Pontchartrain Pete

Basically a big ditto to Nola’s post on the Greek Fest. It was a good move to go on Friday in the evening. There was a nice breeze coming off the lake; it was very pleasant after sunset. The mini-food market inside was nifty. Nola bought some olives, CS a bottle of wine, and I [...]

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I just came off of a tour of Northshore Sno-Ball (or Snowball) stands. We found one on Hwy. 59 in Abita Springs, which Pete-in-Exile passes daily on his way to work. Passes, but never stops. Too bad, because I’ve been missing out on wonderful slice of New Orleans that’s been plopped dead center onto the [...]

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The Fore!Kids Foundation is sponsoring a public art project in coordination with the Arts Council of New Orleans. Fiberglass fleur de lis were given to 40 artists to decorate, and they are displayed at various locations around the city until October, when they will be auctioned off and the proceeds distributed to various charities the [...]

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Last night, we had dinner at Irene’s Cuisine. The original plan was dinner at Mr. B’s Bistro, which is one of my favorite places in the city. Mr. B’s just recently reopened. Although IT did not flood the French Quarter, many buildings suffered rain damage. Mr. B’s suffered doubly. Rain poured in the building, which [...]

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Editors note: I’m going against a promise I made myself that I would not blog about ordinary details of everyday life. But after doing laundry this morning, I decided an ode the Wise Man of the Laundromat would be in order. Please excuse the drudgery. Pete-in-Exile is forced to frequent a little laundromat in Abita [...]

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Brad Pitt does, and he’s only had a home here for a few months. As reported on Nola.com (not to be confused with our honorable host Nolanotes.com), Brad Pitt “pines for his old New Orleans Home.” The thing he misses the most, he said, is bicycling through the streets of New Orleans at night. “Living [...]

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Last Friday saw another one of Pete’s excursions from the Northshore to the Big Easy. The occasion was meeting my sister and the plumber who is supposed to work on her condo out by the lake. Now, Thursday’s weather forecasts were all doom and gloom for Friday. Flash floods! Twisters! Hail the size of canned [...]

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I just heard on the radio that Jazzfest was putting up higher than expected attendance figures. Also, the French Quarter Fest (here, here and here) had over 400,000 people attending! With over 200,000 on Sunday alone! I mean, we knew it was crowded on Sunday, but Jeez!

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Did you know that Louisiana is home to its own subspecies of American Black Bear, the Louisiana Black Bear? I ran across this headline on the Dead Pelican: “Mama bear, cubs pay surprise visit to Cottonport,” which linked to this article in the Alexandria Town Talk. Apparently, Ursus americanus luteolus is making a comeback. Efforts [...]

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