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Ride On
These Local Seniors Have No Intention Of Getting Off Their Motorcycles By Brad Goins Bob Phelps Today, 74-year-old Bob Phelps walks with a cane and a decided limp. In 2005, he was driving his motorcycle across an
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Chef Don Gillett Of Freestyle
Freestyle Munchies Food Truck Gives A Gourmet Twist To Burgers, Sandwiches And More Chef Spotlight • By Karla Wall After serving as chef in, and actually owning, some of the area’s top high-end restaurants,
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Shepherd’s Pie Recipes
I’ve been fortunate enough to make a few trips to New York City in February for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Madison Square Garden. Those trips have created so many great memories,
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Trash Talk
Litter In Calcasieu Parish Costs Millions A Year You’re Picking Up The Tab. By Brad Goins The opinion of those in the know is that littering on the area’s roadways has gotten worse in the
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Heartbreak Again
The many intriguing story lines for Super Bowl LIII will surely outnumber the number of streets named Peach this or that in the city of Atlanta. Two first-ballot Hall of Fame quarterbacks, Drew Brees
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Botsky’s
104 W. Pujo St. • Lake Charles • 491-1155 The Local Grubscape • By Justin Morris It’s strange to me to think that Botsky’s Premium Hot Dogs has only been a part of the
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Pappy’s Bar And Grill
2627 Ryan St., Lake Charles, 436-2813 The Local Grubscape • By Justin Morris For as many times as I have sat at this copper-top bar, it seems a lifetime since I last saw it.
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Joe’s Journey
By Rick Sarro For the sake of brevity, I will go back as far as last spring in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio State Buckeyes’ spring game had just concluded, and it was quite apparent
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Cypress Grill At Gray Plantation
Chef Jeff Senegal Is Taking Over The Reins At Cypress Grill With A New Emphasis On Cajun Seafood Dishes Chef Spotlight • By Karla Wall Chef Jeff Senegal, the new head chef at Cypress
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Hey Mickey!
Mickey Smith, Jr.: Grammy Nominated Sax Mam, Music Teacher, & Children’s Book Author Story By Justin Morris • Photos By Elizabeth Medwick You know, I didn’t come from an explicitly musical family. I was
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