New Orleans Magazine April 2006

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MUSIC: Harken to New Orleans

RICK COLEMAN HAD NO WAY of predicting that Antoine “Fats” Domino’s high-profile presence at...

MAKING SPACES: Bright, cheerful and full of style, these three children’s...

Kids’ rooms are more than just a place to store stuff and sleep at...

MARQUEE: Places to Go, People to See, Things to Do

AN ODYSSEY FULFILLED Where can you find ouzo, moussaka, roast lamb and dancing all in...

HEALTH: When the Swallows Come

I t is a long, muscular organ that expands when stimulated. Many people typically...

ERROL LABORDE: Good Morning, Mayor Nuniz

Ed Muniz will now be the only person to hold two different high ranking...

LOOKING AHEAD: Trade mission to New Orleans

U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez this week will lead a group of business leaders,...

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GLANCING BACK

And you thought it was just the levees . . . The list of things...

NEW ORLEANS’ VOICES

This week New Orleans Magazine adds a new feature to its weekly news letter...

HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN NEW ORLEANS

May 1 Instruments A Comin’, benefit for Tipitina’s Foundation, www.tipitinasfoundation.org May 1 WWOZ Piano Night,...

STREETCAR: Election of the Century

As mayoral elections go, it was a doozy. The outcome would forever change the...

HEALTH: Bad Vibes

Loud music can be harmful The truly best seats at Jazz Fest are a healthy...

JULIA STREET: A Monthly Pursuit of Answers to Eternal Questions

Dear Julia, Do you know anything about the old hospital that used to be on...

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ERROL LABORDE: Notes From the Election

Anyone who contests Saturday's election with a lawsuit is being close minded, divisive, blatantly...

LOOKING AHEAD — STORIES TO WATCH

Monday, April 24 — Sunday, April 30 They’re off! Tired of all the public political...

HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN NEW ORLEANS

April 24 – 30 Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament, English Turn 342-3000 April...

CHRONICLES OF RECENT HISTORY: Jazz Preservationist Doc Souchon

When you hear the gravelly recorded voice of Edmond “Doc” Souchon singing the Mardi...

MODINE: Flash Points

This planet hit menopause at the same time I did. It has global warming; I...

Tiramisu

The Next Level Chef Christina of Tony Moran's adds new layers to classic Italian...

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Eggs Benedict

One of this city’s grandest pleasures is dining midday on eggs Benedict, Sardou or...

The Raiders’ Rummel

New student at Archbishop Rummel High School to bookstore manager Lory Rummel: “Were you...

DJ Soul Sister

In the club world, where most DJs are men, Melissa Weber, a k a...

NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE LAUNCHES FREE WEEKLY E-MAIL NEWSLETTER

In its first major product launch since being acquired by Renaissance Publishing, New Orleans...

LOOKING AHEAD: Stories to Watch

Monday, April 17 — Sunday April 23 Candidates play hardball The race for mayor...

ERROL LABORDE: Warm and Fizzy on the Avenue

Another Easter has passed and the memories of an Easter tradition is another year...

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LOOKING AHEAD – Stories to Watch: Monday, April 10 — Sunday,...

Follow the bouncing block grants • The Louisiana Recovery Authority's plan for divvying up...

ERROL LABORDE

A Message to Visionaries – "Oh Yeah!" • Just about every time I hear...

MARQUEE: Places to go, people to see, things to do.

Festing Up • So, you finally lost that five pounds you gained eating your...

SPEAKING OUT: A Proposal

We have a proposal, one that we hope whoever wins the mayoral election will...

TABLE TALK: Opportunity Knocks

Old restaurants with new faces • Will Peters and Leigh Sledge had relocated to...

RESTAURANT INSIDER

“Restauration”: Part of the “Lorin lexicon” for the rebuilding and re-emergence of New Orleans’...

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SPECIAL COMMENTARY: Prince of the City

If Louis Armstrong personified the jazzman as a cultural ambassador, Wynton Marsalis defined a...

MARCHING BACK IN

This is our 17th annual Jazz All-Stars issue, in which we honor musicians who...

STREETCAR: Midnight for St. Augustine

Even on Good Friday, St. Augustine Church rocked. On what is the most solemn...

Gumbo Z’Herbes and Corn Soup

Lent and soups have shared a connection on European tables for centuries. Here in...

JULIA STREET: Questions & Answers About New Orleans

Dear Julia, I was in attendance at a UNO basketball game in the old “Chamber...

MARQUEE

Bouncing Back The New Orleans Hornets are creating a buzz with three games in the...

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PUTUMAYO SWINGS: Retro music with local influences

With 39 definitions of “swing” in one dictionary, we approach this irrepressible idiom mindful...

NEW ORLEANS TRAVEL MAGAZINE: Road trip: clothes for hitting the highway

UNEASY RIDER White button-front shrunken blazer and knee-length walking shorts from Ballin’s, orange stretch-knit...

NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE TRAVEL: Corleone, Sicily; Napa Valley; Seattle/Victoria, British Columbia;...

Our scheduled trip to the Aeolian Islands was canceled due to bad weather, but...

NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE TRAVEL: Wanna get away? Travel challenges for New...

Local travel agent Juli McInnis tells a story of how one of her clients,...

TRUE BLUE: Katrina and the cops: the other side of the...

You’ve heard the rumors. They were printed in every newspaper and broadcast on every...

KITCHENS WITH A MISSION: Three kitchen makeovers

When Jane and Charles “Chuck” Mentz decided to build in Lake Vista, they knew...

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