18 Mar NOLA: The Biggest Secret in America
Upon receiving the phone call from the doctor telling me that my husband had cancer, I immediately called my friend Kim, a breast cancer survivor. "Welcome to The 'C' Club, she...
City Walks Tag
17 Mar New Orleans: The Real Story
In the three days that we've been here we've sat in the finest of the city's boardrooms. We've watched basketball from best box in the New Orleans Arena. We've dined...
16 Mar The Blue Dog Is Not A Dog
Today we were split into four sub-groups: the Arts, Bio-Science, Tech, and Sustainability. I joined the "Arts" group as we ventured off on foot to four artists' studios. Our first stop...
16 Mar NOLA is Open for Business
If you're interested in doing business in New Orleans, please call on these folks who so graciously hosted the NOLAbound project: Greater New Orleans, Inc: a regional economic development alliance serving...
16 Mar The NEW Orleans
In a commencement speech, Steve Jobs tells the 2005 graduates of Stanford that, "death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life's change agent. It clears...
15 Mar NOLA – Day 1
I arrived into New Orleans a little after 9am yesterday morning. Luckily I slept the entire flight. Lucky because, from the minute my feet hit the pavement in this town,...
06 Mar NOLA Itinerary #1
DAY ONE: ARRIVAL Upon arrival at our hotel, The Modern, we will have an entrance interview. After mine, I plan to drop everything in my room, put on my walking shoes...
06 Mar NOLA Itinerary #2
: : : : : : : : : : DAY TWO { I'll need some of that thick, strong, chicory coffee like they serve at Café du Monde } Out of...
06 Mar NOLA Itinerary #3
: : : : : : : : : : DAY THREE Another one of those 8am mornings. Coffee better be strong, especially after a night on Oak Street. We'll visit other...
06 Mar NOLA Itinerary #4
: : : : : : : : : : DAY FOUR They let us sleep in this morning. After all, it's Saturday in the Big Easy. At 10:15 we jump right...