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Coping With Covid-19
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Can’t Keep ‘Em Down!
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St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce: Building for the Future
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Landscape Design & Your Personal Style
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Chicken Veggie Stir Fry
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April Cocktails – Tutti Frutti, Oh Rutti!
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“Hats Off” to Token of Love!
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Youth Service Bureau’s Chef Soirée: The Purpose Behind the Party
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Wild & Wonderous Adventures for Northshore Kids
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Spring Into March Fashion
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Hearty Irish Boxty
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March Cocktails – Sensational Irish Sips
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Pat Brister: A Legacy of Distinguished Leadership
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Poppy Ann McGovern – Enterprising Woman February 2020
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XOXO—Fashions for Valentine’s Day
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The stately oaks of Lewisburg reach out their limbs to shelter an unassuming sanctuary. Nestled among those enduring guardians, a schoolhouse emerges after a bend in the enchanting landscape. Through the front gate, a meditation labyrinth offers a path for...
Modern-Day Renaissance Woman In Leonardo Da Vinci’s day, those proficient in many fields were revered. Alongside of intelligence, these distinguished figures cultivated a warm personality, demonstrated philanthropy and thrived on freedom and diversity. Modern-day Renaissance woman Erica Williams upholds that...
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The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree. Now, Taylor Alfonso sits in the chic surroundings of her Stella and Grace Boutique recounting her journey so far. She points through the Robert Street display window, “I grew up right there...
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APPROXIMATELY 75% OF the American population uses some sort of vision correction. So while glasses and contacts are the norm, the depth of knowledge and services offered by Dr. Katie Wonch are not commonly seen. Dr. Katie’s practice, Infinite Vision,...
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Gourmet cupcakes and fondue fountains had their respective reception-trend moments as did on-site vendors like snowball stands and cotton candy makers. But lately it seems the dessert bar has been raised and the focus has shifted further away from conventional...
Sydney Williams is the next big thing in Northshore on-location makeup artistry, and she’s more than just a make-up artist. At only 21 years old, Sydney is a master esthetician certified to perform an array of services from micro-dermabrasion and...
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For more than 30 years, Sophisticated Woman Magazine has been the guide to the best of life on the Northshore. Every month, our readership of 75,000 finds ideas, information, news and resources they need to be more knowledgeable and successful in their lives.
SUPER MOM. SUPER STORY. Now, Deirdre KLEIN Ochipinti turns her world upside down on purpose as a show of strength and self determination at her regular workouts. But it wasn’t very long ago that she felt her world was spinning...
Just Say “Ahhh” The feeling one gets when arriving at Dr. Devan Szczepanski’s office is like coming home. From the outside, patients see an Acadian cottage—a nod to her Cajun heritage. Stepping inside reveals soothing, muted green walls dotted with...
Voting for the Enterprising Woman of the Year begins February 15, 2020, and all votes must be in by midnight on March 15, 2020. All EWs who graced our covers in 2019 are eligible to win. Read about them all...
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The stately oaks of Lewisburg reach out their limbs to shelter an unassuming sanctuary. Nestled among those enduring guardians, a schoolhouse emerges after a bend in the enchanting landscape. Through the front gate, a meditation labyrinth offers a path for...