August 29, 2008
The Classic PoseCBD — Hollywood insiders are buzzing about recent rumors of
George Lucas swarming around the New Orleans Arena, known also as the Hive, given the relative success of the New Orleans Hornets NBA franchise.
In the height of the offseason, rumor has it that Chris Paul (a.k.a. CP3) has been solicited by the man behind the six Star Wars movies.
Could another trilogy featuring the city’s own CP3 be in the making?
When asked for comment Hornets MVP CP3 stated that he was programmed primarily for protocol and language.
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April 24, 2008
Worth Wearing in QuotesMAGAZINE STREET
— In response to the CDC Health Advisory issued April 3 on recent irony outbreaks in the United States, The Creole-Tomato has developed a special page on its Web site here for local citizens to learn more about the condition.
Irony–or, as it as known to those already infected, “Irony”–is a highly contagious disease that is transmitted by respiratory droplets, neighborhood choice, and fashionable T-shirts.
Although “Irony” was never an endemic disease in Europe, it remains epidemic in many american cities including but not limited to the Silverlake neighborhood in Los Angeles, the University of Texas campus in Austin, and the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle.
CDC Scientists believe that the Williamsburg, Brooklyn “hipster” may be the original source or “Patient Zero” of this outbreak. Other outbreaks in several parts of the country have been linked to importation from the Brooklyn neighborhood.
Shockingly, the same faction of CDC scientists has stated large outbreaks currently are occurring in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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August 2, 2007
Limos by A ConfidentialIt’s been one of the city’s most well-known advertising slogans for the last few decades—the famous phrase at the end of every radio commercial for Fat City nightspot Kenny’s Key West.
“Limos by A Confidential.”
But now no more.
Kenny’s Key West, LLC (NYSE: KKW) announced that it has placed its estimated $5,000 limousine account into review, touching off what will no doubt become a feverish competition to win the business of the city’s most lucrative nightclub transportation contract.
Industry rumors are swirling as to what brought on the review.
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October 30, 2005
Since Hurricane Katrina, architectural preservationists and urban planners have expressed concern about the future some of New Orleans’ most famous places.
This article is the first in a series updating the status of these landmark locations and sharing the stories of the people whose lives have been profoundly affected.
Like many in the New Orleans area, Kyle Bonner and Jimmy Castalignetti have been uprooted. Both high school sophomores, the two are concerned about when, if ever, they will be able to return to a place they have spent a great deal of their youth: Puglia’s Sporting Goods.
Castalignetti and Bonner, like many of their peers, consider the sporting goods store a home away from home during the Mardi Gras season in Metairie. However, the recent events of hurricane Katrina have disrupted a time-honored tradition of gathering to drink Daiquiris in the store’s parking lot. And with damage to the store closing it for several months, the students are uncertain about when they will be able to return.
“We don’t know what’s gonna happen now,” Bonner shared as he stood in the Puglia’s parking lot in a soft rain. “Where we gonna watch the parades, bra?”
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