Mom About Town: Erin OlwellErin Olwell is a single mom to two incredible boys–Ryan, 16, and Reed, 10. She has been a hairdresser for over 20 years, and when she was pregnant with her first son, she set up an in-home salon. Erin believes ...
Mom About Town: Kimberly Calongne TaraKimberly Calongne Tara (CPA/CTC) is the owner of The Tara CPA Firm, LLC based in Metairie. Kimberly loves her job and hopes to expand the practice further into the digital world (while remaining local, of cours...
When Enough is EnoughBy Amy L. Foreman As adults, we have learned our boundaries, but it took many years for us to know just how far we can go without going over to the dark side. We teach our kids that they need to fight their ow...
Floating a New Business Idea – a Local COVID Success Story January 1, 2021 How Melissa Pia Bossola Beese pivoted her business Melissa Pia Bossola Beese We all have a COVID pivot story. Waking up one morning in March and suddenly our world changing. But local m...
Was it just me? Parents share weird things they believed as kids.Despite their imaginations, kids think logically. If something makes sense based on their limited life experiences, then it must be so - example: clouds are white and fluffy and the smoke coming from smokesta...
Summer Camps: for Better or for WorseLike it or not, summer is right around the corner. The season comes with its own perks -- summer vacation -- and it’s own obstacles -- summer vacation. What do you do with kids who can’t stay home alone? New ...
Uniting Or Not For The Holidays Q: My in-laws are really great, but the holidays bug me: They never come to see us—it’s up to us to arrange to drive a few states’ over to go see them—and yet they always go way overboard on gifts for the ki...
Too Young For A Cell PhoneBy Jeanne Martin Q: My daughter is in the fifth grade and all of her friends have their own cell phones. I think she’s too young, but if all her peers have one, am I wrong? A: If all of her peers had P...
Surviving The Family Meal And Giving Santa A BudgetWritten by Jeanne Martin Q: My parents always host Thanksgiving dinner at their house, and expect all of us grown kids with our children. My in-laws do the same. Feelings get hurt if we suggest visiting only o...
Summertime Sports BluesBy Jeanne Martin Q: I don’t know anything about summer swim teams. My son is six and likes to swim so I was thinking of signing him up. Is he too young? A: Oh, I miss the days of quiet innocence before I knew...
