We have a friend down south who has a saying: “New Orleans… get it while it lasts!” His point being…
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Food, Place and Chowing Through New Orleans
I like to travel. I get into it. It’s one thing to pass through a city, but I’d rather dig…
6 New Orleans Places To Love: Great Good Places of NOLA Opens Tomorrow at Fort Defiance in Brooklyn
Nasty weather as I write this in Brooklyn: cold, dark, unrelenting rain. Weather app says “100% chance” of precipitation…
Opening Dec. 10 at Fort Defiance in Brooklyn: Great Good Places of New Orleans! All-y’all be there!
I’ve noticed a lot of crossover between Brooklyn and New Orleans. Both places draw creatives, folks who want to live…
Parasol’s of New Orleans: an Illustration and a Love Letter
As you might have heard around the schoolyard, Colleen and I love to spend time down in New Orleans. We’ve…
Jim Pennington: a Self-Taught Master (and Self-Described “Copyist”) Plying the Trade in New Orleans
Quick shout-out for Jim Pennington, an artist we met on our last trip to New Orleans. Here’s how it happened: Colleen…
Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop: Crime and History on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street
Dateline: Bourbon Street, New Orleans. Yeah, yeah. I know what you’re thinking. Vomit, whiz, debauchery and vomit. Sure. Bourbon Street.…
Great Good Places of New Orleans: Erin Rose, Parasol’s and Molly’s at the Market. I Loves ‘Em.
Yes, to quote Ricky Gervais’s Derek, I loves ’em. Why? Because, of course, they’re GREAT and GOOD! More on that…
Favorite New Orleans Bars: Great Good Places NOLA
Who doesn’t love a good hangout? I’m like a cat—I love places. I love my SPOTS. And I’ve got spots…
“New Orleans in Brooklyn” Art Show closing party tonight
Join us tonight at Two Boots Brooklyn (514 2nd St. at 7th Ave in Park Slope) for a southern-style shindig…