New Orleans Magazine December 2008

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Carpe Diem…

Belle du Jour (above) Diamond white, strapless, sweetheart neckline, dotted organza gown with ruched...

Countdown to Beauty: All Eyes on You

Planning a wedding can be a hectic, crazy process that might leave you stressed...

Picture Perfect

Choosing a photographer for your wedding isn’t like choosing your location, bakery or menu....

It’s Party Time!

Chaos is king as the big day draws ever closer. Friends and relatives can’t...

Ask the Experts: Bridesmaids

Being picked as a bridesmaid is a tremendous honor – an honor that’s usually...

Commentary from New Orleans Magazine’s Errol Laborde

Marshall Truehill’s final political battle was his greatest. I last saw Truehill this past...
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Commentary from New Orleans Magazine’s Errol Laborde

We know that Catholic Archdioceses throughout the country have had to close churches within...

Commentary from New Orleans Magazine’s Errol Laborde

We speak the words "Merry Christmas," but the term is especially challenged when part...

Commentary from New Orleans Magazine’s Errol Laborde

For Anh Cao there is bad news and there is good news.First the bad:...

A Scentless Christmas

It was my Christmas with no smells. I decorated a Christmas tree and couldn’t...

Closer to God – and Hollygrove

Peggy Wilson bristles against public indifference to New Orleans’ nation-leading homicide rate,  including those...

Leslie Jacobs

I’m finally face-to-face with Leslie Jacobs, the woman who was once described to me...
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UNO Opens St. Roch Gallery

A part of town where small, often-edgy art galleries have been proliferating recently is...

Read and Spin

Lisa Hilton, pianist, producer and composer of Sunny Day Theory, has created an album...

Songs for the Season

We pause, in the gathering darkness of the global economy, to celebrate songs of...

Biking Through New Orleans

With flat terrain, mild winters and a compact urban grid built largely before the...

Restaurant Insider

The Abita Brewing Company has released Abita Beer: Cooking Louisiana True a cookbook featuring...

Finer Diners

The humble diner stands in stark contrast to all of December’s holiday obligations, parties...
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Graffiti Wars

The irregular squares and rectangles of paint, usually gray, appeared so rapidly and efficiently...

Deacon John

Deacon John – a name, if you’re from New England – that instills an...

A Christmas with Fewer Churches

We know that Catholic archdioceses throughout the country have had to close churches within...

Julia Street

Dear Julia,In the 1930s I attended an elementary school, Frank T. Howard No. 1,...

Marquee – December

Decking the Halls – and the French QuarterThe French Quarter always seems to have...

Christmas of the Mind

We speak the words, “Merry Christmas” but the term is especially challenging when part...
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Mel Rue

“Owww, ya  &$&# $&%& #$%#!” - Blessing by shade tree mechanic in Peoria, Ill.,...

Street Musicians

“First I must explain how our quartet used to do its hustling so as...

Last Call

It must be in human DNA. Even those of us who grew up in...

Etc. Editorial

An eye on St. Charles Vision UptownSpecializing in high-tech eye exams, treatment of eye diseases,...

NOLA by the Numbers

1902Louisiana state seal, featuring a pelican feeding its own flesh to its young, is...

Dining Features

Carondelet CafeCarondelet Café, located at the Hampton Inn on Carondelet Street, offers a fresh...
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Christmas in New Orleans

Just when you thought there was still time to return the Alpaca-fur swimsuit Cousin...

30˚90˚ Calendar

Dec. 3, 6, 10, 19, 22. Hornets’ Home Games; New Orleans Arena. Information, www.nba.com/hornets....

Stirring It Up

Keeping up with restaurants in New Orleans has always been a challenge; since Hurricane...

Dangerous Streets

Lisa Z. works at a hotel in the French Quarter. At midnight on July...

After Dark

(Above photo): Evening Star  Fit and flair, black lace overlay on peridot bodice cocktail...

Christmas Sweets

Like all Creole cooking, Christmas candies are different when stirred up in the kitchens...
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Counterinsurgency

Ed. Note: Baghdad Dispatch is now written by two female Marines with local connections;...

Healthbeat

Thirty-nine Ochsner Health System nurses have been honored in the annual “100 Great Nurses...

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