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Buzz about Boards

After nearly a decade dealing with life and death on a daily basis, Mandy Simpson transformed a single cutting board made from scraps by her woodworking husband into a culinary gift shop, NOLA Boards, where residents and tourists alike gather for classes and sampling products.

“We had a friend ask us if my husband could make a cutting board for a wedding present,

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