New Orleans Magazine July 2008

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COMMENTARY FROM NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE’S ERROL LABORDE: Attention New Orleans Guys:...

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

COMMENTARY FROM NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE’S ERROL LABORDE: Proposal: A Tricentennial Tower...

Imagine a tower along the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain standing 1100 feet high (37...

COMMENTARY FROM NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE’S ERROL LABORDE: Roffignac – My Own...

Compared to the guillotine, moving to Louisiana didn't seem to be such a bad...

COMMENTARY FROM NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE’S ERROL LABORDE: Words of War

Sixty-four years ago today a letter was on its way from Europe to New...

Planning for 2018

Imagine a tower along the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain standing 1100 feet high (37...

Young teachers flocking to NOLA

As New Orleans’ long-troubled public education system is being rebuilt and revitalized after Katrina,...

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Read and Spin

Dr. Michael White is one cool guy. An alum of both Xavier and Tulane...

Lionel Hampton at the Ogden

An exhibition of photographs from the illustrious life of Lionel Hampton, on view at...

Green light for a greenway

A strip of land in the heart of New Orleans that has successfully served...

Restaurant Insider

This is a time of year that could be called the doldrums, at least...

Asian Occasion

Ever since Trey Yuen stood alone in a field on the Northshore serving up...

ArenaBowl: Returning to Super City

When officials with the Arena Football League were in town last year for their...

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PERSONA: Ella Brennan

If a restaurant is like a circus, then Ella Brennan, co-owner of Commander’s Palace,...

Julia Street

Dear Julia and Poydras,When I was a young girl visiting the city with my...

Marquee

A Sweet EssenceLL Cool J, Patti Labelle, Keyshia Cole, Rihanna, Kanye West, Mary J....

Tennessee’s Brother

When the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival was first being planned, a literary scholar...

Manuel Curry

“We have a very, very, very dangerous job. We have to do all that...

Developing Images

From studio portraits to news events, the black artists who worked with cameras here...

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Modern Times

Grandmothers got it rough. We don’t say this to our kids, of course. We...

Last Call

Punch and Judy A “Tales of the Cocktail” Winner Our annual trek through New Orleans’ summer...

Etc. Editorial

Napoleon at home in New Orleans“Treasures of Napoleon” gives visitors the opportunity to gain...

NOLA by the Numbers

181Year Louisiana became the 18th state (April 30). 1/2Stick of butter in Brennan’s “Bananas Foster”...

Dining Editorial

La Petite Grocery’s cool summer menu Executive Chef Justin...

30˚90˚ Calendar

Through July 11. “Standing with Papa Legba: The Intersections of Contemporary Haitian Art;” The...

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“Nerban” Night Out

Cruising the information superhighway at the start of this piece (looking for a hipper...

What Women Want

Andrea’s Restaurant/Capri Blue Piano BarJoin Chef Andrea for his Grand Opening of Andrea’s “Capri...

Summer Escapes

W hen the torpor of hot summer days threatens to take over, take off...

More than Skin Deep

Whether for health or beauty alone, advances in dermatology and plastic surgery produce more...

New Orleans’ Top Female Achievers

Dr. Kathleen Sullivan SchiaviObstetrician/gynecologist practicing at East Jefferson General Hospital When Dr. Kathleen Sullivan Schiavi...

6 Degrees of Renovation

ANDREA THORNTONRiver Ridge Above: Pat Neal of Classic Cupboards designed the kitchen cabinets and countertops,...

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Pulling Pork

Unlike their fellow southerners, New Orleanians have never been known for barbecue. Even the...

Healthbeat

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates an alarmingly low...

Proposal: A Katrina Olympics

This summer could be one of the worst for crime in recent memory. The...

Mr. Music’s Amazing Grace

It is the last day of classes at McMain Secondary School and Clyde Lawrence,...

Sun Worship

Based strictly on its climate, New Orleans would seem to have it made in...

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