Lifestyle

We have seen plenty of headlines in 2020, but you might have missed the charitable deduction included in the new CARES Act.

Just because you can’t get together with your extended family on Christmas Eve or have everyone over for Friendsgiving this year, doesn’t mean you can’t make it a holiday season to remember.

For 125 years, The Times-Picayune Doll and Toy Fund has provided thousands of children throughout the New Orleans area with gifts at Christmas.

We’re only a few weeks away from looking back at 2020 in our rearview mirror.

As the year slips faster into the colder seasons, you’ll want to find the perfect cozy activities to do in the warmth of your home.

Leaves are dropping and temperatures are down, but perhaps the truest sign that fall has arrived is the opening of local pumpkin patches.

Spring cleaning in New Orleans usually happens after Mardi Gras when beads and glitter are still everywhere.

Since November 2013, the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce has gathered cyclists from across the country for Tour da Parish, a non-competitive bike ride in St. Bernard Parish, and we’re back for 2020!

The secret is out! Plush Appeal – The Mardi Gras Spot is your go-to spot for gifts for all occasions.

The good folks at Microsoft News shared their list of the twenty best movies about elections.

Aug. 29 marked the 15th  anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and I remember the weeks after the storm being a PR professional’s “moment.”

Great Day Louisiana and McDonald’s want to know: What are your reasons to smile?

 No matter what you’re looking for in a mask style, we have both adults and kids “covered” at Plush Appeal.

Chalmette Refining is proud to congratulate our Community Relations Manager, Elizabeth Ellison-Frost, as a 2020  New Orleans City Business Women of the Year nominee for the third year in a row.

The next time you find yourself seated, working at your desk for a long time, try these three simple yoga tricks.

While I enjoy hearing my friends’ joyful stories of playdates with their NOLA grandchildren, I feel wistful at times, as my four are in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) has youngsters staying on their toes amid the whirlwind of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the midst of quarantine, “Purple Bear,” a stuffed toy caught at Mardi Gras that became a local little girl’s faithful companion, went missing.

As the effects from the pandemic continue, we are beginning to see several trends appear, locally and nationally, in what buyers are looking for when purchasing their next home.

After spending so much time at home with our four-legged friends, it is essential to transition them slowly back to being alone during the day.

Art lovers can now take a virtual tour through the past 90 years of the Museum of Modern Art.

According to Vacasa.com, 88% of employers in the U.S. have encouraged or required their employees to work remotely.

This summer, millions of Americans will be traveling for vacation, but it will be much different because of COVID-19.

Since carnival season is on its way, the Plush Appeal krewe is making room for all of the new and exciting products headed to the store.

Picture this – it’s 5 p.m., you’re already hungry and have no idea what to make for dinner.

It may be one of the remote lodges in the world.

Nunez Community College Professor Ronald Chapman came up with an idea for an awareness campaign to support the efforts of the many frontline healthcare workers and first responders during this COVID-19 pandemic.

New Orleans native Harry Connick, Jr. celebrates the country’s essential workers, in a two-hour special featuring an all-star cast.

The toughest part of living through a pandemic may be that there is no rule book for how to do so.

At Plush Appeal – The Mardi Gras Spot, we live by the philosophy, “Celebrate Everything.”