You can break everything in the world down to the cellular level. Cells create energy. And energy is what runs you, me, and every contraption we’ve built, from cell phones to the world wide web. When energy ebbs, things get bad. Have you ever had your cell service go out on your phone? Or, personally, have you…
Read MoreIf you’re looking for a good place to steal hard to find, exotic plants, Ninth Ward Nursery is the place. Mark Sanders started Ninth Ward Nursery, as you might have guessed, in the 9th Ward, as a way to relive his glory days as a child, wandering through the backwoods of Huntsville, Alabama, waiting…
Read MoreIt’s hard to know which is Travis Laurendine’s best story on this Happy Hour. Maybe it’s getting punched out by then Saints coach Jim Haslett when Travis was wearing the Boudreaux the Nutria mascot at a Zephyrs baseball game. Or maybe it’s meeting Dick Cheney when he (Travis, not Dick) was named the smartest person…
Read MoreNick Pejic is a psychiatrist. Nick spends his days treating people with varying issues, including depression and addiction. By the end of the day he’s ready to let loose. That’s when he gets out the guitar and gets wailing like Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins. Billy is Nick’s musical idol and he’s met Billy three…
Read MoreIf you eat out in New Orleans you’ve probably noticed two things. One, there seem to be a lot more restaurants to choose from these days. And, two, everywhere you go seems to be busy. You’re right on both counts. New Orleans has more restaurants than ever. Over twelve hundred. And we have a larger…
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