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Joy looking for a home

Joy looking for a home

Joy is a 3-year-old large breed mix who can be a little bashful when first meeting someone. But once comfortable, she is affectionate and loving. She can also be quite playful and gets along g…

Creative combos

Creative combos

The New Orleans African American Museum was the site for the recent NOLA Youth Town Hall presented by Dancing Grounds, a nonprofit that operates programs for young people. It offered a day fil…

Here they come

Here they come

Kids about to start kindergarten got a preview of what to expect recently at the Louisiana Children’s Museum where they got to practice using scissors, packing backpacks, balancing lunch trays…

Dominican teacher honored

Dominican teacher honored

  • Staff reports

ST. MARY’S DOMINICAN HIGH: Claudia Vallejo, Spanish teacher at Dominican, has received the 2024 Drs. Emil and Anna Steinberger Excellence in Holocaust Education Award, presented by Holocaust M…

Expanding North Shore Food Bank to the east

Expanding North Shore Food Bank to the east

  • BY JESSICA SAGGIO | Contributing writer

The North Shore Food Bank has exploded with growth over the last decade or so, but with the addition of its newest development director, it hopes to push its footprint even farther.

Cooking up beans for a good time and good causes

Cooking up beans for a good time and good causes

  • BY DARREN COOPER | Contributing writer

The United Way's annual West Red Beans ‘N’ Rice contest was a delicious affair on July 29, at the Greater Covington Center. The event raised more than $15,000 for mental health causes in the p…

Post-COVID program expands to students this year

Post-COVID program expands to students this year

  • BY KADEE KRIEGER | Contributing writer

Students throughout St. Tammany public school will be walking the halls donning WIGs of a different sort this school year as part of a system designed to cultivate student and staff leaders, f…

Mandeville mother-daughter connect around sports

Mandeville mother-daughter connect around sports

  • BY KIM CHATELAIN | Contributing writer

Caroline Todd’s father, who played baseball at the University of Texas, says his young teen daughter is a chip off the old block when it comes to her athletic prowess.

Bereavement ministry holds memorial Mass

Bereavement ministry holds memorial Mass

St. Christopher’s Bereavement and Support Group Ministry held its Memorial Mass on July 11, remembering those who have died and their survivors.  In the front row, from left, are Sue Kirsch, J…