Skip All Saints and to hell with Halloween: The scariest thing about the last week of October in New Orleans is the amount of essential live music being scheduled.

It’s a bit daunting, really. Voodoo Fest kicks things off Friday-Sunday, Oct. 26-28, and includes not only whole days spent cooking in the midday City Park sun to catch wildly divergent acts such as M.I.A., Spoon and Common (or, if you prefer, decade-wandering ones like Read the rest of this entry »

Make a bold statement and help an important cause this week by purchasing the “Viva La Cure” t-shirt designed by Juicy Couture at Saks. All proceeds from the sales of this shirt goes to the Women’s Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

Locally, Saks Fifth Avenue kicks off their Annual Key to the Cure event this week: from October 18-21, Saks will donate 2% of their sales to the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium (LCRC).

A gala benefiting the LCRC is planned for Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Call 988-6592 if you are interested in purchasing tickets to the event ($50).

As reported earlier this month, “A Step in the Right Direction,” Larry Willis, who owns a property on the corner of St. Claude Avenue and Bartholomew Street (4000 St. Claude), was offered a twenty-year guaranteed lease by Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits, but only if Popeyes could have a drive-through window for their chicken stand. Since the property was zoned B1-A and didn’t allow for a drive-through, Willis would have to apply to the City Planning Comission for conditional use.

This past Tuesday, October 9, Willis presented his case to the commission and was turned down.

Local residents weren’t in favor of the Willis’ plan, particularly John Guarnieri, who lives near the proposed restaurant and Read the rest of this entry »

by Sam Winston

So LSU stumbles, the Saints win and Ben Affleck admits New Orleans is more important than J-lo. What the heck is going on?

Tourism in the city had a good news week for a change, with the USA Today reporting that the city anticipates 60 percent more tourists with the return of several corporate conventions, and a number one ranking by Travel and Leisure’s recent city survey.

But the good news ended there as it was revealed that Read the rest of this entry »