I spent the day reading and thinking and doing my taxes, so by the time the evening rolled around, I was excited to get out of the house. I hopped on Rhoda and pedaled down to the casino to join N. for a free buffet dinner.
Archive for February, 2010
Governor Nicholls Street Wharf
Posted in bikes, food and drink, tagged bike lanes, buffets, Governor Nicholls Street Wharf, Harrah's, Jay-Z, Mississippi River bike path, New Orleans, St. Claude bike lane, Woldenberg Park on February 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The Everything Shoppe at Canal and Magazine
Posted in business, tagged Allways Lounge, bounce, CBD, New Orleans, The Everything Shoppe on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I didn’t get nearly enough sleep last night. That’s because last night I rode my bike down to New Orleans Arena for the Jay-Z concert, and it was so, so good. I mean, it was really ridiculously good, and I was so high afterwards, I just couldn’t get to sleep. That meant not a whole [...]
Dwayne Boudreaux Reporting on Circle Food Store at the NOLA City Council Meeting
Posted in politics, tagged 7th Ward Neighborhood Center, CBD, Circle Food Store, City Hall, Dwayne Boudreaux, Neighborhood Housing Services, New Orleans, New Orleans City Council, politics, Stephanie McKee on February 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Surly has been out of commission for awhile, through no fault of its own, but all is well now, and I was excited to put on my bike shoes, roll up my pants leg, and clip in to ride down to City Hall for the city council meeting this morning.
610 Stompers at Saints 12th Man Fan Appreciation Party at Harrah’s
Posted in crowds, festivals, sports, weather, tagged 610 Stompers, CBD, Darren Sharper, Harrah's, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, weather on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, it was a beautiful day today. By force of habit I grabbed a jacket before heading out to work, but I didn’t need it. In fact, by the time I finished a busy day of teaching, meeting with students, and making copies, I was riding home in just a tank top, the sun heating [...]
Old Ed. Smith’s Stencil Works on Camp Street Near Gravier
Posted in business, tagged Central City, Ed. Smith's Stencil Works, La Playa Juiceteria, Marigny, New Orleans on February 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I was much looking forward to a bike ride around the Bunny Friend neighborhood with S. today, but the weather was menacing and we decided to postpone that particular ride. Of course the weather held, so after a lovely cup of coffee I rode my bike down to the Marigny to see if anything was [...]
Empty Lot at St. Charles and Louisiana
Posted in blight, construction, graffiti, tagged bikes, blight, empty lots, Kate Hudson, New Orleans, Ranger Environmental Risk Assessment and Bioremediation, St. Charles, Treme, Uptown, weather on February 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It was a perfect spring day in New Orleans (and yes, I know it’s only February), and I had no parades to go to, so I took my bike to a coffee shop where I sat outside and got some work done. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but it was [...]
Extras Restaging a Parade at Chartres and Kerlerec
Posted in accidents, bikes, movies and TV, parades, tagged bike safety, Chandrasekhar Vavilala, HBO, HBO's Treme, Krewe du Vieux, Mardi Gras, Marigny, New Orleans, parades, Treme on February 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Yes, Mardi Gras is over, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t a parade today. Can I just say I’m totally over parades right now? But this was a recreation of the Krewe du Vieux parade in 2006, right after Katrina and the broken levees, and they were paying me $100 to pretend to not be [...]
Broken Toilet and Lone Tree in Front of Blighted Property at Amelia and S. Robertson
Posted in blight, tagged blight, blue skies, Central City, New Orleans, toilets, trees on February 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Carnival is over, and I have to admit, I’m glad about that. I need to get back to work and besides, my right shoulder hurts from reaching for beads. I rode my bike up to campus for a surprisingly well-attended couple of classes. The ride wasn’t easy, though.
Zulu Float at Jackson and Claiborne
Posted in Mardi Gras, parades, tagged Central City, Krewe of Zulu, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Orleans Parish Prison, parades, Uptown on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I woke up on this Mardi Gras morning to sunny skies and a flittery feeling, excited to spend the day outside, tooling around on the bike, seeing how folks are spending this most loveliest day of the year. I rode up past St. Charles and through Central City, where I ran into Zulu.
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