New Orleans

May 31, 2022, marks my last day in the Crescent City for the foreseeable future. Au revoir, New Orleans. Consider this little essay a paean… —

Be awake and skilled Have a precise meeting of the minds walk with purpose but never lose that soulful hustle use every drop of God-give… — Be awake and skilled Have a precise meeting of the minds walk with purpose but never lose that soulful hustle use every drop of God-give melody your furious beauty is dark and raw grow wild and bask in the moon’s soft light these are the nights of your youth

Jazz fest brought me to New Orleans, but I ended up making the best out of my time here through encounters with strangers and alone time. — Jazz fest brought me to New Orleans, but I ended up making the best out of my time here through encounters with strangers and alone time. I started listening to Jazz during pandemic, when I started my first post-MBA job in isolation. I still remember in that small room in…

Second Harvest’s Chef Matt Taylor talks about a family dish that drives home the power of humility and love in feeding others. — By Justin Curtis Marcano Chef Matt Taylor spent more than 15 years cooking at the top restaurants and hotels in New Orleans before taking the helm at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans Community Kitchen in 2021. For Taylor, food isn’t just food. …

Why you should listen to me: Above all else, I keep it real; I keep it funky; I keep it jiggy. Plain and simple. Keep following the… — Why you should listen to me: Above all else, I keep it real; I keep it funky; I keep it jiggy. Plain and simple. Keep following the movement if you wanna learn more. There’s been a lot of transition this season; lots of new shit to navigate and lots of…

How about them Pels. Even though Devin Booker is out for the Phoenix Suns, they’ve proven over the course of the regular season that… — How about them Pels. Even though Devin Booker is out for the Phoenix Suns, they’ve proven over the course of the regular season that they’re still one of the best teams in the league without Booker or Chris Paul. With that being said, the New Orleans Pelicans are really holding…