A few years ago, our biggest housing problem in New Orleans was abandoned houses and blight. Today our biggest problems are gentrification and soaring rents. In an over-all economic sense, they’re better problems to have. But if housing is your personal problem, or your business is affected, the betterment of the overall economy is not so attractive….
Read MoreYegor Romantsov doesn’t know anything about collusion with the Russians – he’s from Ukraine. Where they have shrimp as big as dogs. Little dogs but they’re still dogs. Er, shrimp. Yegor is the front man for The Russian Mafia Band Debauche. He’s also the most energetic musician ever to play on Happy Hour. Along with…
Read MoreThe new “gig economy” is a combination of self-employment and contract work. It’s a model pioneered by Uber and Lyft. The same model is finding its way into other occupations. You may not have considered ambulance drivers and the ER fitting into this concept. But that’s exactly what a New Orleans company, Ready Responders, is pioneering. It’s…
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Sara Reardon grew up like any other half Chinese half Native American in New Orleans East. Somewhere along the line Sara branched out on her own and became The Vagina Whisperer. Although the title might sound like something you get bestowed on you in the Native American tradition, it was actually created by the mom…
Read MoreSara Reardon grew up like any other half-Chinese half-Native American in New Orleans East. Somewhere along the line Sara branched out on her own and became The Vagina Whisperer. Although the title might sound like something you get bestowed on you in the Native American tradition, it was actually created by the mom of…
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