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“The Key to Love” is a classic opposites attract trope set in small-town U.S.A. When she began brainstorming the book several years ago, St. Amant Haddox originally planned to set part of it in Paris and feature the Pont des Arts (also known as the famed Love Lock Bridge) that connects the Institut de France with The Louvre.

Home

Monday, Sept. 21, 2020

CREATIVE Cabinetry

By Melissa Airhart

Weeks says the customer knows what they need or how they plan to use the space. “Do they use hairdryers? Do they need a vanity or place to sit down in the bathroom?” he ask. How a customer will utilize the space determines the workspace design and the set-up of the cabinet interiors.

Home

Monday, Sept. 21, 2020

A New Look for a Forever Home

By Melissa Airhart

They turned to Josh Knicely, builder and owner of Josh Knicely Builders, to make it happen. He says the family fell in love with the lot and the neighborhood and knew this would be their forever home when they purchased the property back in 2007. “Their plan was to remodel the home in phases.

Home

Monday, Sept. 21, 2020

PIERREWOOD Dream Home

By Melissa Airhart

Featured on the 2018 Parade of Homes, the Pierrewood residence was designed by architect Ben Patterson and constructed by builder Terry W. Elston for an active, young family. The Modern Louisiana Colonialstyle home contains five bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen and plenty of space for family fun and entertaining guests.

Community

Monday, July 27, 2020

Fab Finds

By Melissa Airhart

The YWCA’s Fab Finds Resale Shop moves from Mall St. Vincent to 109 Kings Highway. “This location has a lot more useable space and storage space,” said YWCA board member and volunteer Penny Durham. “We have more customers and visibility here.”.

Arts & Entertainment

Monday, June 29, 2020

Caddo Pottery

By Melissa Airhart

Each piece is entirely handcrafted. Earles digs the clay on the Red River and processes and prepares it. Once the clay is ready, he hand-coils the design, burnishes it with a smooth rock, and fires it in an open ground pit fire. Then he engraves each piece with its unique design.

Home

Monday, June 15, 2020

COME RAIN, or COME SHINE

By Melissa Airhart

Excessive rain sidelined last year’s Parade home, but Jim Fine Custom Homes ensured the foundation for this year’s home was poured and the house completed in less than five months – despite the rain. Fine credits his dedicated subcontractors for their efficiency and remarkable work.

Community

Monday, May 18, 2020

Covid Creativity

By Melissa Airhart

How have families worked this temporary “normal” into their lives? And how do some unwind or find ways to enjoy quiet time when homes are bustling all day and being alone is rare? Several area moms have found their own ways to handle all of the new and old responsibilities and find time for self-care.

Home

Monday, May 18, 2020

Coburn Supply

By Melissa Airhart

The Shreveport and Bossier City sites sell decorative plumbing – tubs, toilets, faucets – as well as lighting, appliances, hardware and vanities. Showroom manager Lisa Stuart says Coburn’s has “basically, just about anything to build a home, besides flooring and countertops.

Cover Story

Monday, May 4, 2020

YOU OUGHTTA BE IN PICTURES

By Melissa Airhart

pair of pajama bottoms, a USB cable and a guinea pig named Starbucks – all components in the re-creation of Leonardo DaVinci’s "Lady with an Ermine" painting. Local elementary student Chloe Collins enthusiastically reimagined the piece as part of a challenge posed by The R.