New Orleans Magazine April 2008

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ERROL’S COMMENTARY: 6 TOP LIVE MUSIC PEEVES

In a week in which music abounds around town, here's my list of "Six...

ERROL’S COMMENTARY: THE WISDOM OF ERNIE K-DOE

THE WISDOM OF ERNIE K-DOE This year marks the 10th anniversary since I last...

ERROL’S COMMENTARY: TWO AND A HALF DECADES FOR A QUARTER

How Problem Solving Gave the Vieux Carre A FestivalThere are many reasons why...

ERROL’S COMMENTARY: TWO AND A HALF DECADES FOR A QUARTER

How Problem Solving Gave the Vieux Carre A FestivalThere are many reasons why...

ERROL’S COMMENTARY: NAGIN IN CHINA

7 Proposed Speech Lines Mayor Ray Nagin is in China this week reportedly to help...

Cooking – JAZZ FEST STYLE

Many Jazz Fest visitors not only know what performers they want to hear, they...

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Much is Done; Much to Do

Ed. Note: This is an occasional column by a native New Orleanian on military...

Healthbeat

Research from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans may provide...

Performers vs. Anxiety

Fats Domino has classic performance anxiety,” says a local physician who asked to remain...

The Legacy of Officer Cotton

She died alone, murdered in broad daylight.Now the body of 24-year-old New Orleans Police...

Singleton Charter

A dozen black angel figurines were the only undamaged items Melrose Biagas found in...

Fly me to the Moon

For close to a half-century, New Orleans has played a key role in the...

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Jump to the Lake

Pelicans are again gliding over Lake Pontchartrain. That is especially good news, because wherever...

Read & Spin

Having just graduated from the Thelonious Institute of Jazz at the University of Southern...

Meditations on Lush

Lush is one of those words that floats through the collective mental plates as...

Restaurant Insider

I was a little disappointed last month that none of you sent me a...

Meats with a South American Flavor

While a person doesn’t really need an excuse to tackle a good steak, the...

Newsbeat

Gearing up for Trade The national economy may be inspiring gloomy thoughts among policy makers,...

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Persona: Chris Thomas King

For many, life doesn’t take them far from home. For others, their journey is...

Pace

DEAR JOAN, Here I am in New Orleans. This weekend I spent all my time...

Julia Street

Greetings Julia and Poydras,What happened to the tableau that portrayed General Andrew Jackson making...

Marquee

Friends, Food & Fun: It Must be Jazz Fest! We seem to have it...

White Suits – The Longest Season

Men’s fashion is a topic that I hardly ever write about, except when circumstances...

Newell Schindler and the Korean

Newell Schindler and his old friend, the beautiful and curvaceous Young Chang, are together...

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A Legacy of Piano Players

There is something special about a piano bar. First, as music historian Jack Stewart...

Over the Top

I am standing in the produce section of the Wal-Mart at 4 a.m. in...

Last Call

Getting startedLet’s not kid ourselves, New Orleans isn’t renowned as a start-the-day-early-with-lots-of- energy kind...

Nola by the Numbers

2Number of April fools it takes to screw in a light bulb (one to...

30˚90˚ Dining Features

Delicacies at Dominique’s Dominique’s Restaurant at the Maison Dupuy Hotel is known for its...

30˚90˚ Dining

7 on Fulton 701 Fulton St., 525-7555, CBD/Warehouse. B, L, D daily. Chef Justin...

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Festivals All Around

No other state in the union celebrates anything and everything like Louisiana, and this...

The Rest of the Fests

Inside: April’s Event Calender A Milk Punch Named Desire

Our Aging Parents

It may come as some surprise that over the past 100 years, life expectancy...

Stroke and Neurology

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and...

Art & Antiques

Anne PrattAnne Pratt is known for her award winning jewelry designs 18k gold and/or...

Men & Women of Fashion

Gail Barnes-McConduit and Richard Bachmann Rickie Nutik and Alexandra Stafford Arthur...

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Color Me Spring

Sheer navy blue and yellow floral print empire tunic from Ropa; White woven cuff...

JAZZ ALL-STARS: Coming of Age

If our annual Jazz All-Stars feature were a person, it would now be eligible...

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