St. Charles Avenue July 2012

Embodying Entrepreneurship

The Tulane A.B. Freeman School of Business honors two local entrepreneurs.

Fancying France

The National Council of Jewish Women visits “April in Paris.”

New Orleans Nostalgia: Touring Pontchartrain Park

In the days of legalized segregation, the demand for “separate but equal” housing was met with the creation of Pontchartrain Park, the first subdivision in New Orleans designed exclusively for middle- to upper-class black residents. With encouragement from then-Mayor Chep Morrison, the city sold land to the New Orleans Lakeshore Land Company to be used […]

July Schooldays

July Snapshots

Beat the Heat

Shopping Guide

To Your Health: Vacation Variants

Dear Billy and Hudson, I am going away several times during the summer and every year the same thing happens to my workout routine: It completely disappears! I don’t know how to combine my vacations with exercise. Do you have any tips? A lot of our clients tell us they pack their workout clothes with […]

Student Activist: Ariane Schaffer

Lusher Charter School

With This Ring: Forrester – Jordan

Tully Anne Forrester and Paul Ernst Jordan met in the winter of 2009-’10 when they joined up with a group of mutual friends to rent a ski house in Lake Tahoe for the season. They began as friends, with Tully giving Paul advice on how to woo a girl he was pursuing at the time. […]

Vintage Wedding

Miss Elizabeth Merrick Pharr to Mr. Frank C. Moran

Discover the Great Indoors

What to expect this summer from New Orleans' fine art galleries.

Room Redos

Local experts offer suggestions and rising trends for those updating homes or starting fresh.

Your "You" Time

Some of New Orleans’ best spas and retreats for your much-needed pampering this summer.

Angels in the Garden

Project Lazarus honors three “Guardian Angels.”

Charitable Cotillion

The “Cochon Cotillion XVI” was held on Saturday, April 14, at Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World. The event celebrated The Krewe of Pork and Beads with their majesties King Bryan Batt and Queen Barbara Gaiennie. The cotillion, the “first Mardi Gras Ball of the 2013 season,” featured cuisine from many of New Orleans’ finest restaurants, […]

On the Cover: July 2012

The Louisiana Children’s Museum has played a significant role in education and community outreach in New Orleans since its opening in 1986. With field trips, birthday parties and charity events, the museum has been enriching the lives of children and adults alike. Its core principles include reaching children at their most critical years of development, […]

Fancy a Roast?

Delgado Community College’s “Roast of the Town” honors Boysie Bollinger.

School House Rockin'

City Year New Orleans holds its inaugural fundraiser.

Great Grapes

The Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses salutes “Amazing Grapes.”

Super Sunday

LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry Advisory Board and the LSUHSC Foundation celebrate 17 years of fundraising.

Celebrating A Legacy

The Newcomb Art Gallery’s “15th Anniversary Gala.”

Picking Up a Downbeat

The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra holds its inaugural “The Big Beat” fundraiser.

The Dish: Keep it Cool

For pastry chefs in New Orleans, innovation is ever on the rise, as witnessed in the creative and risky flavor pairings showing up in many a New Orleans restaurant. While sorbet – the refreshingly light frozen treat – used to be traditionally served between meals to cleanse the palate, lately you may have noticed a growing trend […]

On the Menu: Readily Refreshing

Chef of City Greens Tim Bordes tosses up a watermelon and cucumber salad

What's Hot: July 2012

Debutante Season – the time for white dresses and balls officially begins in August with announcements. However, the planning for the season occurs year-round and marks a young lady’s introduction to society. This monumental event requires the ideal gift for the always poised and ever eloquent southern lady. Whether practical or just truly special, these presents […]

Skin Deep: Sun Science

Sunscreen is a no-brainer. Unfortunately, understanding the differences among brands is less clear. The FDA is now mandating that sunscreen manufacturers adhere to more stringent labeling requirements and more consistent claims about what a sunscreen can do, and what type of UV protection it offers. For instance, did you know that moisturizer or makeup with […]

Cruisin’ the Crescent – July 2012

During summer in New Orleans we switch from red wine to white and from dark suits to white linen, and everyone becomes moths to a flame when they feel an air conditioner close by. We are from New Orleans, and we’ve inherited this way of beating the heat. Where else can you find an apartment […]

A Note from Bev

Our cover this month features “CHAIRish the Children,” the Louisiana Children’s Museum’s largest fundraiser of the year. We are thrilled to feature cover models Board President Jennifer Couvillon with co-chairs Gina McMahon and Maria Huete and Mark Boucree, Vice President of Community Development Banking for title sponsor Capital One. The museum celebrates 14 years of […]