Bowie Flower Shop News
Master florist to the stars opens store beneath Jim Bowie Live Oak in Opelousas - The Advocate
Thursday, March 12, 2020Beneath the shade of the Jim Bowie Live Oak in Opelousas, a new floral and garden shop run by a master florist who has worked for celebrities, sports teams and high-class hotels across the Gulf South has opened its doors.Moss Floral & Garden, 133 W. Landry St., is the new labor of love for Maude Mashburn and her husband Lex Jagneaux, son of St. Landry Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux. They recently moved from New Orleans to Opelousas to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and get closer to family. "When we saw the building, we just fell in love, and I've run flower shops all my life in New Orleans and Dallas, and I just thought downtown Opelousas could use a boutique florist," Mashburn said. "I was supposed to be retired, but I still wanted to work, but at my own pace. New Orleans was always going, but New Orleans is perfect." #block-706844 .card-panel { background-color: #e7e7e7; border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.08) } ... https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/business/article_054285ce-49ac-11ea-bcd6-43494a29a1c0.html
New floral shop in one of the oldest sections of Opelousas signifies revitalization - Daily World
Sunday, February 09, 2020Moss Floral and Gardens hosted a grand opening party last week at the new business inside a quaint, brick antebellum structure that, over the years, has served as law offices and the Jim Bowie Museum, which included parish artifacts in the 1960s. Lex Jagneaux estimates the building his business is in, which includes pine and cypress flooring, probably dates back to sometime around 1830, although he is still researching the exact year it was built. Next door to Moss Floral and Garden is the acclaimed Jim Bowie Oak that Lex Jagneaux estimates is more than 200 years old. Included on the side of the massive live oak tree, with root tentacles that extend far underneath the pavement, is an open, bricked courtyard that Jagneaux notes was once the floor of a blacksmith’s shop. The couple's floral business is located between the Wild Child Boutique, located in a 19th Century building, and the new Chicory’s At The Palace Café that is expected to open this month. More: New owner restoring Opelousas landmark The Palace Cafe for a new generation Jagneaux anticipates that restaurant traffic heading to the Palace Café, which opened as a family restaurant 90 years ago, will also bring customers to Moss Floral and Gardens, as well as other businesses on Landry Street. Heading east down Landry is the Back in Time restaurant, operated for many years by Wanda Juneau. On the corner of Landry and Court streets is Java Square, a coffee sh... https://www.dailyworld.com/story/news/local/2020/02/04/moss-floral-and-gardens-opens-opelousas-landry-street-sign-revatlization/4656376002/
Meet the 5 best florists in Fort Worth - Hoodline
Tuesday, November 19, 2019Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions.1. Blossoms on the BricksPhoto: Blossoms B./YelpFirst on the list is Blossoms on the Bricks. Located at 5023 Camp Bowie Blvd. in Arlington Heights, the flower shop is the highest-rated florist in Fort Worth, boasting five stars out of 20 reviews on Yelp.2. TCU FloristPhoto: TCU Florist/YelpBluebonnet Place's TCU Florist, located at 3131 S. University Drive, is another prime choice, with Yelpers giving the flower boutique 4.5 stars out of 21 reviews.3. Cityview Florist & GiftsPhoto: Cityview Florist & Gifts/YelpCityview Florist & Gifts, a florist and gift emporium, is another go-to, with four stars out of 13 Yelp reviews. Head over to 6120 Bryant Irvin Road to see for yourself.4. Flowers To GoPhoto: Flowers To Go/YelpNext, check out Flowers To Go, which has earned 4.5 stars out of 13 reviews on Yelp. You can find the florist at 325 Houston St. 5. Paynes Florist & GiftsPhoto: Sean C./YelpFinally, there's Paynes Florist & Gifts, a local favorite with four stars out of 14 reviews. Stop by 2201 Altamesa Blvd. to hit up the flower outlet next time you're in need of some botanicals.This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback. https://hoodline.com/2019/11/meet-the-5-best-florists-in-fort-worth
The Way It Was: Florist lives in fear of attacks of the hiccups - Texarkana Gazette
Tuesday, September 24, 2019CHILD CARE CENTER USED BY 75 HERESince opening September 16, 1968, The Robison Courts Child Care Center has swelled from an enrollment of 21 to 75 children. Facilities have been added at Bowie Courts. During the first year of operation, approximately 200 children, from six weeks to six years old, have been supervised for varying lengths of time. A staff of 31 is directed by Mrs. LaVerne Williams. The center, planned to complement the Concentrated Employment program, gives mothers a safe place to leave children while preparing for paid employment.Sept. 17:TRIO TO COMPETE FOR SCHOLARSHIPPrincipal W.E. McGuire has announced that three students at Texas High School have been named semifinalists in the 1969-70 National Merit Scholarship program. The students are Corinne Clemmons, Jim Lindsey, and Philip Thomas. The 15,000 semifinalists appointed today are among the nation's most intellectually talented high school seniors. They will compete for about 3,000 Merit Scholarships to be awarded in 1970.Sept. 18:GROCERY STORE IS BURGLARIZEDFor the second time in less than a month, Twin City Grocery at 930 State Line Avenue was burglarized. Entrance to the grocery store was gained by pulling metal bars from the window on the east side of the building. August 24, some $854 was taken from one of the cash registers. A 20-year-old Texarkana, Texas, man is being held in connection with that burglary. Last night it was burglarized again with $650 being taken from one of the cash registers. Investigation is ongoing.Sept. 19:PTA NEWSEighty-two teachers were introduced by J.O. Jones, principal at a meeting of the Parent-Teacher-Association at Arkansas Senior High School. Debbie Cervini sang "His Way-Mine," for the devotional. Her accompanist was Jeannie Powers. The president, Ed Goodson, welcomed parents and teachers and conducted the business session. Approximately 150 members were present. Parents are encouraged to join.Sept. 20:FLORIST HAS HIS PROBLEMFor Walter Broome, the only thing worse than a florist with an allergy to roses is a florist with hiccups. Broome, 52, has been plagued with hiccups off and on for almost 30 years. Broome said that an attack of hiccups usually lasts about two days. When an attack begins he goes to bed and takes a pill prescribed by his doctor. He says it helps but nothing has been able to rid him of the hiccups permanently. "Four days is the longest I've ever had them at one time," Broome said in an interview. He said during the four-day attack that he lost ten pounds. He said that it's worse than pain because once the hiccups stop you always are afraid to move or burp for fear that they will come back. He developed them in the army in 1940.Sept. 21:ARABELLA HEIGHTS EXTENSION HOMEMAKERS CLUBThe club met in the home of Mrs. Carl Jenkins for their September meeting with Mrs. Grace MacKenzie, president presiding. The meeting opened with Mrs. Roy Avance, recreational leader, leading a song, "Precious Memories." The devotional, "Our Daily Bread," was by Mrs. Jenkins. She also showed a wardrobe of "mixed and matched clothes" she had designed and made for the "eye opener." The October meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. A.L. Giles, 1810 Pearl Street.Sept. 22:GOLD STAR MOTHERS TO BE HONOREDPlans were made for a sponsorship program at a special meeting of the Lela Lumpkin Club No. 868, Navy and Marine Mothers at Collins Memorial Building. Gold Star Mothers will receive Texas state recognition. They are Mrs. Maudie Freeman, Mrs. B.B. Lawson, Mrs. Grace Sewell, and Mrs. Grace Sanders. Mrs. C.W. Fultz gave the flag code. The hostesses, Mrs. Nora McGee, Mrs. Inez Thornton, and Mr... http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/features/story/2019/sep/15/way-it-was-florist-lives-fear-attacks-hiccups/795313/
Community deaths - Washington Post
Tuesday, July 23, 2019Pope Francis.Lynette Montalvo, lawyerLynette Montalvo, 57, a former Washington lawyer who worked for the Social Security Administration in Atlanta from 1996 to 2011, died May 17 at a care center in Bowie, Md. The cause was a brain tumor, said a sister, Laverne Dickens.Ms. Montalvo, a resident of Bowie, was born Lynette Dickens in Washington. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2008 and returned to the Washington area in 2014.Lester ‘Ruff’ Fant, lawyer, businessmanLester “Ruff” Fant, 78, a Washington lawyer who since 1999 had operated finance and investment companies, died May 19 at a hospital in Fairfax County, Va. The cause was pulmonary failure, said a niece, Sage Hoare.Mr. Fant, a District resident, was born in Memphis and had lived in the Washington area since 1968. He was a tax specialist and former partner in the law firms of Cohen & Uretz and Sidley Austin.Byron Black, architectByron Black, 86, an architect with the firm of WDG Architecture who designed and directed plans for projects throughout the Washington area, died May 29 at his home in Oakton, Va. The cause was Parkinson’s disease, said a business partner, George Dove.Mr. Black was born in Roanoke and settled in the Washington area in the late 1950s. He retired in 2005 after 46 years with his firm. His work included design of office buildings in Washington and apartment buildings throughout the metropolitan area.Samuel Karson, psychologist Samuel Karson, 95, chief psychologist with the Federal Aviation Administration and later with the State Department, died May 13 at a hospital in Washington. The cause was respiratory failure and a bone marrow and blood disorder, said a son, Michael Karson.Dr. Karson, who lived in Bethesda, Md., was born in Baltimore. He was with the FAA from 1962 to 1975 and the State Department from 1977 to 1983. He was a psychologist at the Florida Institute of Technology from 1983 to 1989. He retired in 1995 after six years as a psychologist in Washington at Second Genesis, a substance-abuse treatment and prevention program.— From staff reports... https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/community-deaths/2019/07/15/68a915b4-a74b-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html
Florist Who Bragged About Entering Nancy Pelosis Office Charged - Patch.com
Sunday, January 17, 2021MIDLAND, TX — A flower shop owner who has bragged about her involvement in the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has been charged federally. Jenny Cudd, owner of Becky's Flowers in Midland, Texas, is one of two people from Midland to face federal charges in the riot, KOSA has reported. Her identity has been shared widely in the days since the siege. Cudd posted on her Facebook page after the riot, stating "we" tore down the doors to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, according to the report. Cudd's Facebook page has since been deleted. Subscribe She later defended her actions, telling KOSA she "didn't break any laws." She said she was proud of her actions at the Capitol and would do it again, according to the station. "We did break down Nancy Pelosi's office door," Cudd said in a Facebook Live video that was later recorded and shared on Twitter. "Somebody stole her gavel, and took a picture sitting in her chair flipping off the camera." Subscribe "Do I think that it was wrong for us to go to the Capitol? Absolutely not," Cudd, a 2019 Midland mayoral candidate, said. "Do I think that it was wrong for me to go through an open door and get inside of the Capitol? No I don... https://patch.com/texas/across-tx/florist-who-bragged-entering-nancy-pelosis-office-charged
‘Are You The B**** That Stormed The Capitol?’: Florist Bombarded With Hate, Mistaken For Shop Owned By Capitol Rioter - CBS Sacramento
Sunday, January 17, 2021A California flower shop is caught in the middle of a fight that’s not even theirs. Now Becky’s Flowers wants to set the record straight.The Roseville store is taking heat for someone in Midland, Texas who’s accused of taking part in the Capitol riots.Assistant manager Kali Mitchell described the stress of simply answering the telephone.“I said, ‘Becky’s Flowers how can I help you?’ And it was immediately met with, ‘Are you the b**** that stormed the Capitol?'” said Mitchell.“I even had one guy say a lot of things I can’t say on TV, obviously,” said owner Aaron Alberti.Those words were aimed at Jenny Cudd. Cudd was arrested Wednesday and charged with a misdemeanor accused of taking part in the Capitol riots.She could be seen smiling and waving at cameras as she left a virtual hearing. She told media outlets she’d, “do it again, and I’d have a gas mask next time.”Here’s where the Roseville store comes in. Cudd also owns a Becky’s Flowers, but it’s an entirely separate shop in Midland, Texas.“We’re getting attacked from the left, from the right, from people who really don’t care. People say, ‘I’m just here to troll you.’ It just shows you the ugly side of humanity I guess,” said Alberti.“Like, I’... https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/01/15/capitol-riot-beckys-flowers-president-trum/
Calif. flower shop with no connection to Capitol riot flooded with threats, negative reviews - SFGate
Sunday, January 17, 2021Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office being broken into during the riot, reports the AP. She also happens to be the proprietor of a florist called Becky’s Flowers in Midland, Texas — the source of the confusion for Aaron Alberti, who has owned and operated the Roseville Becky’s Flowers since 2004. Now, he’s trying to clear the air in order to save his business. “It’s been nonstop … we’ve just been flooded with messages,” he told SFGATE on Thursday afternoon. “One of our employees recently picked up the phone, and the person on the other line said, ‘Are you the bitch who stormed the Capitol?’ And she just said, ‘No, ma’am, we’re in California.’ And the person hung up on her. There’s no apology, no nothing.” At first, Alberti tried to delete the growing number of comments, which he found downright disturbing. “People have written things like, ‘I hope you get cancer,’ ‘I hope your shop burns down,’ ‘I hope you die,’ ‘I hope you rot in jail,’” he said. “And those are the polite ones.” Contrarily, Alberti added that the shop even received a love letter intended for Cudd from a firefighter living in Florida. “To be honest, they both concern me,” he said. In response to the harassment, Alberti notified the Roseville Police Department, which has been periodically sending out officers to check in on the shop. He also contacted Yelp, which he said acted quickly to remove the misguided comments, as well as Google, though he’s still awaiting a response. of this store since 1973.We are getting hate messages and bad reviews as a result. To our customers, please know that we were not part of that. Thank you for your continued trust and please ignore the hate reviews that are not mea... https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Beckys-Flowers-Roseville-mistaken-Capitol-rioter-15871654.php
Becky’s Flowers In Roseville Bombarded With Hate, Mistaken For Shop Owned By Capitol Rioter - CBS Sacramento
Sunday, January 17, 2021A Roseville flower shop is caught in the middle of a fight that’s not even theirs. Now Becky’s Flowers wants to set the record straight.The Roseville store is taking heat for someone in Midland, Texas who’s accused of taking part in the Capitol riots.Assistant manager Kali Mitchell described the stress of simply answering the telephone.“I said, ‘Becky’s Flowers how can I help you?’ And it was immediately met with, ‘Are you the b**** that stormed the Capitol?'” said Mitchell.“I even had one guy say a lot of things I can’t say on TV, obviously,” said owner Aaron Alberti.Those words were aimed at Jenny Cudd. Cudd was arrested Wednesday and charged with a misdemeanor accused of taking part in the Capitol riots.She could be seen smiling and waving at cameras as she left a virtual hearing. She told media outlets she’d, “do it again, and I’d have a gas mask next time.”Here’s where the Roseville store comes in. Cudd also owns a Becky’s Flowers, but it’s an entirely separate shop in Midland, Texas.“We’re getting attacked from the left, from the right, from people who really don’t care. People say, ‘I’m just here to troll you.’ It just shows you the ugly side of humanity I guess,” said Alberti.More fro... https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/01/14/roseville-beckys-flowers-threats-riot/