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Covington YMCA offers summer camp fee assistance
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (655+ words) With summer just around the corner, the Covington YMCA is gearing up to offer an exciting camp schedule to children on the northshore. "We'll be 'Cruising into Summer' with a different theme for activities each week," said YMCA Executive Director…...
It's last call for planting some cool-season flowers. Dan Gill explains the 4 types
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (997+ words) Cool-season flowers, such as these Foxgloves, can be planted now but there are differences in when and how they bloom." To keep your flowerbeds colorful and attractive over the winter and into the spring, now is the time to replace…...
500 drones set to swarm near UNO Lakefront Arena Saturday for choreographed aerial show
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (264+ words) Gentilly will buzz with 500 colorful, choreographed drones on Saturday, when the DroneArt Show takes to the night sky outside the University of New Orleans" Lakefront Arena. Drone choreography is a high-tech entertainment medium in which small lighted helicopters hover in…...
Here's how much longer Louisiana summers are lasting and why they're stretching into fall
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (776+ words) Louisiana summers are not only getting hotter. They're also getting longer. Temperatures of 90 F are lasting as much as three weeks longer in cities across Louisiana, according to data from the nonprofit Climate Central. It's the latest example of how…...
When will rain and cooler temps come to south Louisiana? Here's the latest on fall weather.
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (386+ words) Incoming rains later this week could put an end to a dry spell that has plunged portions of the New Orleans metro into drought, but cooler fall weather isn't quite on its way yet." "Moisture from the Gulf is expected…...
Summers are getting longer in cities across the U.S. Here's how Louisiana stacks up.
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (539+ words) Cameron Russo, 13, cools off with a water fan at the Satchmo Summerfest on Aug. 5, 2016, in Jackson Square in New Orleans." Summer temperatures are sticking around for longer in cities across the U.S., according to a new Climate Central study published on…...
Louisiana summers are getting hotter and deadlier. These four stats show how.
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (464+ words) Summers in south Louisiana have always been hot and miserable, a result of geography: The region is bound by water, creating humid, swamp-like conditions that make temperatures feel warmer than what shows up on daily forecasts." But as climate change…...
In Louisiana, heat-related deaths have soared. The quiet disaster is ‘going to get worse.’
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1795+ words) The heat set in before sunrise in Algiers. Outside his yellow brick home, Dornell Anderson ventured into the stagnant August air, trying to finish yard work before the temperature became unbearable. He mowed his lawn, facing the neighborhood where he…...
From 'Spinal Tap II' to 'Wicked: For Good,' here are fall movies to put on your watch list
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (766+ words) Brace yourself. Hollywood is turning it up to 11. With summer almost behind us and the holidays dead ahead, it's time for the eclectic movie magic of autumn, when late-arriving crowd-pleasers light up screens alongside the earliest of award-season hopefuls. With…...
Let lemon chicken, a chilled soup and quinoa with raisins freshen up your summertime menus
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (812+ words) Lemon Chicken is a light dish that works well in summer, and it's full of bright flavors. It is easy to make and rewarms well, if you wind up with leftovers. It is also versatile. I usually make it with…...