summer

Experts say teens looking for summer employment shouldn’t wait for the end of the school year. Employers are looking to fill those temporary summer job openings now.

AcA’s 'Creativity @ the Center' summer art camps offer creative, challenging and meaningful hands-on experiences for children.

First day of Spring is tomorrow and we'll all have to start cutting and trimming again soon, if you haven't already, so what is the best weed wacker string for your trimmer?

The Children’s Museum of Acadiana (CMA) is bringing back some of its most popular camps from last year along with a couple of new camps to bring even more summer fun to the kids of Acadiana!

You can call them by their proper name, “Waffle Chip Dippers,” all you want. Those, friends, are ice cream nachos. Baskin-Robbins is selling them at select locations for $2.99, which is significantly less than the cost of nachos that aren’t made out of ice cream, last we checked.

Hot! Like blazing hot.

August is here, and that means you only have a month left of summer. Where did the time go?

Sometimes, vacations are more work than rest and relaxation. Here's a tip from someone who has done both, and why sometimes, the less 'touristy' vacations are many times the better experience.

The 'Slo Mo Guys' make a watermelon explode using only rubber bands.  If you try this at your next family gathering be careful not to get any on your guests.

While the summer months are supposed to fun and a much needed break from the previous school year, a new survey finds that many teens are using their summer vacation to try drugs and alcohol.

Last week, a mom in Tacoma, WA. went public after her fair-skinned young daughters came home from an all-day field trip badly sunburned because teachers weren’t allowed to provide them with sunscreen. Now the policies that led to the incident are being re-examined.

If you’re planning a waterfront vacation, it may alarm you to know that a new report reveals sewage and storm water pollution in beaches across the US could put your health at risk — and you might be surprised to learn which beaches are the cleanest.

The sun is out, your friends are over and the kids are splashing around in the pool. Ah yes, it’s summertime, and you’re just dying to break out your grill or smoker and throw an amazing barbeque party in your backyard, at the beach, or wherever you happen to be.

As I was driving home last night from The Wild Salmon (good food and good music!!), I saw this sign at the Cracker Barrel on the Youngsville Highway: The The Atlanta Journal-Constitution this morning is reporting that gas prices may be at or below $3 per gallon by fall!

Taking a big vacation with friends or family can be good for one and all, but there are also serious logistics involved in the organization process.

Even though you love your kids dearly and want to spend time with them, the months that kids are out of school can be the longest of the year for any parent. The key to a peaceful summer household is keeping the kids busy and entertained.

The official start of summer is only days away, and while some are excited for the sunniest of seasons, others are all to aware of the constant dangers presented by the summer sun. The grads may be glad and the beaches may be bustling, but summer time is not all sunshine and frozen concoctions ...

You probably already know that this winter was one of the mildest the US has ever seen. And now it seems the trend of above-average temperatures is continuing.

We've covered lots of things to do this summer - camps for the arts, crafts, history, animals and more. Now we're on to sports- of all kinds. UL is offering camps all summer long- baseball,  basketball, football, soccer, softball, volleyball and sports science...

School's been out for a week and summer programs for kids have begun. If you haven't already signed up the young ones for some fun summer activities, it's not too late! Here are some more ideas for summer 2012 in Lafayette: