New Orleans I get up early. That’s the way it’s always been. Today is one of the three days a week that the more than 175 year old Times-Picayune is actually delivered to our home. The once daily Times-Pic is also a sometimes delivery paper. At 430 am, I found it properly positioned on the steps of my porch. That makes 3 of 6 times …
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Going Old School with the Teachers’ Union
New Orleans I have hugely mixed feeling about my old high school in New Orleans, but finally I found myself in a situation, sitting next to another alum, my daughter, Dine’, where I found that I had never been prouder of the teachers at Benjamin Franklin High School than on that night in that auditorium. …
Jazz Fest Highlights the Contractions of New Orleans
New Orleans The annual Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest, as it’s universally known in New Orleans, has become a big time event over the years. I had folks come into town for a board meeting recently and trying to find a place the out-of-towners would like to try, several restaurants had special reservation requirements …