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Make merry at Northshore holiday events
Mandeville host to two Christmas celebrations
 The annual Holiday of Lights celebration brightens the evening sky again this year with its free four-night event, a wonderland of Cajun-themed Christmas trees, lights and carolers at the Tammany Trace Trailhead, Highway 59 and Koop Drive. The special festivities will be from 6-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6 and 12-13 though lights remain on until Jan. 2. On Dec. 13, old Mandeville hosts Christmas Past, with festivities centering on the Mandeville Trailhead and along Girod and Lafitte streets. Come for shopping, live music, a Dickens costume contest and Winter on the Water Festival. Santa sightings likely!
| Travel with your pooches?
Mandeville slated for Northshore's first dog park
 Dog lovers find it hard to leave their pets behind when they travel, so many don’t. More hotels these days are allowing pets and many cities have dog parks where dogs can safely play off-leash. A group of Northshore volunteers is spearheading the effort to launch the area’s first dog park with the help of the Pelican Park sports complex in Mandeville. The park has donated 3 acres of land to be used for a dog park, now in fundraising stages. Get updates and info on upcoming events such as the monthly Yappy Hour at Ruby’s Roadhouse at www.PelicanBarkPark.org.
| New B&B/conference center in Covington
Rivers Retreat Center offers cabins, meeting spaces
 Need a good place for a corporate retreat or just a getaway with a few dozen of your closest friends? The new Rivers Retreat Center may be exactly what you’re looking for. Located on the Little Tchefuncte River on lovely grounds and offering two meeting facilities – including a large screened pavilion – the Rivers Retreat Center also is a B&B with nine cabins capable of sleeping 40 guests. There’s a dining hall and catering service, too. Get more info and a website link by clicking on Lodging or the Groups and Meetings buttons on this page.
| 'Restaurateur of the Year'
Northshore native John Besh honored
 A native of Slidell, on the east side of St. Tammany Parish, chef John Besh has been a familiar face on the Northshore for years. Besh became familiar to a national audience after appearances on NBC’S "Today Show," The Food Network’s "Iron Chef" and "Next Iron Chef" programs and through work as a cultural and culinary ambassador for the state of Louisiana. For his accomplishments, which include operating four noteworthy restaurants in the New Orleans area – including La Provence here on the Northshore – he has been named Restaurateur of the Year by the Louisiana Restaurant Association.
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