New Orleans Magazine February 2010

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Fleur de Lists

Carnival ‘10 in Numbers and Notes

ADVICE TO THE NEW MAYOR

Mayoral campaigns more often than not include promises to bring new business and jobs...

Half Fast at 50

Pete Fountain's Mardi Gras

Krewe du View

For most New Orleanians, Mardi Gras represents the magic of the Cresent City. For most filmmakers, it represents a bizarre world.

MARCHING ORDERS

2010 Parade Calender

Good news about local heart care

Heart disease is an unwelcome fact of life in the New Orleans area, in...
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Heart to Heart

THINGS TO DO ON “V-DAY”

New old fashioned at La Petite Grocery

The building that houses La Petite Grocery was once the site of the Central...

Nola by #'s

1969The year Metairie’s Rhea parade began – the Krewe of Rhea decided to cancel...

Camelias on the coast

Mardi Gras can be strenuous, but those seeking to restore their energy and relax...

Last Call

Mixing for the massesLet us say you’re one of New Orleans’ most talented and...

THE THROW

At 7:14 p.m., Marty’s arm acted as a pivot sending a stash of throws...
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Marita Jaeger’s Boutique du Vampyre

“Listen to them. The children of the night. What music they make!” – Bela Lugosi...

Carnival’s Big Band Sound

My Dad played for 50 Comus . He even had a specially made gold...

LESLIE JACOBS – AN APPRECIATION

It is too bad education reformer Leslie Jacobs dropped out of the mayor’s contest...

9-1-1 FARES BEST IN POLL

Retired New Orleans Police Capt. Stephen J. Gordon frowns suspiciously at the favorable results...

A NOTE TO the PARKING DIVISION

Please have a heart during Carnival

Health Beat

nDr. Robert Brannon, professor of oral and maxillofacial pathology of the LSU Health Sciences...
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ADDICTED TO NOSE SPRAY

A case of “rebound rhinitis”

Funds for tracks

There is no doubt New Orleanians like their streetcars. Whether they’re the vintage models...

READ SPIN

PRESERVATION: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall and The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program...

Urban Memories

Tom Morgan’s Historic Photos of New Orleans Jazz

Full circle for farmers market

Just as cycles of growth and rebirth set the pace down on the farm,...

RESTAURANT INSIDER

Mike Fennelly and Vicky Bayley, who together had one of the best restaurants in...
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tres experiencias espanolas

For a city with a lot of Spanish blood in its veins, it’s a...

COOKING FOR CARNIVAL

February brings the absolute busiest schedule of the year. Part of the commotion is...

Bead Counters: Carnival’s economic impact

Mardi Gras has been dubbed the “Greatest Free Show on Earth,” thanks in large...

Jimmie L. Felder – ZULU 2010

For most people, Mardi Gras is spent either on a float throwing beads and...

Marquee

Our top picks of the month’s events

SHOWING YOUR WITS

So my daughter Gladiola announces she and her friends are wearing body paint on...
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Julia Street with Poydras the Parrot

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