I am a native New Yorker who picked up and moved to New Orleans, a place I’d only visit as a tourist on occasion. The reluctant tourist blog is my personal journey of discovery of this city. If you have a special place in NOLA that you want me to visit, simply contact me and I’ll pencil it into my GPS…
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On March 10 at Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Brad Pitt and Ellen DeGeneres will host “A Night to Make It Right” with special guests Randy Jackson and performances by Rihanna, Sheryl Crow, the Neville Brothers, Seal and local favorite Dr. John and friends. The benefit gala will raise vital funds for the completion of 150 environmentally friendly homes.
A Night To Make It Right will attract political leaders, philanthropists, artists and entertainers, including Mayor Mitch Landrieu and host committee members Blake Lively, Chris Paul, Sean Penn and many others.
Please visit the official website for further information, A Night To Make It Right.
With 9 sporting events in two weeks New Orleans is hustling and busting. This evening is the LSU game and this town is packed, just packed. Large limos line the streets outside restaurants, streetcars packed and everyone it seems is wearing a LSU something, either a tee shirt or a hat. The excitement is in the air. All while Mardi Gras parades and balls have begun. From the New York Times:
“From Dec. 26 through Monday, the Superdome and the neighboring New Orleans Arena have hosted, or will host, nine sporting events. This includes two college football bowl games, including Monday night’s championship; three Saints games, including Saturday’s playoff contest against Detroit; and four N.B.A. matchups featuring the hometown Hornets.
This confluence of events, an athletic Mardi Gras of sorts, played out all over town. Crimson Tide fans waited for beignets at Café du Monde, while nearby a musician played jazz in a Saints sweatshirt. Lions supporters downed bottles of Abita at Bullet’s Sports Bar. Hotels turned on “no vacancy” signs and a parking garage downtown charged $100 a night.
“We’re going to see our city filled to the brim, to a magnitude beyond what we’ve ever seen, even with Super Bowls,” said Doug Thornton, senior vice president for the stadium and arena division at the arena management company SMG and the de facto director of Louisiana sports.”
Read more – New Orleans is the Center of the Sports World
This past week New Orleans was featured as the most improved city in the nation on the Wall Street Journal MarketWatch’s “Best Cities for Business in 2011” list, a survey looking at over 100 metro areas in the country using 15 different criteria. I sign up to the Mayor’s website and he sent out the…
This Saturday, December 10, 2011, we are hosting our 5th “Fight the Blight” Volunteer Day from 9:00am– 1:00pm. This effort is being coordinated through ServeNOLA, the Mayor’s service and volunteerism initiative. Please click here to sign up for Fight the Blight Day. With the holiday season upon us and a slate of…
A group of entertainers from New Orleans will be participating in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tomorrow…this is a group that could only come from New Orleans and they are a hoot. Doctors, lawyers, teachers coming together to form a group called the “610 Stompers“. 610 refers to a highway down here in Louisiana. This…
I live in New Orleans now and I feel the growth even in the amount of time I have been here -it is very exciting….People are moving here from all over the country, there is nothing like it. If you want to read what is going on in New Orleans please click the link below….
The Nation of Qatar promised lots of aid to New Orleans and this sign is posted on a home in the Treme area of New Orleans, The Qatar Treme Lafitte Renewal Project
I am getting a listing in the Treme area of New Orleans which I will be putting on the market next week and today I had an opportunity to walk around and check out the neighborhood. I took pictures of some of the more interesting houses that I passed. What a unique and historic…
This Saturday at Napolean and Magazine Streets there will be a parade, food and music. For those of you who don’t know New Orleans Magazine Street is about a 4 miles stretch of antique stores, boutiques, restaurants. There are numerous restaurants with outdoor dining. Whole Foods is located in Uptown on Magazine Street as is…
The Freret Market was started in 2007 and consists of food, art and flea markets. There is a kids area. The market has 90 vendors, pet adoptions, and free live music. There is free parking. On November 5th the Lagniappe Brass Band will play with the Ten Men at 1:45 and The Help at…
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