NON-FICTION: As a New Orleans transplant I’ve always said that one of my biggest draws to the city is the music. Since my arrival seven years ago I’ve made it a mission to explore the various locations in and just outside New Orleans. Until I read The New Orleans Jazz Scene Today: A Guide to […]
Mardi Gras 145 years ago: The year 1872 was that of the first Rex parade. Also causing buzz was the arrival of real royalty, the Russian Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovich. By then, on the last leg of his Untied States tour, Alexis’ presence at the first Rex parade, though coincidental, would add a touch of […]