Chances are that you have been to a Painting with a Twist event with your friends–I know I have a time or two. Back when my friend Natalie lived in Louisiana and I didn’t have any kids yet it was almost a monthly ritual for us. We usually focused more…
They’ve been regulars at the Covington and Mandeville Farmer’s Market for a long time, but Chomper’s BBQ Den now has a brick and mortar location. Like any red-blooded Americans, the writers and I jumped at the chance when we were invited over to try this food and check out the…
Over the Christmas holidays I saw several friends receive blanket scarfs as gifts. I also saw a lot of the same friends confused and not sure where to start with wearing them. I did a quick picture tutorial on how to tie and wear a blanket scarf. Follow along with…
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…
One of the great things about living in this area is that there are no shortage of reasons to get dressed up. Personally I love a costume, sequins and glitter so most things to do with Mardi Gras are right up my alley! The greatest unknown with the entire carnival season…
This post is brought to you by DN Orthodontics. So far all of our “You Make Me Smile” winners have done something special–something that not everyone could do. Today I’m happy to highlight a young person who does ordinary things in an extraordinary way. Annie was nominated by her neighbors…
Northshore Parent is happy to bring on a new advertiser–Rob’s Rockin’ Dogs located in downtown Covington. To celebrate, the gang at Rob’s treated our writers to lunch so we could try out all of their offerings. First I just want to say how excited I am that the gourmet hotdog…
I love to celebrate. I love a party. I love a theme. I LOVE my birthday. . . and other people’s birthdays too. I love an excuse to highlight someone and let it be all about them. Most of all, I love to decorate, so it’s no surprise that I…
Polo. The sport of kings. The only kings we have here in South Louisiana are of the Mardi Gras variety, but, did you know there is an annual polo tournament held every November and hosted by the Junior League of Greater Covington? This year was their 20th anniversary, and I…
A lot of parents have anxiety before Christmas and birthdays about where they are going to put all the new things. Science has even shown that more things in a house directly correlates to more stress for the woman of the house. There are ways to negotiate the giant pile…