The Best of Times

09/11/2025

The Best of Times receives 24 awards at a national convention!

The Best of Times, a free bi-monthly magazine for mature adults in Northwest Louisiana, received a record twenty-four (24) national awards, in a wide variety of design, editorial, and website excellence categories, including first place in General Excellence and the highly coveted “Best of Show” award, at the 2025 North American Mature Publishers Association (NAMPA) annual convention.

“We are so very honored to have our publication receive so many awards, including The Best of Show award,” noted publisher Gary Calligas.

Editor Tina Calligas added, “These awards are a wonderful testament to the quality of our magazine and recognition of the hard work and dedication of our writers, contributors, and designers.”

For the details about each of these 24 awards, please pick up a copy of the November/December 2025 issue of The Best of Times magazine at one of our 270 distribution locations, or view the award details online in this issue at www.thebestoftimesnews.com

Founded in 1994, NAMPA is a non-profit association of publishers of local/regional newspapers and magazines for the boomer/senior market. Currently, NAMPA member publications are found throughout the U.S. and Canada with a combined readership exceeding 4.5 million per month.

07/11/2025

Reminder to listen to our weekly radio show on NEWS RADIO 710 KEEL and 101.7 FM. The Best of Times Radio Hour has remarkable guests who provide our listeners with beneficial information for them or their loved ones.

If you missed listening to a live radio show, you can always listen to our podcasts via our website at www.thebestoftimesnews.com or via Apple Podcasts "The Best of Times Radio Hour".

07/11/2025

The Best of Times magazine is thrilled to have won 24 awards in various categories from a national mature publishing association.

07/11/2025

Reminder to pick up your FREE copy of the November/December 2025 issue of The Best of Times magazine at one of our 270 distribution locations in Northwest Louisiana.

Also, you can read this issue online from our website at www.thebestoftimesnews.com

28/10/2025

Free Resources and Support for Grandparents on November 7

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a free community support class for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. The event will take place on Friday, November 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Southern Hills Community Center, located at 1002 W. Bert Kouns Industrial Loop.
This program is designed to offer resources to grandparents navigating the unique challenges of parenting in a new role. Attendees will learn valuable legal information about custody, along with financial tools, community resources, technology support, and ways to care for the emotional well-being of both themselves and their grandchildren.
The class is presented by CPSO Community Relations and Crime Prevention.
For more information, please call 318-681-0869.

28/10/2025

2025 SENIOR DAY EXPO will take place on Thursday, October 30th in Bossier City!

Make plans to attend the largest senior/boomer expo in Northwest Louisiana. The 15th annual “2025 Senior Day Expo” will take place on Thursday, October 30, 2025 from 9 am to 3 pm in the beautiful and fabulous ballroom at Live! Casino and Hotel located at 711 Live! Casino Blvd in Bossier City, LA 71111.

The Expo admission is FREE and parking is FREE. At admission, please bring non-perishable items and canned goods to donate to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. Enjoy the many gaming opportunities, restaurants, and cocktail bars at Live! Casino and Hotel. There will be lots of fun, live entertainment, presentations, hundreds of giveaways, hundreds of door prizes, many health screenings, flu and pneumonia and other vaccines, and lots of valuable information from over 120 exhibitors.

Attendees can also register to win the many special GRAND DOOR PRIZES valued at over $1,000 each! Must be present to win any of the door prizes.

We hope to see you at the 2025 Senior Day Expo on Thursday, October 30th from 9 am to 3 pm at Live! Casino and Hotel in Bossier City, LA!

27/10/2025

15/10/2025

2025 SENIOR DAY EXPO will take place on Thursday, October 30th in Bossier City!

Make plans to attend the largest senior/boomer expo in Northwest Louisiana. The 15th annual “2025 Senior Day Expo” will take place on Thursday, October 30, 2025 from 9 am to 3 pm in the beautiful and fabulous ballroom at Live! Casino and Hotel located at 711 Live! Casino Blvd in Bossier City, LA 71111.

The Expo admission is FREE and parking is FREE. At admission, please bring canned goods to donate to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. Enjoy the many gaming opportunities, restaurants, and cocktail bars at Live! Casino and Hotel. There will be lots of fun, live entertainment, presentations, hundreds of giveaways, hundreds of door prizes, many health screenings, flu and pneumonia and other vaccines, and valuable information from over 120 exhibitors.

Attendees can also register to win the many special GRAND DOOR PRIZES valued at over $1,000 each! Must be present to win any of the door prizes.

Important: To pre-register to attend the Senior Day Expo on October 30th and to enter a drawing to win a special prize package, please email your name and address to [email protected]

We hope to see you at the 2025 Senior Day Expo on Thursday, October 30th from 9 am to 3 pm at Live! Casino and Hotel in Bossier City, LA!

23/09/2025

🎉THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTES!🎉
SRAC just received notification that we made it through the Levitt Foundation Music Grant’s voting phase and will now move to the next stage of the selection process. We ranked 11th out of 100 cities working to get votes for the grant - which is Incredible!

SRAC now moves forward to the next stage of the selection process: a deeper dive into our grant application and our proposed music series. We will learn the final decision November 18th!

We appreciate your support and will share updates as we learn more!