Hipness, Great Food and A Celebration of Sun Ra in Birmingham’s Avondale District
Prior to 2015, I had never heard of the Avondale neighborhood in Birmingham, but on my way to Atlanta for Thanksgiving, I noticed that the …
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Remembering Trumpet Black on a Rainy Monday Morning
Monday morning was still overcast and rainy, but at least the rain had breaks in it. My homeboy Darren and I went and picked up …
The Crescent City and Yet More Rain
When I headed out from Monroe on Sunday morning, it was still raining. Although I had hoped the rain would end, it really did not, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
3-20-2011 From Austin to Memphis
In order to get an early start on my drive back to Memphis, I grabbed a quick breakfast at Austin Java Company on Lamar …