Tucked into the end of a strip mall on Brightside Drive, Fork N Spoon could easily be one of those blink-and-miss-it spots. But, at midday on a Friday in August, the breakfast and lunch joint is bustling. The first hint that the eatery is busy is a sign on the door warning that the restaurant is already sold out of grits, gravy and steak. Another reads that it is closing…
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It’s impossible not to think about Taylor Swift when walking into Baubles by Bella Bella. Her songs echo through the speakers inside the Corporate Boulevard boutique. Her face is plastered on the wall in the form of embellished resin portraits courtesy of a Cora B. Gallery X Baubles collab. The shop is stacked with Swiftie-themed friendship bracelets, buttons, stickers, mugs, blankets and other gifts. Over on Perkins Road, its sister…
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You sit down to an event dinner and there, above your head, is a skeleton in a rainbow wig walking a tightrope. The spooky circus performer is actually the table decoration, and it’s so elaborate that it spans from one table to the next. Unexpected? For sure. But that’s exactly the kind of fantastical design Halloween enthusiasts dream up for the annual Fifolet Halloween Festival’s Halloween Ball, this year on…
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Darah Haidet knows what it feels like to perform on the largest stages. She was a part of the LSU Tiger Girls when the dance team claimed national championships in 2022 and 2024. And at her college graduation this spring, she was waiting to hear if she'd score her next big win: moving to the semifinal round of auditions for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC). Haidet did end up making…
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