Randie Porobil, owner of Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe (5606Canal Blvd., 483-7001), just wanted a place where neighborhoodresidents could meet and become reacquainted after Hurricane Katrinadevastated the area. "I was born and raised in Lakeview, and I wanted to dosomething to help get ... By By Aariel Charbonnet ...
Late last month, a restaurant named Madrid opened to serve Spanish food in the New Orleans neighborhood of Lakeview. When it did, for the first time in history–let alone since Hurricane Katrina–more than a thousand restaurants were open in the New Orleans area.Madrid was an excellent restaurant in the suburb of Kenner before the hurricane, [ ... ] ...
The Lakeview House," David Lachin and Thomas Colosino's winningentry in the Billes Architecture Home Design Competition, starts notwith a fancy rendering or an elaborate schematic, but a simple pictureof a freight-shipping container. "Modular, well constructed,functional, reusable and ... By Noah Bonaparte Pais ...
It's time for the thirty-third Blogging New Orleans podcast. Each week I record a podcast about all things New Orleans on Tuesday evening and upload it for all of you to listen to on Wednesday afternoon. Comments, questions, concerns? Comment on this post or contact us via the tips link on the site. This week we'll talk about the governor's race, the new city councilman, and Rising Tide 2 ... Welcome ... Governor's race muck raking ... YouTubed commercials ... Adrastos roundup ... Your Right
It's time for the last Blogging New Orleans podcast. Each week I record a podcast about all things New Orleans on Tuesday evening and upload it for all of you to listen to on Wednesday afternoon. Comments, questions, concerns? Comment on this post or contact us via the tips link on the site. This week I give my podcast good byes and interview the most important expert I know, my dad. Mark Schleifstein is the co-author of Path of Destruction: The Devastation of New Orleans & the Coming Age of
Krewe of Brid, Lakeview's all-female marching club, will make its second-annual march with the sports theme: "Brid's Got Balls." And of course, The Big Easy Rollergirls will be rolling with them! ... Brid (say: "breed") is an ancient Celtic triple goddess - three sisters each named Brid. The Krewe of Brid honors the women of New Orleans who are using all of their talent, wisdom, love and strength to rebuild the neighborhoods of New Orleans ... The march starts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 6,