New Orleans Magazine November 2006

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STREETCAR: Halls Once Decked

This was not the way it was supposed to be. My father loved Christmas...

FINDING THE RIGHT PLACE

“Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum Me and my drum.”–...

CHRONICLES: PIPE DREAMS

An 1893 advertisement for an indoor bath tub.Alot of people, when they think of...

MODINE GUNCH: A YULE DUEl

This Christmas, I don’t have to worry about what to buy for the person...

Explore Louisiana for the Holidays (special advertising section)

Make December your Louisiana exploration month! Holiday events in neighboring parishes are sure to...

HOME: UNEXPECTED FORTUNE

THE PLACEWhen Hurricane Katrina came and flooded Colleen Monaghan’s home in Lakeview, she and...
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Bananas Foster, Crépes Fitzgerald

New Orleanians love dazzling celebrations – flambeaux at Carnival, fireworks on the Fourth and...

HEALTH: GRAPEFRUIT AND GLOVES

It may be my advancing age; it may be my own Katrina sequelae ....

BIZ: Will Big Hotels Recommit?

Post-Katrina life in New Orleans is full of chicken-egg challenges, and one that’s had...

JULIA STREET

Hi Julia,I’ll bet that Poydras has turned a deaf ear to all of the...

MARQUEE

Locals Dancing Through the Season • Delta Festival Ballet of New Orleans will present...

SPEAKING OUT: GQ VERSUS LOCAL DINING

Near the beginning of food writer Alan Richmond’s article about New Orleans restaurants in...
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NEWS BEAT: Mainlining Main Streets

Oak StreetAn economic development program that has proven successful in many small Louisiana communities...

MUSIC: Seasoned Greetings with GREGG STAFFORD

By the second week of December I start rummaging through the stacks of CDs...

NEWS BEAT: Staying–and Spending–Local

Even if you plan on traveling for the holidays this year, a New Orleans...

RESTAURANT INSIDER:

Lately I’ve been feeling particularly nostalgic – looking for and feasting on food or...

RECIPE OF THE WEEK: DUCK ON THE MENU

It’s duck season in Louisiana. I’m not much of a shot, so I did...

PERSONA: ROBERT G. “NASH” LAURENT

It’s late afternoon and the pre-dinner rush has started at Clancy’s restaurant, a favorite...
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PACE: DECEMBER

DEAR SANTA,I just wanted you to know that I’ll still not be back in...

BEST IN DINING

One way that New Orleans has not suffered in recent times is in the...

FASHION: LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN

Photographer: Greg MilesFashion Editor: Tracey DundasMake-up & Hair: Glenn MosleyModel: Stormy GayleSpecial Thanks to...

AARON NEVILLE AT HOME IN NASHVILLE

Aaron Neville is still a good ol’ Southern gentleman at heart.The 65-year-old Neville, born...

Errol Laborde Commentary: A Rye Tale

You’ve got your big anniversaries; you’ve got your little anniversaries. You’ve got some that...

Errol Laborde Commentary: 5 REASONS I AM THANKFUL- DESPITE IT ALL

5. PAUL TAGLIABUEFacing a self-imposed retirement, the NFL commissioner’s last year may have been...
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ERROL LABORDE’S COMMENTARY, ELECTION NIGHT

WINNERSB.O.L.D.Of all the black political organizations that surfaced after the passage of the Voting...

St. Charles Avenue’s Activists of the Year & Unsung Hero 2005...

St. Charles Avenue is proud to present its “Activists of the Year”for 2006—Barbara G....

Hollywood comes to New Orleans

FEATURING, IN PERSON, HARRY SHEARER, JENNIFER COOLIDGE, CHRISTOPHER MOYNIHAN AND SPECIAL GUESTSScreening at 7...

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