New Orleans Magazine December 2007

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A Royal Artist

Float No. 2 in the 2006 parade of Mobile’s Mystics of Time depicted a...

RICK PUSTANIO

And you thought Vincent van Gogh had it tough! At least the post-Impressionist genius...

Who Created the Big Easy?

Sometimes a nickname is so apt, so perfect, that it fits like a glove:...

Modine’s New Orleans

What do you do if your car has a honking problem? I ask you...

Last Call

Party GrasBloody Marys for the morning afterWhat an interesting state of affairs the calendar...

Libations

Bacardi comes to CarnivalBacardi rum is planning to have a high presence in Carnival...
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Parade Rest

For a relatively short stretch of road, the blocks from Napoleon Avenue to Lee...

Get into the Spirit!

Through Jan. 13. “Classic! A Celebration of Sugar Bowl Memories;” The Historic New Orleans...

Fleur de Lists

1913Last time Mardi Gras was earlier than it is this year.Back then it fell...

A Parade of One’s Own

There can be only one king of Carnival. But while Rex reigns supreme on...

The Turn of the Krewe

Like a lot of krewe members, the mischievous soldiers of Le Krewe d’Etat marched...

Rex Themes

Parade-goers paying close attention to “The Lunar Realm” theme of the 2007 Rex parade...
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New Orleans Homes – On Course

When your backyard offers a panoramic view of a lush golf course it makes...

When the Parade Passes By

Years ago we lived one house off St. Charles Avenue when Carnival’s Uptown parade...

Baghdad Dispatch

Ed. Note: This is one of a series of columns written by a New...

Healthbeat

Medic alert bracelets can save lives but can also draw unwanted attention, especially to...

Wax-Tournillon Wedding

Thérèse Marie Wax and Jonathan Brady Tournillon were joined in Holy Matrimony on the...

Finlay-Steudlein

Elizabeth Ashely Finlay and Jonathan Michael Steudlein were united in marriage on October 13,...
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Daigle-Markiewicz Wedding

Melissa Leigh Daigle and Anthony Joseph Markiewicz were united in marriage Oct. 27, 2008,...

Dvornak-Mackey Wedding

In the presence of their family and close friends, Jaime Michelle Dvornak and Patrick...

Bourgeois-Vincent Wedding

Bethany Marie Bourgeois and Ryan Paul Vincent were united in Holy Matrimony at Holy...

Bridal Registry

All the BestGive a gift for the special couple to always remember their special...

Taking the Cake

It’s an iconic image: The bride in white laughing as she and her just-made-official-moments-ago...

Take a Sip!

In a city that’s constantly celebrating, a wedding is no small occasion. There are...
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Belle Couture

Brides today have more choices than ever before; there are destination weddings, pre-honeymoon getaways,...

Crimefighting

In the waning weeks of Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s administration, a convicted killer makes a...

Have You Noticed

The New Orleans business community isn’t what it used to be. Just ask around....

When Mardi Gras Saved the City

Three yearsMardi Gras in New Orleans, for all the joy it brings and economic...

Throw Me a Trick or Treat

In its very first year of operation, Blaine Kern’s Haunted Fun House at Mardi...

Read and Spin

Music l Wyclef Jean’s Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant is a lyrically...
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Music

Down in New Orleans, due in stores late January, is the latest CD by...

Art on the Tracks

Just as New Orleanians are learning to watch out for the St. Charles streetcars...

Restaurant Insider

Marigny Brasserie (640 Frenchmen St.) is a great place to catch Krewe du Vieux,...

Tabletalk

At the dawn of each New Year many of us vow to become fitter,...

Rising on Royal

For many years, a historic but blighted five-story building has lain fallow on the...

Frank Boutte – Zulu 2008

One of Carnival’s best moments happens each year on Lundi Gras not long after...
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Julia Street

Dear Julia and Poydras,My 85-year-old mother recently gave me these “Communion” pictures of her...

Violent Night

The weekend was a bloody one, even by New Orleans standards. During a 52-hour stretch,...

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