Wherever you go in the world you find human beings have two things in common. We all like to eat. And we all like to incorporate into our living spaces non functional objects we call art. In many countries we’ve institutionalized these traits. We dine in restaurants and we hang art in galleries.  In New…

There are so many great musicians in New Orleans, there’s got to be a reason. Maybe it’s something in the water. Or maybe it’s something in a building on the corner of Chartres St and Saint Ferdinand. That’s NOCCA – New Orleans Center For The Creative Arts. If you go to NOCCA your education is free. Thanks…

Property values are going up in New Orleans. Parts of the city that buyers have been avoiding for years are now desirable addresses. But by the time you spend your life savings on a house you don’t have a lot left over to do much else. Like pay movers to move your stuff in. You could…

When it comes to business, we all agree on one thing: we all want to succeed. Typically we measure success numerically – the more profit we make the better we’re doing.  Sure, we’d all like to make billions, but the reality is most of us are not going to turn our businesses into Facebook or…

In 2005, many of us in New Orleans found ourselves in a position we could never have imagined. Homeless. Our place of work closed down. Our insurance companies refusing to compensate us. And our government largely useless. Until then it was just a cliché. But the kindness of strangers saved our lives. And our city….