Blogs
Thanks For All
We’ll be heading to the vast cultural wasteland—but a shopper’s and politician’s paradise—of Baton Rouge on Turkey Day to spend time with my siblings, their families and my mother. I’m […]
Armstrong Park, Sculpture Garden Open Again
“You will see the restored statue of Louis Armstrong, toe and all,” Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced today at a ribbon cutting ceremony to reopen Armstrong Park. The damaging of the […]
Voting and Anarchy
Maybe anarchy is the way to go. I heard this morning—and it’s all over the news—that our Congress’s approval rating has dropped to nine percent. Nine percent. That’s down from […]
David Simon Talks Food with Anthony Bourdain
Yesterday, the tell-tale trucks were parked on Elysian Fields telling us that Treme is back and shooting on Frenchmen Street. Later in the morning, a Steve Zahn sighting confirmed that. […]
Sending a Message
From today’s Times-Picayune: “It signals to people they can do anything they want in the French Quarter. They can come in and spray paint all over a building; they can […]
Noise Ordinance Roundtable Saturday at Sound Cafe
Saturday, the Sound Cafe will host a roundtable on the proposed noise ordinance starting at 2 p.m. You can read the proposal online; pay particular attention to Division 3: Regulations, […]
Free Birdman, Juvie, Quickie Mart
Recently, Birdman and Lil Wayne cohort Mack Maine released a mixtape, Billionaire Minds, which you can download here. You can also get Birdman’s collaboration with Bun B – who’s coming […]
Tickets for Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake on Sale Now
On Sunday, November 20, Piety Street Recording will host a recording session/intimate concert with tenor saxophone legend Kidd Jordan and percussionist Hamid Drake. Valid Records‘ Benjamin Lyons has brought together […]
An Unusual Lunch for a Good Cause
The New Orleans Mission launched its “Pathway to Restoration” campaign at an unusual lunch today. First, the lunch was held on the stage at the Orpheum Theater, and it was […]
We Need a New Abacus
The Superdome has seen many changes this year – renovations on the lower levels, the addition of “Mercedes-Benz” to the exterior and interior facades of the building, and purple lights […]
