I’m happy to announce I’m writing a column for Mid-City Messenger. Here’s the first installment: “Happy New Year, Egg Roll Man.”
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I’m happy to announce I’m writing a column for Mid-City Messenger. Here’s the first installment: “Happy New Year, Egg Roll Man.”
How did this shopping cart full of miscellaneous hardware come to be parked in our yard for three months? Therein lies a tale. One day…
Michael Homan has concocted another short movie of inscrutable strangeness. This one is called The Theologians. This one’s got a lot of academic in-jokes that…
It’s come to my attention that the Episcopal Diocese is planning to close Grace Episcopal Church on Canal Street in the first Sunday in January.…
Less than half a year after the renovation started, the house next door is officially for sale. You could be my neighbor for $285K. Interestingly…
I called the popo on a neighbor last night. Hated to do it, but he was apparently intoxicated, enraged, and going after his brother with…
My week as a bachelor is drawing to a close. When we did this last year it was pretty tame. I saw some movies, which…
There is an unfortunate pattern which sometimes emerges in local reportage, wherein community groups are incorrectly depicted as opposed to economic development. In reality, most community groups merely want to be engaged in the development process to ensure the highest quality outcome. I’ve seen it happen before, and so I get a little nervous sometimes.
Happily in this morning’s paper we have a different scenario. It feels like we got out ahead of the story for once. Rather than being framed as obstructionist we are actually taking credit for generating investment. The reality is of course more nuanced than a single newspaper article will convey. I can’t say more without undermining the win, so I’ll shut up. You can read the story, in which I am quoted, and decide for yourself.
And don’t forget to read between the lines.
Yesterday afternoon I heard the sound of a brass band. I stuck my head outside and saw the Krewe of Palmyra coming down Alexander to…
I don’t believe I’ve mentioned it, but the house next door to ours was finally purchased. I believe it went for around $40K after sitting…
Misery loves company, and this year I’ve got plenty. To recap ever-so-briefly: Over the last few decades, all the big parades have been consolidated onto…
I was alarmed to see this report because the location is not far from our house, but the details are kind of interesting. Armed Robbery,…
This sign is on a house on Canal Street. I’m not sure but I strongly suspect this may have been placed by a guy calling…
As previously mentioned, HBO’s Treme is recreating the 2007 March for Survival. I’m trying to “drum up” some support for recreating the Mid-City contingent. In…
Saturday morning I was out early conducting a short tour of the Lafitte Corridor. I was skeptical about how many people would be up for…
I recently noticed a small backyard shrine in my neighborhood. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it at first. I thought maybe it…
This morning as I rode to work, just as I approached the overpass, I saw a man who was pushing a wheelchair near the bike…
I’ve seen this guy around town for years. He’s made a cart out of two bicycles for hauling junk around. For some reason whenever I…