everything seems to be stuffed into a few short weeks: Easter, Teacher Appreciation, Mother’s Day, graduations, nurse’s week, year-end performances…events are practically tripping over each other! I am barely keeping up, and I feel pretty confident it’s not just me. Throughout the rest of…



Parents Prefer Awards: Nominations

  When you run a website dedicated to local parents and families, people tend to ask you for recommendations. Is there a preschool you love? Can you recommend an OBGYN? We get at least one question a week like this and some weeks we get many more. So we had…


(Almost) Mango Freeze

In our area, we’ve got a lot of unique seasons. Crawfish season, king cake season, snoball season and, one of my favorites: festival season. One of the best treats at Jazz Fest is the Mango Freeze from the WWOZ booth. Nothing is better on a hot, humid day than this…


Swimming Lessons on the Northshore

Swim Lessons in Covington, LA YMCA of West St. Tammany 71256 Francis Road Covington, LA Lessons starting at six months of age. Private and semi-private available. For more information, please see their website. Swim Lessons in Hammond, LA North Cypress Fitness 1606 South Magnolia Street Hammond LA 70403 Beginner and…



Five Ways to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo on the Northshore

If we’re being honest, most of us probably don’t know exactly what Cinco de Mayo is all about. What we do know is that it’s a great excuse to eat delicious food and maybe sip on margaritas. And everyone around here will take any excuse to party. So if you’re…