New Orleans Magazine October 2008

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Upscale Burgers and Easy Dogs

Even burgers and dogs, among the most populist of American dishes, can benefit from...

Coleen Landry

“Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after...

Art on an unattempted scale

A groundbreaking event beginning this month aims to cast New Orleans as an international...

Gobbling It Up

My next-door neighbor always said his favorite part of the Thanksgiving turkey was the...

The Last Night at the Sazerac

This was a happy night. The date was Aug. 25, 2005, and the Fairmont...

Learning from the Storms

Struggling with luggage outside the Union Passenger Terminal (UPT), 66-year-old Geraldine Bush recalls the...
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Lee Zurik

Not many people in New Orleans can say that they’ve blocked for a Super...

Restaurant Insider

Felipe’s Taqueria has opened a second location in the French Quarter (301 N. Peters...

How to sell a muffuletta

Tulane University senior Matt Oertling has more than muffulettas on his mind these days...

The Political Economy of Music

It shouldn’t take many years for some enterprising historian to produce the book on...

Julia Street with Poydras the Parrot

Dear Julia, During the late 1940s, my friends and I would play baseball and football...

A new try on Truancy

Bunking school has always been costly to students in terms of their education and...
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Topical Depression

If T.S. Eliot were still alive, he would get a lot of argument from...

Hospices and Hurricanes

John Fuchs, a hospice patient, left New Orleans in the back of his sister’s...

Health Beat

nThe New Orleans Saints, Ochsner’s Elmwood Fitness Center and Centerplate have collaborated to revamp...

Judge Nazik

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

Marquee

Playing “Fare” Tony-award winning playwright Conor McPherson’s The Seafarer will be performed at Southern Rep...

Frat Boys

Well, it did prepare you for boot camp,” Walter Carroll admits, “although the program...
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Commentary from New Orleans Magazine’s Errol Laborde: TOP 10 MODERN ERA...

Maybe one day we will look back at the gubernatorial election of Bobby Jindal...

Read and Spin

Soulster Mark Broussard’s newest release, Keep Coming Back, is an effort by Broussard and...

Commentary from New Orleans Magazine’s Errol Laborde: When Katrina Haunted Halloween

Seeing the seasonal decorations appearing around town reminds me of Halloween Night 2005 in...

Commentary from New Orleans Magazine’s Errol Laborde: REMEMBER THE NURSES

During my father's last days I was using a phone near the hospital's nursing...

Commentary from New Orleans Magazine’s Errol Laborde: 3 Backhanded Election Victories...

If Bill Jefferson is re-elected to Congress, his victory will mark the third time...

In Sickness and in Health

   “We’re just regular people,” says Joan Brennan of Gretna. She and her...
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Things Men Can’t Live Without

Axelle Fine Arts Gallery Royale3926 Magazine Street,New Orleans(504) 899-2688www.axelle.comAxelle Fine Arts can help you...

Louisiana Small Trips Make for Great Memories

Make the time to go! A short trip can do wonders for your outlook,...

Trophy Life

Chris Paul didn’t want to take off his gold medal. In fact, he almost...

Men and their Collections

Primal men, we’re told, were hunters. Modern men are hunters, too. Fortunately, having been...

Holding Firm

Three years post-Hurricane Katrina, local banks are on the move. New branches are popping...

Ghosthunting

I wound my way through the French Quarter while, with its enchantment of sumptuous...
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A Bold New Level

Step It UpChocolate leather-like cropped jacket from Ruby; Sheer navy floral brocade blouse from...

Read and Spin

The power of Ben Hunter’s Traveler: A Healing Album for the City of New...

Julia Street

Dear Julia Street, Recently I read a novel that was based in New Orleans in...

Marquee

Bigger and BetterIn 1999, Tad Gormley Stadium held the first annual Voodoo Music Experience,...

Last Call

Cross the Velvet RopeIn many cities, the beginning of the social season means a...

NOLA by the Numbers

1.4 billionTotal yearly value, at least, of Louisiana chemical shipments. 38 millionApproximate value of Louisiana’s...
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Etc. Editorial

Full-figured VixenThe Voluptuous Vixen, a fashion-forward boutique that caters to women sizes 10-28, is...

Dining Features

Mimi’s: Italian dining in River RidgeMimi’s Italian and Seafood Restaurant opened in 1975 as...

30˚90˚ Calendar

Oct. 6, 12, 26. New Orleans Saints home games; Louisiana Superdome. Information, www.neworleanssaints.com. Oct....

Taking On Cancer

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the U.S. accounting for...

Rose From South Africa

On a leafy New Orleans balcony, nearly five years after the murders, Rose Preston...

Enter to win a $100 gift certificate to RALPH’S ON THE...

Here is your chance to dine on us. To enter our drawing, simply click...
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Persona: George Shinn

New Orleans Hornets primary owner George Shinn says he’s nothing more than a marketing...

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