Our local T-shirt shops are fond of reminding us what Tennessee Williams once said, “America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco and New Orleans. Everything else is Cleveland.” And I forget to appreciate how true this is until I …
Halloween season in New Orleans has officially begun! At the corner of State Street and St. Charles Avenue, an evolving display of skeletons has been a staple of the Halloween fun for years… and it just keeps getting better. UPDATE: …
Ask anyone and they will tell you that New Orleans public (and possibly private) education is sub-standard; but I think the data may be flawed. Many “hidden factors” have skewed the test scores, and I think this is a good …
I’ve been using the NextDoor app to keep up with events in Uptown New Orleans. It’s designed to keep neighbors in touch with one another, and is a great platform for announcing local events, things for sale, lost and found, …
Anybody lost a chicken? (And other conversations Uptown) Read more »
Yes, Halloween is a season here. It’s already started. Yesterday, September 21, a full month and ten days before Halloween, the first lawn decorations were spotted on State Street, almost coinciding with the appearance of Christmas decorations at Wal Mart …