NEW ORLEANS— One Mardi Gras tradition has been around for decades and, fortunately, it has not been affected by the pandemic. There are pinks, purples, greens and reds, made with toys, masks, and even ...

Creating a shoebox float during Fiesta is very much a family project. It’s something that many San Antonio-raised adults remember making as children and one that most labor over as parents now. “This ...

RIVER PARISHES. ♪ THE LARGER, ELABORATE PARADES IN ST. JOHN’S PARISH AREN’T HAPPENING THIS YEAR. 2020 CELEBRATIONS ARE A LOT SMALLER, LIKE THIS ONE AT ST. PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND RESERVE >> >> WE ...

Young people enjoyed hands-on Mardi Gras activities Saturday at the Algiers Regional Library. Blain Kern Studios artist Alex Sherrod led the free programs that included making shoe box floats, and ...

SARANAC LAKE — Two members of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee spent some time at the Village Mercantile Friday to judge the Shoe Box Floats submitted by people of all ages throughout the ...

This Mardi Gras season has been full of more pleasant surprises than a smorgasbord of the city’s best king cakes. New Orleanians have witnessed a wave of pandemic-era creativity with the emergence of ...

For his pint-size project, Todd Schrenk had to make a big decision. The Krewe of ’tit Rex member wanted to create a shoebox-size parade float that featured a marionette popping out to greet onlookers.

The COVID-19 pandemic “has stolen the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade from our community for a second year in a row,” lamented Holyoke City Councilor at large Rebecca Lisi But that doesn’t mean there ...