https://www.myneworleans.com Dining, Entertainment, Homes, Lifestyle and all things NOLA Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:37:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://assets.myneworleans.com/2021/10/cropped-favicon-transparent-1-32x32.png https://www.myneworleans.com 32 32 https://www.myneworleans.com/jimmy-buffett-the-poetry-in-his-lyrics/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=148543 In 2017, “Escape from Margaritaville,” a musical based on Jimmy Buffett, premiered locally as a pre-Broadway tryout run at The Saenger. The young actor who played Buffett did a good job with a challenging role. The show is about a Caribbean bartender/singer who meets a serious minded woman tourist, and the two ultimately make music […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/last-seasons-best-moments-in-louisiana-college-football/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 22:27:10 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147564 Now that the college football season has begun anew, I have been thinking about some incredible highlights from last season, at least for local fans. Remember? LSU-ALABAMA GAME Nov. 5, 2022 Baton Rouge Drama prevailed even before the teams ran on the field. There is no more treasured accomplishment in Louisiana sports than to defeat […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/last-days-of-the-zephyr/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:55:26 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=147111 A special pastime for families on Summer nights up until Sept. 5, 1983, almost 40 years ago, was to go for a drive along the lakefront. They could see the lake’s waves crashing on one side. On the other side were picnic spaces  that included a vending stand where slices of watermelon were sold. As the journey continued, moving toward […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/rain-a-remembrance/ Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:25:45 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=146973 Spoken by Blanche Dubois, as written by Tennessee Williams, came this classic line in “Streetcar Named Desire:” “Don’t you just love those long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn’t just an hour – but a little piece of eternity dropped into your hands – and who knows what to do with it?” […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/ambrose-oppenheimer-and-the-bomb/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=146769 In 2002, New York-based publishing company Simon and Shuster released a book by Stephen Ambrose, the renowned professor of American History who is best known locally for the time he spent (1971-1995) at the University of New Orleans. During that period, he championed and contributed heavily to the idea of building the definitive museum dedicated […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/city-of-the-dead-a-fun-place-to-be/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:33:31 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=145661 There are few, if any, cities other than New Orleans that put more theatric value into death. For example: — Our most famous indigenous celebration, Mardi Gras, is a prelude to Ash Wednesday with its ominous message that to dust we shall return. — Our cemeteries fascinate visitors not just because a Voodoo queen is […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/the-imperial-mayoralty/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=145082 This is a topic I never thought I would be writing about, but sometimes news events take an unexpected bounce. So, here goes: What do New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and former President Richard Nixon have in common? Well, there are many answers, such as both were born in California; Cantrell in Los Angles and […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/lt-gov-explores-travel-business-down-under/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=144524 Having freed himself of the stress that comes with campaigning for governor, Billy Nungesser is heading for what will likely be another four years of what I regard as the most desirable job in politics, being a Lieutenant Governor. It is a prestigious position but far less stressful than being governor, plus some states, such […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/armstrong-hip-hop-and-the-essence-of-music/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:54:23 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=144346 Last week a new attraction that Travel + Leisure magazine referred to as “one of New York City’s Best Under-the-Radar Museums” opened in Queens. Located across the street from the Louis Armstrong House Museum in the town of Corona, not far from LaGuardia Airport, a related visitor’s center now stands. Armstrong is forever identified with New Orleans because […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/ochsner-takes-another-swipe-at-cancer/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:48:55 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=143461 I have known two people who were diagnosed with a serious form of cancer and had to make occasional trips to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. On the appointed days they and a relative would fly to Texas, stay over a night or two for specialized treatment, and then fly back. We were […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/st-johns-eve-on-the-bayou/ Mon, 19 Jun 2023 17:07:34 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=142883 If the spirits happen to guide you near Bayou St. John this coming Friday, June 23, around 7 p.m., you might want to stop near the Magnolia Bridge across from Cabrini High School for a Voodoo ceremony. You might even get your head washed. As Voodooers know, that is a form of baptism. Or maybe you should not go there. It depends on where your heart […]]]> https://www.myneworleans.com/big-fish-big-river-big-hopes/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 02:37:55 +0000 https://www.myneworleans.com/?p=142678 Forty years ago today the New Orleans riverfront was overwhelmed with activity as the race continued to prepare the site for the fair which would be known as the Louisiana World Exposition. Opening day the following yeart, May 12, 1984, though long anticipated, suddenly seemed all too soon. I have said of New Orleans that […]]]>