A Rainy Day In Shreveport
I usually spend the Friday before Grambling Homecoming shopping, searching for Grambling memorabilia and ephemera, as well as records and books. But this year, rather …
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Get A Bird’s-Eye View of Oxford at The Coop
It was an absolutely gorgeous, warm afternoon, and a lady friend and I decided to head down to Oxford, Mississippi for dinner, a browse in …
First Memphis Had Stax, Now We Have Staks
Traditionally, Memphis has been a city underserved when it comes to breakfast restaurants. Aside from national chains, and a local chain of 24-hour diners, there …
Great Coffee, Gourmet Food, Designer Clothes and Art on South Main
I was on South Main downtown one evening because I was to speak at a hip-hop conference at Leadership Memphis, but I wanted a coffee …
Breakfast, Sandwiches, Coffee and More at @Porcellinos
Occasionally, new restaurants are talked about to the point that they cannot be ignored, and such was the case with Porcellino’s Craft Butcher, the latest …
A Badly-Needed Brunch at Metairie’s Tic Toc Cafe on Mardi Gras Day
The only thing worse than being cold and starving is being cold and starving after parading for about 7 miles from Audubon Park to Canal …
Krewe of Orpheus: The Rains Came
Because rain was predicted, the city of New Orleans had moved up the starting times of both Lundi Gras parades by an hour. That had …
2015 Kickoff Party for On Location: Memphis Film and Music Festival at Phillip Ashley Chocolates @OnLocationMEM
On the last Saturday in January, there was a kickoff party for the new year to call attention to the On Location: Memphis International Film …
Music, Arts and Local Goods at the Broad Avenue Art Walk @BroadAveArts
Not that many years ago, Broad Street (as we called it then) was largely vacant, except for a bar or two and the venerable Broadway …
Lattes and More at Birmingham's Red Cat Coffee House @theredcat_bham
After leaving the Jack Brown’s Beer and Burgers Joint in Lakeview, I wanted a breve latte before getting back on the highway to Atlanta, so …