The July Fourth weekend will no doubt be flooded by addictive glossy hip-hop, R&B and pop stars and the undisputed heroes of the form, but if you’ve had enough saccharine and could go for some sweet (maybe salty, depending on...
New Orleanians who like to laugh will be mourning the death of British actor Mollie Sugden, known in the States for one major role — that of Mrs. Slocombe in the Britcom Are You Being Served?, which had a long,...
Congrats to Panama City Pirates keeper Melford James, who was named the Premier Development League's Player of the Week. James has had back-to-back clean sheets, in the Pirates 1-nil win over the Baton Rouge Capitals and a draw against our...
I’m so excited and honored to be a part of Tales of the Cocktail this year. Mr. and Mrs. Cocktail’s radio show (The Straight Pour) comes after mine and I consider them and the Cocktail Angels as part of the...
New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line, by Edward J. BranleyThere's been a lot of excitement lately generated by the new management contract between NORTA and Veolia Transportation. Let's face it, NORTA has been in pretty sad shape since the...
I can hear them now, “Even their football team is crooked!” And am I to understand Houser was either kept on because he was chummy with brass or let go because he suddenly wasn’t?
More than two dozen with ties to...
SilenceIsViolence, the Social Aid and Pleasure Club Task Force, and the Dumaine Street Gang Social and Pleasure Club will lead a “Walk for Peace” this evening through the streets of Treme. The event starts at 6 p.m., and is intended...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When the Essence Music Festival kicks off in New Orleans on Friday, singer Lionel Richie says the celebration of black music and culture will provide some comfort following Michael Jackson’s death.
Richie, a longtime friend of the...
Desperate to halt the erosion of Louisiana’s coast, officials there are talking about breaking Mississippi River levees south of New Orleans to restore the nourishing flow of muddy water into the state’s marshes.
But in a new analysis, scientists at Louisiana State University...
I know that some of you have already seen this video....it has been making its way around blogdom. But I saw it for the first time yesterday over at Samaritan Woman.It really hit my heart.I remember those times of crushing...
Corps of Engineers Chooses Inferior Pumps Plan, Option 1Refuses Congressional Mandateto Protect New Orleans--instead increases City's Risk!~M. Schleifstein, S. Grissett~According to the environmental report, (379 page pdf) the existing floodwalls along the canals inside the new pump stations "would be...
(x-posted to YatCuisine and ebranley.com)We all encounter things that "speak" to us. Things that, when our senses encounter them, we are immediately transported to a different place and time. Sometimes we're transported to places not of this earth....
Congratulations New Orleans! Finally some good news — and William Shatner didn’t even have to travelnap anyone. Priceline customers who logged on the travel Web site made New Orleans the No. 1 travel destination for the July Fourth weekend.
More than...
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Congratulations New Orleans! Finally some good news — and William Shatner didn’t even have to travelnap anyone. Priceline customers who logged on the travel Web site made New Orleans the No. 1 travel destination for the July Fourth weekend.
Over 30,000...
My motto on my other blog is, “We don’t drink the kool-aid, we pee in it.” I’m not into bashing people, not my style. I’m not nasty about politics either. But…when I see something that doesn’t sit right with...
I thought I already wrote about a moron this week? Oh… but that one was not a politician. NEWSFLASH “Moronic Louisiana Politician” in the news! Our own Ray Nagin and his shady computer scheme. Seems the Voodoo Queen must have...
BY ALLEN M. JOHNSON JR.
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s veto of state funding for New Orleans Adolescent Hospital (NOAH) has put pressure on fellow Republican U.S. Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao to address the projected Sept. 1 closing of the mental health facility.
One...
Fellow alt-weekly the Boston Phoenix unveiled its results from its daunting annual poll of the Best New Bands in America. Reppin’ Louisiana is Generationals, the Park the Van up-and-comer and Gambit favorite. (Their debut album on the now-Orleanian label drops July 21.)...
PHOTONOLA 2009 - CALL FOR DECEMBER PHOTO EXHIBITION LISTINGS Are you showing photography in December 2009? Let us know the details so we can include your information on the PhotoNOLA website (www.photonola.org) and in our printed brochure. Deadline...
CALL TO ARTISTS ~ EXHIBIT YOUR WORK ON THE NORTHSHOREWe are excited to announce our plans to launch Gallery 421... Northshore New Orleans' newest Gallery which will be opening this summer at 421 North Columbia St. in Historic Downtown Covington....
The empowerment seminar portion of the Essence Music Festival offers more than the usual array of political, social and religious leaders. Attendees can get free goodies, free health screenings and autographs from David and Tamela Mann, stars of Tyler Perry’s “Meet the...
Photography Re-Imagined: 3rd Annual Juried Alternative & Historical Process ShowTilt Gallery, Phoenix, AZJuror: Jill Enfield October 2nd – October 29th, 2009 Opening Reception: Friday, October 2nd, 6-9pmEligibility: All prints made using an alternative, historical process are eligible and the exhibition...
DEADLINE APPROACHING: 13th Annual No Dead Artists Juried ExhibitionThe Annual NO DEAD ARTISTS, now in its 13th year, is an open juried exhibition of Louisiana art today. The exhibition was created in 1995 to give a voice to underexposed artists....
Hello,We currently have a call for entry that might be of interest to your readers.Our 2009 International Photography Show which will feature artists from all over the world. This is an open juried show with over $700 in awards along...
Statement from City Council vice president Arnie Fielkow:
“I am truly frustrated with Governor Bobby Jindal’s decision to apply a line item veto to $14.2 million in funds dedicated by the Legislature to the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital - one of...
Yep. Just ask the RTA:
# 47-48 CANAL STREETCAR ~ Rider Alert
Effective Monday, July 6, 2009, the inbound and outbound routes of the #47-48 Canal Streetcar will be shut down for 8 weeks.
The RTA is replacing feeder cables underground that were...
The pan-Asian restaurant HipStix has closed after about two years in business. The Warehouse District restaurant served an eclectic sampling of dishes from Vietnamese, Thai and Chinese traditions, and was a rare downtown outlet for banh mi, the Vietnamese po-boy.
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Gov. Bobby Jindal line-item vetoes funding for New Orleans Adolescent Hospital, the city’s largest in-patient mental health facility.
Department of Health and Hospitals secretary Alan Levine explains why this is a good thing...
In a time when Honduras is under a coup, New Orleans is sinking and housing looks like it is possibly heading into recovery, CNN wants us to know there are creatures jumping from women’s breasts…
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You may have seen him chugging along New Orleans streets in his battered but colorfully decorated pickup. You’ve probably heard his gravely call ringing out through the truck’s PA system. And you might even have eaten the fruit and vegetables...
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