December 2009
And that’s just the first half #saints
Relentless with that 24-10 #saints. #whodat
Downtown for that game. Selling shirts. Come say hi
November 2009
Headin downtown soon, tweat @defendnola to find us http://bit.ly/4AIqZM
Really awesome fundraiser for second harvest and dream big foundation at metropolitan
New Orleans drops to number six on Most Dangerous...
Last year the city of New Orleans was at the top of the “Most Dangerous City List” for the most violent crimes being committed. This year, New Orleans has dropped five spots from number 1 to number 6 on the list as released by CQ Press.
The categories included in ranking results are murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and vehicle theft.
The most dangerous city...
New Orleans area gains 2,200 jobs in October
The New Orleans area gained 2,200 jobs in October, buoyed by the addition of more than 1,000 jobs at local colleges and universities, according to data released Friday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. New Orleans produced the largest job gain of any metropolitan area in the state in October. The gain is a marked improvement from last month, when New Orleans lost 1,100 jobs. More than half...
New Orleans a possible site for potential Manny...
While noted political analyst James Carville has left the Washington D.C. scene in order to teach at Tulane University, he’s out on the campaign trail again.
This time, it’s for New Orleans.
The potential boxing superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, the sport’s undisputed top pound-for-pound fighters, is looking for a home, and Carville is actively trying to...
Fair Grounds Thanksgiving in New Orleans
Of course there will be turkey and oyster dressing and all the trimmings on tables all over New Orleans this Thanksgiving. If you’re here on a visit you can make reservations at one of the great restaurants. But why not try something different and head out to the Fair Grounds Race Track for a great meal while watching the Sport of Kings. The newly renovated Fair Grounds, which...
New Press Release from Domenica
Panini for Lunch, Weekends for Brunch!
At six weeks out of the gate, Domenica expands its service and menu
Just when you thought Domenica was your new favorite restaurant, offering, as it does, the best of both worlds with its irresistible home style Italian cuisine in a chic contemporary atmosphere within the newly renovated Roosevelt Hotel – it gets even better:
Panini
Chef Alon Shaya...
So many takaways. So many touchdowns #saints
Yin yang twins
“he sees the field in his mind”, some random commentator on Drew Brees
Has some tickets to White Denim @OneEyedJacks. RT this for a chance to get on the list. They Rock
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Blight continues to disappear in New Orleans,...
The number of vacant properties in New Orleans has plummeted in the past year — from nearly 70,000 abandoned lots to about 61,000 — while blight in several other major American cities has seen a steady uptick, according to a new report by the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center.
Using U.S. Postal Service records, researchers found that some 54,000 properties across town remain...
In New Orleans, Elation Over Katrina Liability...
NEW ORLEANS — Since the first days after Hurricane Katrina, when the streets were still under water, many residents of New Orleans and its surroundings have maintained that the flood that wrecked their lives was the government’s fault, and that the government should pay for it.
On Wednesday night came news that many had hoped for but few had believed would ever actually happen: a federal judge...
New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees, President Obama...
In support of his United We Serve initiative, President Barack Obama and NFL stars Drew Brees, DeMarcus Ware and Troy Polamalu team up to highlight the importance of fitness for America’s children.
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y'all seen chris hannah around town?
at jackson square
at the absinthe museum
at cure
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send us some pics if you see hannah around.
Tonight at the Hi Ho Lounge:
Doors and drinks at 9. Music at 10. All Leonard Cohen, all night long. Come get you some! Lineup: Sarah Quintana and Helen Gillet Meschiya Lake Luke Allen Steve Eck Micah McKee Loren Murrell The Unturned Tricks (Wexler- vocals/piano, Natalie Mae- vocals/ banjo, Kris Wesley- pedal steel, Chris Johnson- sax, Dante- trumpet, Mark LaMaire- upright bass, Bobby DeVay- drums)
The Hi Ho LoungeThursday,...
New Orleans hotels offer ‘Papa Noel’ deals
With sleigh bells ringing –– and surely an appetite for etouffee –– Papa Noel (that’s Santa Claus to us out-of-towners) is readying himself for a holiday destination guaranteed to be brimful with festive cheer.
Boasting a full holiday calendar in December, New Orleans will be offering its visitors free jazz and gospel cathedral concerts; caroling; themed meals and free cooking demonstrations;...
Chris Paul's unhappiness with coaching change...
Chris Paul made no secret of his unhappiness with the manner in which coach Byron Scott was fired last week. Did the Hornets make the right decision and will Paul’s unhappiness affect his future in New Orleans?
Thomsen:As angered as he was about Scott’s dismissal, Paul will really be frustrated by a continuing decline in the team’s performance overall. But his feelings are a...
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's year abroad: An...
Mayor Ray Nagin is on a world tour courtesy of the taxpayers of New Orleans.
He went to China, South Africa and Panama in 2008. This year he’s been jet setting even more. He went back to China in June, then hopped over to Australia. July took him to Mexico City, and he went on a so-called fact-finding trip to Cuba in October.
He apparently isn’t done. His plan now is to travel to...
Businesswoman Leslie Jacobs to launch ad blitz in...
Supporters of businesswoman Leslie Jacobs hinted last week that her entry into the mayor’s race would be a bit unconventional.
Jacobs will make good on that prediction Wednesday when she rolls out a saturation television buy and a multimedia Web site featuring all manner of Internet campaigning, from Facebook to Twitter to blog blasts.
Jacobs spokeswomanCheron Brylski said the heavy dose...
Brownfield cleanups in New Orleans set example for...
In its ongoing struggle to transform defunct industrial sites into usable properties, New Orleans provides an example of environmental remediation and revitalization to the rest of the country, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said Tuesday at the 2009 National Brownfields Conference. “New Orleans gives hope to the rest of the country,” Jackson said in a...
Gambit's helpful list of area Banh Mi spots:
Banh Mi Sao Mai
14321 Chef Menteur Hwy., 254-3977
Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Cafe Minh
4139 Canal St., New Orleans, 482-6266.
Open 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Tue-Thu.; 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.
Dong Phuong Bakery
14207 Chef Menteur Hwy., 254-1568
Open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Mon.
Frosty’s Caffe
3400 Cleary Ave., Metairie, 888-9600
2800 Manhattan Blvd., Suite B., Harvey, 361-9099
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That was amazing! Roby! “and just like that the #saints are back on top”
#WHODAT!!!!!!!!! #GEAUX @ReggieBush!!! (via @Browness)
Bush is really rockin it today. #saints Bout time!
Saving New Orleans Culture, One Sandwich at a Time...
THIS month, New Orleans is having a party for the po’ boy.
At the New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival on Nov. 22, as brass bands play and celebrators hoist drinks, serious-minded panelists will tell tales of long-lost po’ boy shops. They will speak of the import of this city’s signature sandwich, piled with roast beef and gravy or corn-flour-breaded and fried shrimp, slathered with...
