Mike Cohen

Congregation Beth Tikvah in Dollard des Ormeaux is adding some excitement to its 2026 Billy Hurwitz Memorial Raffle on Thursday, May 7. This year, the Board of Directors and Raffle Committee are transforming this into a true social event via an unforgetta... See more

Few spectacles in recorded history have grabbed people’s attention quite like the Roman gladiator games, a cultural force significant enough to leave its mark on Roman law, art, and politics. Yet for all the research done on what went down inside the aren... See more

The Heian period was a significant period in classical Japanese history that ran from 794 to 1185. It came after the Nara period and started when Emperor Kammu, the 50th Japanese emperor, moved Japan’s capital to Heian-kyō (now called Kyoto). Heian means ... See more

Longi Noëlly Nsimba, known simply as Noëlly, has quite a back story. The LaSalle resident is a former professional tennis player who has now taken up multiple new careers: tennis coach, baker, and singer. I met Noëlly recently. The mom of a toddler with a... See more

Running from 710 to 794 CE, the Nara period had a significant impact on Japan’s early development. Picking up right where the Asuka period left off, the period gave rise to some of the most popular literary works that Japan has ever produced. Some of the ... See more