The Writer's Room

Stories of the Municipal Auditorium, Including a Place for Mayors

  Once while performing at the city’s Municipal Auditorium country singer Hank Williams got married....

Bullets On A Sunday Afternoon

  Last Sunday afternoon (June 6) around 6:15 I was driving toward the river on...

D-Day: Charging Through Time

  Some kids were playing on Omaha Beach, building sandcastles. Nearby an adult couple walked...

A View From Bruning’s: West End’s Glory Days

  Sometimes neighboring political bodies join together to forge historic agreements. Few are as anticipated...

What Stagger Lee Brought to Lundi Gras

  According to the legend, “the night was clear, and the moon was yellow, and...

Going For the Gold: Rah-Rah Rugby

  Several years ago, when e-mail was young, I got a message from a freelance...
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May Day for St. Joseph

  May Day, last Saturday, was spent at a St. Joseph’s Day altar.  I know,...

Discovered: A Worse Name than “Baby Cakes”

  When we last had a chance to see the former New Orleans Baby Cakes...

Rites and Rituals, Shaped by the Times

  We were regulars at a certain neighborhood restaurant and always knew the food to...

A Royal Ramble

  Our driver was from London. As he made his way toward the city, we...

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