We wrote a letter last week begging Blue Bell to bring back the Mardi Gras King Cake flavor this year. You'll be happy to know they actually obliged! Sort of.
Get ready to "Teausxt" Downtown Tyler Mardis Gras style! Tuesday, Feb. 21, join the Heart of Tyler promotion committee and friends to celebrate Downtown Tyler with flair.
Since Mardi Gras is a holiday that goes hand-in-hand with gluttonous drinking, we thought we’d offer a few tips for a more positive drinking experience for those who want to enjoy themselves and not wind up a morning-after mess.
Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," a reference to the binge eating a lot of Catholics do before Lent. As is often the case with holidays, the Christian roots are intertwined with earlier pagan practices. It was very common for early church fathers to integrate elements of pagan ritual in an attempt to attract potential converts.
Mardi Gras itself originated in the Middle Ages and wa