Opening the Crosstown Concourse
I had driven out to Covington for the inaugural Isaac Hayes Day in Frazier Park, but found it disappointing, as there were no live bands …
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Celebrating R. L. Boyce’s Birthday With A Picnic in Como
Como, Mississippi is a town that sits on the border between the Mississippi Delta and a region known as the Hill Country. The styles of …
A Sneak Peek At The Crosstown Concourse
I never in a million years could have imagined the Sears Building being redeveloped as anything at all. I was only in it once when …
Brunch at Katie’s and North Claiborne Avenue in the Treme
My last day in New Orleans is always a little sad, but for this Sunday morning, Darren Towns and I decided to head out to …
St. Roch Market: From Abandoned to Amazing
Back in 2008, when I really began my love affair with New Orleans, the city was only three years past Hurricane Katrina, and signs of …
Great Breakfasts and Lunches at NOLA’s Two Chicks Cafe
New Orleans is actually quite the breakfast city, and it has always had a huge number of choices for food to start the day, but …
A Birthday Party Uptown at Sportsman’s Corner With TBC Brass Band
After getting off work, I changed clothes, packed my car and headed out Interstate 55 into Mississippi. My friend, the trombonist Edward Jackson had asked …
A Blues Porch Party On A Rainy Night In Taylor
It was a rainy Monday night, and a work night at that, and I was tired and not feeling like doing much of anything. But …
Fine Dining Comes to Marshall County at Marshall Steakhouse
Holly Springs and Marshall County, Mississippi are a frequent destination for blues tourism. Two of Mississippi’s greatest blues families, the Burnsides and the Kimbroughs are …
The Brunswick Picnic and the Independent Order of Pole Bearers
The modern concept of life insurance did not come to the South until after the Civil War, and when it did come, the early Southern …