There has been so much horrific and crime overloaded news in New Orleans lately, time to stop and focus on the positive. As important and necessary as it is to fix those problems, it is time to take pause and recognize organizations around the city who strive to make a difference in our community. Backing …

I want to wrap up my final post about my experience with Heroes at Home, Sears and Rebuilding Together to tell you something about my volunteer experience. I have been volunteering since I was a Candy Striper in high school. I think part of life involves giving back, it is a sense sense of duty. …

Mrs. Barbara Hansell spoke before a packed house on August 28, 2010, 1 day before the 5 year Katrina Anniversary. Her home was one of the 50 homes being fixed through Rebuilding Together’s “Heroes at Home” program for the Fifty for Five, sponsored by Sears/K-Mart. Through many hardships and the recent loss of her Vietnam …

Tune in Saturday Morning 9-10 AM 690 WIST for New Orleans and Gulf Coast residents or live on your computer here for everyone else. Call in number (504)260-0690 or 888-880-WIST. My guests this week will be Clem Goldberger, Associate VP of the National World War II Museum and local recording artist, and author Jay Chevalier. …

True story – I couldn’t make up this scenario up in a million years because I just don’t think this way. I was out chatting with my 2 neighbors on a most magnificent afternoon. The neighbor who is the focus of this post, has New Orleans roots and moved to the Northshore many years ago. …

I can only speak from my personal experiences with this topic and I can only speak about Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish (the Northshore or North Shore), but thought it was worth sharing. For the past week, I have been house shopping for my parents. They live in the same house they bought when they got …

This blog should be sponsored by Kleenex today (I’m here Kleenex-show me the money). I promise it won’t be a sad post, heck, I’m the Princess of Positive. But, I am one week one day post-hysterectomy now. My hormones are all over the graph! UGH!!!!! So here I am lying my butt on the couch …