We love receiving your visual art submissions, NOLA girls! Y’all are seriously talented. If you want your visual art to be featured in Geaux Girl!, click the Get Published in Geaux Girl! link and file out the submission form.Confident Stance by Laila James (17),...
there’s an outstretched hand where my heart should bewould beif you hadn’t held it for so longonly to let go so suddenlyit still holds on to the ghost of your handcurls into the echo of your fingersi wish i could mold it intosomething less reminiscent of youAutumn...
yoga power Why teens are turning into yogis. “Yoga teaches young people how to be the ‘boss’ of their own body, quiet their mind, and trust themselves.”Laurie Azzano, owner of Lolo’s Youth StudioLET’S FACE IT: Being a teenager isn’t easy. That’s why teens across the...
A good chocolate chip cookie is one of those texturally perfect joys: crispy, caramelized edges giving way to gooey-chewy centers. Despite its relatively short and humble ingredient list, different versions of “the best” chocolate chip cookie abound on the internet....
Arya loved going to school. She had lots of friends and was getting okay grades. She was on the tennis team and enjoyed practice and matches. On the weekends, she would hang out with friends at parties or sleepovers. Arya noticed that when making plans with her...
Teen-Friendly NOLA ClinicsClinics that serve adolescents usually focus on the reproductive health needs of adolescents and young adults but may also provide primary care services. The ages served vary depending on the clinic, but they usually include preteens (11 or...
You probably know your zodiac sign based on your birthday, but have you ever considered that your “birth day of the week” also matters? The days of the week are all attributed to specific planets, and in astrology, each sun sign also has a ruling planet. Considering...
Do you love getting pampered and spending quality time with your friends? Well, have a spa sleepover this summer! We asked our beauty experts, Brittani and Zari, to show a group of girls some super easy DIY spa ideas that will leave you feeling beautiful inside and...
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world as we know it. Our city, once packed with tourists and second lines, now feels empty and quiet. As our city is opening back up, you might also see something else change. Wherever you go these days, everyone is wearing a...
Community Sailing New Orleans (CSNO) provides accessible, low- and no-cost sailing lessons on Lake Pontchartrain for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. That means you can walk in with no sailing experience and still be welcome to learn and will be...
ABOUT ricRACK: ricRACK is part fabric store, part thrift store, and part community space that offers sewing classes with a mission to repurpose fabrics and breathe new life into otherwise wasted materials. Since ricRACK opened in 2012, they’ve saved over 7.5 tons of...
Bodies come in all shapes, sizes, skin types and tones, and with different physical abilities. Every body truly is unique. Yet, our world—especially the media—tends to diminish this body diversity and instill in many of us a narrow definition of beauty, making it hard...
“People around me need to feel good, and I want to entertain them so they feel those good spirits. I go to Germany, Japan, anywhere, and I feel like I bring New Orleans with me,” Tank Ball, the spirited frontwoman of Tank and the Bangas, told us proudly. Ball’s...
Forget everything you have heard about applying to college (unless it was from your college counselor). A lot of the advice out there about college is full of myths and outdated information. Especially since the Covid-19 pandemic, the college admissions landscape has...
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