The neighbors across the street did it real big for Independence Day: a tent, two grills, and two pools for the kiddies. The party had…
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The neighbors across the street did it real big for Independence Day: a tent, two grills, and two pools for the kiddies. The party had…
I remember when I was a child I loved fireworks. This seems to be a universal trait among children. But as an adult I’ve come…
A short while ago, Mid-City got a grant from Mercy Corps to do community outreach. As part of that effort, we decided to make our…
A new phrase has been added to my vocabulary: nolle prosequi, Latin for “unwilling to pursue.” The District Attorney said nolle prosequi about David Bonds’…
Last night I stopped by the Parkway for a sandwich and a glass of wine, on my way to a meeting. I sat at the…
Eric and I are both letting our hair grow because our barbers haven’t come back since the storm. But I don’t know how long this…
I read in the paper last weekend that B-Stupid copped a plea. In exchange for pleading guilty in federal court Thursday to drug-trafficking and gun…
It was good to see a letter from my neighbor on the editorial page of the Times-Picayune this weekend. (Note: The “Good Neighbor Program” started…
It seems Ralph Nader is contemplating another run for the White House. I remember when he sought the Green Party’s endorsement in 2004. (He didn’t…
Last night I had one of those intricate, mind-blowing dreams that seems to go on forever in vivid detail, complete with dreams within the dream.…
On Thursday, Xy and I went on down to Spanish Plaza, caught the tail end of Dennis Quaid and the Sharks and watched The Big…
We’ll let the minor factual inaccuracies pass in this, the 21st article about our renovation, because Stephanie is such a nice person. But dang, Steph, this is what happens when you make up quotes!
I was interviewed this morning for Falling Together, which is a documentary film about the rebuilding of New Orleans. (At least I think that’s what…
Hmmm… looks like a certain university is aiming to demolish a whole neighborhood. Well, not quite, but 21 houses. Housing Conservation District Review Committee Agenda…
We just got a “survey” from State Senator Derrick Shepherd. Maybe he’s taking his cues from Senator Murray, who sent us a “survey” back in…
Today is the longest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. It’s also the shortest day on the other side of the equator. For…
I’m not sure why, but there seems to be a real uptick in activity in our area lately. People are renovating flooded properties or demolishing…
If you want to live just around the corner from yours truly, consider this freshly renovated shotgun double in the 3000 block of Bienville. Live…
I like Netflix. They’ve got a nice service that I enjoy and they did right by their customers after Katrina, automatically suspending all subscriptions within…
It’s been just over a year since Lucy disappeared. Somewhere along the way between then and now our hopes of ever seeing her gradually diminished…