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Grouper Brings the Buddy System to Dating
Online dating has become ubiquitous, but even so, I’m not completely sold on it. Online dating does make sense for people like me who are busy and want to meet people beyond their social circles, but meeting up with virtual…
Alzheimer’s : The disease we dare not forget
What do you mean get off the sidewalk? I don’t have to show you my papers. Who are you to question me?” escalated an exchange between one of our city’s preeminent artists and a New Orleans policewoman. The 80-year-old or…
Around Louisiana
Regional Reports Fom Across Louisiana
Around Louisiana
Regional Reports Fom Across Louisiana
Catching Fish in the "Dead Zone"
Where Science and Business Intermingle
Regional Reports from across Louisiana
NORTHERN WORTH WATCHING ROCK OF AGES IN CARMEL Looking like a miniature Gothic cathedral atop a wooded hill, the tiny and beautiful Rock Chapel graces DeSoto Parish in a town once called Bayou Pierre. The town was re-christened Carmel (garden of…
Regional Reports from across Louisiana
NORTHERN WORTH WATCHING ROCK OF AGES IN CARMEL Looking like a miniature Gothic cathedral atop a wooded hill, the tiny and beautiful Rock Chapel graces DeSoto Parish in a town once called Bayou Pierre. The town was re-christened Carmel (garden of…
Sister Act: Answering the Sibling Question
The sibling question is such a hard one for me to successfully answer, and I get asked it all the time. Everyone does. It is a typical “get to know you” question, ostensibly harmless: “Do you have any brothers or…
Baby Back Bliss
Coated in a spicy apple glaze, these barbecued ribs will have you in hog heaven.
Health Beat
Maria Blanco, Assistant Professor at the Human Development Center in the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Allied Health Professions, now serves as an Act Early Ambassador for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) “Learn the…
“Amazing Grapes” auctions fine wine to preserve history
New Orleans would be lost without its history. Holt Kolb and Cara Ogg organized a spectacular night on March 1 to raise money for Hermann-Grima+Gallier Historic Houses. Hermann-Grima and Gallier are two geographically separate house museums, accredited by the…
NOMA's “Art in Bloom” blossoms in its 25th year
This year’s “Art in Bloom” event, “Celebrating Steel Magnolias,” kicked off on March 20 with a patron party at the New Orleans Museum of Art. The 25th annual fundraiser acknowledged and showcased the “elegance, grace, beauty and strength” of…
“Sugarplum Ball” celebrates a King and benefits Children’s Hospital’s Autism Center
A bygone New Orleans era was recreated on March 8 at Children’s Hospital’s “Sugarplum Ball.” The Old Ursuline Convent was the setting for more than 1,000 patrons to experience “Midnight in Paris,” chaired by Betsey and Andrew Todd, and…
Beating the Heat
“Lark in the Park” brings “Cabana Nights” to City Park.
Preservation Resource Center celebrates 36 years of “Julia Jump"
The fabled architecture of New Orleans would be lost to time if not for the efforts of local organizations, including the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans. Their annual “Julia Jump” is a key player in the fundraising game,…
“Cajun Night” raises funds for educational services
Southern seafood was the belle of the ball at Chartwell Center’s “Cajun Night” on March 1. Sidney and Norwood Thornton hosted the dinner at their home in anticipation of the Sporting Clays Classic Fun Shoot the following day. “Cajun…
Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans honors health care providers
Health care champions of New Orleans were honored at Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans’ (DCSNO) second annual “Keeping Our Promises Gala.” First NBC Bank hosted the March 9 event, co-chaired by Holley Haag and Julio Rodriguez. Sally-Ann…
The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival celebrates the Williams Songbook
The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival kicked off this year with “A Tennessee Williams Songbook: Only a Paper Moon,” a performance of the pop songs Williams chose for his plays compiled by David Kaplan, curator of the Provincetown Tennessee…
A Week to Celebrate New Ideas
The entrepreneurial spirit thrives in New Orleans.
“Hogs for the Cause” helps children diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer
Childhood friends Becker Hall and René Louapre organized their first pork cook-off simply as a way to entertain family and friends – and then they met Ben Sarrat Jr., a little boy whose courage in the face of brain…
The Dog Days of Summer
Six local dog-friendly businesses divulge the latest pet trends.
Local Wedding: Kirkwood – Reiss
Sarah Ann Kirkwood and Crutcher Eaves Reiss met at the University of Virginia while earning their undergraduate degrees. Sarah was on the varsity volleyball team while Crutcher was on the football team. The two were friends and began dating while…
Liam Fitzgerald
Jesuit High School
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