Potomac River view, Harpers Ferry, WV
On the way back from Baltimore to Memphis, we passed through the little town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, known primarily for John Brown’s raid …
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Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
On Sunday evening, January 20, the buses took us to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for dinner. While some of our group went to Phillips Seafood, I …
Traveling to the Inauguration 2013
On Saturday January 19, 2013 I got on a bus with my friends from college days and the Law and Order Crew to ride to …
Morning Bell Records (@MorningBellJXN), Fondren, Jackson MS
Morning Bell Records in the Fondren neighborhood of Jackson, Mississippi is that city’s only independent record store, and it is a unique treasure. The focus …
Bama’s Record Shop, Jackson MS
Bama’s Record Shop on Bailey Avenue in Jackson, Mississippi has been the premiere place to buy blues, soul, gospel and rap music in Jackson for …
Decatur Street, New Orleans
People often say that New Orleans is America’s most European city, and one of the things they may have in mind is the frequency with …
The First Apartments in America
Back when Jackson Square was the Place d’Armes, the land on either side of the square was also public property, but somehow the land eventually …
Walking Around the French Market
The French Market is a familiar tourist attraction in the French Quarter just to the east of Jackson Square in New Orleans. Carefully restored by …
A Morning on the Moon Walk
This beautiful riverfront walkery in New Orleans is called the Moon Walk, not because of lovely lunar vistas over the river at night as one …
Terreon Gulley/Russell Gunn and Friends Live at the Apache Cafe
East St. Louis native Terreon Gulley is a highly-regarded young jazz drummer based in Atlanta who often plays with his fellow Eastsider trumpeter Russell Gunn. …