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Difference Maker
HOW LOCAL MOM Kristina Talbert SPEARHEADED EFFORTS TO PROVIDE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR J.I. WATSON ELEMENTARY BY BILL COYNE Recess. Unbeknownst to us as kids in elementary school, this was a rite of passage.
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First And… Forever
It’s been a few weeks since the McNeese Cowboys’ atrocious football season came to a merciful end. The Cowboys had their tenth straight defeat at rival Lamar with another lopsided score of 52-27. That
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Junior League Of Lake Charles
You’re probably familiar with Mistletoe and Moss, but what do you know about the organization behind it? The Junior League of Lake Charles has touched almost every corner of our community. The first meeting
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Gordon Ramsay Steak (Horseshoe Casino, Westlake)
The overwhelming majority of my writing centers around local family eateries in Southwest Louisiana. Only once have I ever featured one of our many casino restaurants. With the opening of the renowned Gordon Ramsay
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Weekend At Lake Area Adventures
It sounds gimmicky to say a business has “something for everyone,” because it’s almost never true. Lake Area Adventures is the only business I’ve ever been to where there truly is something for everyone.
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Shop Local!
Lake Charles’ Shop Local LC Challenge is now marking its fourth year. And it is (obviously) coming around just in time for the Christmas shopping season. The challenge is simple enough. Patronize at least
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Our Trip To Spain And Back
My wife, Cathy, and I have gone on many week-long cruises around the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, and she has often commented that she would love to go on a transatlantic cruise where she
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Wang Sistas
Ever since Wang Sistas opened their little drive-thru eatery, it’s been on my radar, and I finally got in. It’s a quaint little building on the corner of Oak Park Blvd. and Warren Ave.
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Fairview Elementary’s English As A Second Language Program Gets Boost From Lyondellbasell
Aquien aquí le gusta ver televisión,” Armando Lara asks English as a Second Language (ESL) students. That translates to, “Who here likes to watch television?” Lara is speaking to students and faculty at Fairview
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1910 Restaurant & Wine Bar
“Are they even open?” It began as an inside joke between me and my wife, Shyla, but as it turns out, most people don’t know whether
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