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’…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Upon our return to New Orleans, we had a bit of laundry to do, so I made my way to a nearby laundromat. This place…
Some days I feel pretty gloomy about the way things are going in my little area of Mid-City. But on other days I feel much…
If only he’d stopped with his prepared remarks — “and justice for all!” But no… He had to go off script at the end. All…
Kudos to Silence Is Violence for letting people know about Nagin’s State of the City address tomorrow. [Wednesday, May 30, 6:30pm, Nat’l D-Day Museum]
They’ve finally started work on the house next door to ours, which has been an eyesore for years. They’ve decided to renovate rather than demolish.…
I got a call a couple weeks ago from Tavis Smiley’s people. They wanted me to promote a television show on my blog. I’ve heard…
Yesterday’s Boogaloo was a screaming success, with something like 10,000 attendees. (Charlie London has posted a video.) Today the bayou saw more action. After weeks…
I remember last year at this time, I was skeptical. What kind of screwed-up, misplaced priorities do my neighbors have, planning a festival when we…
I’m not certain, but it seems to me there is a dearth of summer camps and similar activities for youth in New Orleans as the…
I wish I’d had a day of rest upon returning to New Orleans, but of course I didn’t. Sunday morning started off with the third…