June 2009
Peaches, Cava, good green salad, a slice of cake
Hurricane Katrina damage and post-storm neglect...
by Kate Moran, The Times-Picayune Sunday May 31, 2009, 9:00 AM
RUSTY COSTANZA/THE TIMES-PICAYUNEThe Historic Landmarks Commission is preparing to cite the owners of the Orpheum Theater for neglect.
The historic Orpheum Theater has proven a stubborn survivor, enduring first the decline of vaudeville and the rise of movies and later, in 1979, the incursions of a developer who wanted to knock it...
May 2009
13 More Extremely Effective Guerrilla Marketing... →
New Orleans in a dome run
from Chicago Sun-Times
May 31, 2009 BY BRETT MARTEL
NEW ORLEANS — There’s jazz and jambalaya. Then there’s football and Final Fours.
On the heels of the NFL’s decision to award New Orleans the 2013 Super Bowl, tourism and economic development officials credited the sports industry — as much as the city’s world-renowned music and fine dining...
New Orleans rebuilds, but along the same lines?
Email Picture Mario Tama / Getty Images Construction continues in the Lower 9th Ward. With whites gaining more political power in New Orleans, decisions about rebuilding take on a new racial dimension. LATimes Reflecting a racial divide, many fear the city will abandon low-lying areas; others think it ought to. By Richard Fausset May 31, 2009 ...
Really like Sanbitter soda. Or any soda and bitters. And fresh juice..any non alcoholic cocktail at a bar when it’s time to put down the gin
The Roots of Music →
Cozybikes.com
abita brewery. Growler of abita select doppelboch. Roadtrip. Family. Sunshine. Love it
Hang in There
0 Years 8 Months 16 Days 7 Hours 2 Minutes 20 Seconds
until Mardi Gras 2010
me/us and new orleans | captains dead →
Old School Hand Painted Boat Lettering (New...
Reply to:sale-tattm-1193509123@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] Date: 2009-05-28, 1:57PM CDT
I am one of a dying trade. That is HAND PAINTED SIGNS AND BOAT LETTERING. I have been doing this for about 25 years and business is slow thanks to computer generated lettering on vinyl. I charge $100.00 ($50 per side) up to 15 letters in a name. The stern will add a little more to the...
Singer Teena Marie pays tribute to New Orleans...
By Gail Mitchell
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - A recent fan post on YouTube about Teena Marie says it all: “She still sings like she did 30 years ago.”
Showing no sign of slowing down, the R&B funkstress displays her inimitable chops on her current single, “Can’t Last a Day.” Stationed at No. 55 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 16 on...
Introducing the 2010 Ford Mustang | Ford Vehicles →
This is a really good product web page, i think.. i like that it is getting me toatally into two things I never would have given much thought— New Mustangs, and Drifting… That’s a success, right?
FELIX CArtal! OHM. IT’S ON
Hmmm on one’s at the virgins show. It’s a shame. Come out!
Dusty santamaria playin his heart out at the saint
Driving up n broad ave. Picking up shirts. Listening to the points. Ready for a beer
City hall on a friday afternoon. Madhouse. Long lines.
“AeroMexico has released flight schedules for the service it begins July 7...”
– Travel Agent Central
The Green Goddess is now open
Just ate at Green Goddess in exchange alley.. Amazing.
See Chef Paul’s Lunch Menu
See Chef Chris’ Dinner Menu
(Kitty Lynn behind the bar / Paul in the kitchen)
Our little friend Savannah’s @ Lucky You Candy today, stop by and say HI http://www.luckyyoucandy.com/
Stein’s so packed for lunch today
Open House Today at Launch Pad (643 Magazine) →
Open House Today at Launch Pad (643 Magazine)
by Will Donaldson
Drop by the IP today at 12 for free pizza and a party thrown for us by the IP building as a welcome. Additionally, we’ll be having an open house from 12-5pm today where you can see our space. We’ll be putting finishing touches on through next week, but don’t hesitate to stop by and say hello!
Finally today at 3pm Launch Pad TV will...
“The ongoing battle against the Performance Rights Act is really heating up. A...”
– Minority Broadcasters, Civil Rights Groups Oppose Performance Tax « Radio 2020
Want this ::
The Meters
Live At Rozy’s (REG Associates) (1976-1981)
Record Grade: VG+ (Has minor and a few surface scratches that do not affect play.)
Cover: VG (Has light but visible shelf wear. Also has moderate spine wear, but no splits)
Excellent live outing from the Nola giants. Now if you’re blowing this off because of the ‘76 date, have a listen to the clip, because unlike...
artist lester carey →
Link to a set of photos from Anthony Turducken. Lester painting the outside of the Saint
Google has taken best features from its apps for WAVE http://bit.ly/11GK5n
Project 30-90 →
Apparently we missed this event today.. Did you know about this thing? Were you there? Would you Have gone? Should we get involved? So many Questions…
“The choice: You can dissipate your gift by making the people with the loudest...”
– Seth Godin (via bjornstar)
Food & Wine magazine names New Orleans best bars
The new book “Cocktails 2009” byFood & Wine magazine collects 130 recipes from the nation’s best bartenders. One of the those drinks is the Bywater Cocktail, Chris Hannah’s tribute to his favorite local neighborhood.
“The base spirit is rum,” said Hannah, the bartender at Arnaud’s French 75 (813 Bienville St.), “because we’re in New...
got the keys today, but it’s gonna be a while before we open those doors
'No official plan' yet, but change rumbles through...
Housing Authority of New Orleans officials say Mayor Ray Nagin spoke prematurely when he announced last week a new “mixed-income development” at Iberville. But while no plans have crossed the drawing board, City Hall, HANO and public housing tenant leaders agree that the aging complex across from the French Quarter will be redeveloped soon.
There is “no official plan,”...
Future Of City Park To Be Decided Tuesday
NEW ORLEANS — Changes could be coming to City Park and the future of the 1,300 acre park is in the balance.
City leaders said the big question is whether the park should be turned into a golf course or made into a green space.
The decision on a $45 million development proposal will be made Tuesday.
Resident Alexis Vega said she loves to golf at City Park.
“They have 18 holes, but...
“As the anchor of Louisiana — the only state with positive employment...”
– From the Chicago Sun Times
Park the Van BBQ party at 2pm today.. Saint opening early for it. Riannon serving good drinks.. Drew Stubbs on the ones and twos
DNO Shirt Missed Connection ::
Coffee Shop Cutie by Funky Monkey - w4m - 22
Date: 2009-05-18, 9:03PM CDT
You were wearing a white shirt that said something to the effect of New Orleans being real and all other cities are done with mirrors. I don’t remember exactly, but I do remember that you had a great smile, and I couldn’t stop smiling back at you. If you want to go back to that coffee shop, let me know what I...
Fwd: Fw: FWD: Wanna help New Orleans' City Park...
Subject: FWD: Wanna help New Orleans’ City Park win a $50,000 grant?
John Hopper
1 Palm Drive
New Orleans, LA 70124
www.neworleanscitypark.com
jhopper@nocp.org
(504) 259-1509
May 19, 2009
Fourth and Goal, 5 Seconds on the Clock, City Park Needs Your Help to Win $50,000
City Park is one of five national finalists in a contest presented by Redwood Creek Wines. The winner will...
Black TriBlend Racerback Tanks.
“OUR FRIEND JAIME SENT THIS LINK OF SOUTH AMERICAN TECHNO HE’S BEEN INTO....”
– cómeme - Tracks - SoundCloud
N.O. confident of Super Bowl bid
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Saints owner Tom Benson worked overtime Monday lobbying NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and fellow NFL owners on behalf of New Orleans for the right to host the 2013 Super Bowl.
“I don’t really have a lot to say,” Benson said after leaving one of his many meetings Monday. “I just met with the commissioner. We are putting our best foot...
New Orleans food, wine festival boosts economy
By MARY FOSTER
, 05.18.09, 02:14 PM EDT
In a state where everything from petroleum to frogs has a festival, it’s natural New Orleans would celebrate food and wine.
The 18th New Orleans Food and Wine Experience, which runs Tuesday through Saturday, showcases the city’s special culinary pleasures and fine wines.
“We’ve been to wine festivals in Colorado, in...
They said it: Ellen DeGeneres by Vicki Hyman/The...
BILL HABER/AP PHOTOEllen DeGeneres, flanked by Harry Connick, Jr., left, and Tulane President Scott Cowan, at the Tulane University graduation exercises at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
“Look at you. Usually when you’re wearing a robe at 10 in the morning, it means you’ve given up.” — Ellen DeGeneres, speaking to Tulane University’s graduating class...
MALCOLM GLADWELL ON WHAT WE WANT..
This is worth watching if you have the time:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce.html
