Local Services

Fear Free on Monroe Street

Inside a Restored 1910 Home, Two Veterinarians Treat Pets with Trust, Comfort, and Individualized Care Article by Rebecca George | Photography by Trent Spann, Tiffany King A home in Old Mandeville now houses a unique kind of care. Built in 1910 as a private residence, the cottage at 2130 Monroe Street watched families come and go, storms pass, and a town change around it. Today, after renovation guided by the local historic commission, it holds Monroe Street Animal Hospital, a veterinary...

Education

Tots-N-Tunes

Inside Northlake Academy of Music, where music education helps children build confidence, community, discipline, and life skills through live music, song, and daily play Article by Christian George, PhD | Photography by Abby Sands, Leslie Domingues A woman walks into the Mandeville Post Office carrying two $20 bills and a dream. With the first, she purchased a mailbox. With the second, paper supplies. She printed flyers, slipped them onto doors, and carried them through parking lots...

Beauty

Exploring Beauty Through Art

How Louisiana artist Jessica Williams Speakman transforms color, texture, and memory into art Article by Christian George, PhD | Photography by Jessica Williams Speakman, Abby Sands, and Michael Populus Camellia sinesis, commonly known as the tea plant, is a broad-leaved evergreen shrub or small tree in the tea family, Theaceae. It has glossy, dark green leaves and small white flowers with yellow stamens, and grows best in acidic, well-drained soil with consistent moisture ad partial shade. ...

Professional Services

Not All Heroes Wear Capes

Charles Cuti keeps businesses compliant, protected, and right side up Article by Christian George, PhD | Photography by Abby Sands I must confess: when I first heard the word compliance , my imagination didn’t leap to heroism. It wandered toward fluorescent lighting, government forms, and fine print that comes with a magnifying glass. Then I met Charles Cuti. After we talked for a bit, he led me upstairs to his office/man cave in the home he shares with his wife, Leslie. On the wall beside...