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When you’ve been to a city as many times as I’ve been to New Orleans, it’s too easy to stop actually seeing the city. On one of my last visits – in February 2013 – I decided to spend a … Continue reading
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The Presbytere museum at Jackson Square has an ongoing exhibit on the Katrina disaster, Living with Hurricanes: Katrina & Beyond. Stark and moving, the exhibit uses a multi-media installation to familiarize the visitor with New Orleans’s long history of hurricanes while focusing on the most infamous one of all. Continue reading
For those of you in doubt, I can assure you that French Quarter dining is thriving. On each visit to New Orleans, I’ve tried to have at least one new place on my list of dining spots and, in recent years, have avoided dining in the Quarter as it seemed that most of the exciting new spots were popping up in other neighborhoods. As that’s no longer the case, this time I visited two new(ish) places in the Quarter. Continue reading
Jackson Square
Anyone who knows me or has read my older posts is familiar with my deep connection with New Orleans. Most of my visits to New Orleans have been solo, but it has been about 4 years since my last such trip and I’m feeling the need for the boost to my spirit that only New Orleans can provide. Continue reading
Happy Mardi Gras, Y’all!
Part II (continued from yesterday)
After natural action and human inaction devastated New Orleans, many have eulogized the city, calling it one of the greatest in the world. But most have not told us why New Orleans is such a unique and important place. Continue reading
In honor of Mardi Gras, which begins tomorrow, and to continue to celebrate one of my favorite cities, I am reproducing a two-part article I wrote for The Traveler’s Pen website in 2007. I’m posting Part I today and Part II tomorrow. Continue reading