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Shop Local!

admin December 29, 2023 Comments Off on 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

admin December 29, 2023 Comments Off on 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

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on 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

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on 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

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on 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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Wendy Colonna Opens For Zombies

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on Wendy Colonna Opens For Zombies

  While Wendy Colonna is closely associated with her home base of Austin, she’s well known in this area and used to perform in Lake Charles fairly often. She’s a native of the city.

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Early Dividends

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on Early Dividends

          23 plus one looks pretty good right now. If you’ve been following the Will Wade saga you remember during his introductory appearance at the Legacy Center the newly branded

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“I’ve Been Blessed” Hathaway Resident Peter LeBlanc Talks About his 50 Years As A School Bus Driver

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on “I’ve Been Blessed” Hathaway Resident Peter LeBlanc Talks About his 50 Years As A School Bus Driver

Peter LeBlanc recently celebrated 50 years of driving a school bus for Hathaway High School.  The Jeff Davis School Board honored him at a meeting and presented him with a certificate. Since 1974, LeBlanc’s

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Wrinkle Rewind

Wrinkle Rewind

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on Wrinkle Rewind

                   I know what I’m going to write about for my first column,” I say to my coworker, pausing for dramatic effect. “Botox!” Silence. “You don’t

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Merry Music

admin December 7, 2023 Comments Off on Merry Music

                The season simply hasn’t begun until we hear the strains of favorite Christmas songs. Radio stations embrace round-the-clock Christmas playlists, shopping centers fill with festive melodies,

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