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New Orleans, LA

Stay Sweet With Bee Sweet Cupcakes

 I know what it's like to miss New Orleans. Living in New Jersey, I practically salivate thinking about all the food I will destroy once my flight touches down at Louis Armstrong Airport. Thank god I know that Bee Sweet Cupcakes located at 5706 Magazine St. will always satisfy my cupcake...

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The Funky Beat: Best NOLA Music Events for the Weekend

Get out of the dive bar and in to some live music. Here are this weekend's best options Friday The New Orleans Suspects, FREE, Tipitina's, 10pm Thanks to the end of the Radiators, Reggie Scanian's side project has taken off. The New Orleans Suspects are comprised of a local all-star lineup. Scanian...

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Weekend Jump-Off: New Orleans, August 25th

The last weekend of summer has officially arrived.  Don't worry, there's plenty to entertain yourself with before syllabus week starts on Monday.  Here are some events that are not to be missed: Thursday: Ska Night, Snake & Jakes, 11 pm.  You heard me.  There's a dance...

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Mid-Summer Mardi Gras 2011

If you’ve experienced Mardi Gras in New Orleans, you’ll no doubt agree that it beats every other holiday by a magnitude of about a thousand. Sadly, we still have six months till Muses rolls through on February 16, 2012 (feel free to start a countdown).For those of you craving a Mardi Gras fix...

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The Funky Beat: Best NOLA Music Events for the Week

Get out of the dive bar and in to some live music. Here are the best options for the week of August 22-25. Monday Appleseed Cast, $15, One Eyed Jacks, 10pm The late 90's and early 00's band is back to touring. As the years have passed, the band's music has grown more "chill" and much less intense....

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Who Dat Recap: @Houston Pre-season Edition

- What a difference a week makes. After looking like a dominant, top-tier defense against the 49ers, the Saints D looked absolutely awful against the Texans. With Malcolm Jenkins sitting for nearly the entire game, Paul Oliver blew his chance at making this roster. I can already hear fans...

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It's Almost Decadence Time!

It's that time of year again people- Southern Decadence is right around the corner. This year's festival starts Wednesday, August 31st, to Sunday, August 5th. I enjoy many festivals in New Orleans...there are a lot... but this event has got most beat. You see, Southern Decadence is unofficially...

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The Funky Beat: Best NOLA Music Events for the Weekend

Get out of the dive bar and in to some live music.  Here are the weekend's best options. Friday-two options for internationally known, Grammy nominated Cajun music The Lost Bayou Ramblers, FREE, Tipitina's, 10pm Pine Leaf Boys, $5, D.B.A., 10pm Both these bands have been instrumental in the...

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Weekend Jump-Off: New Orleans, August 18th

Weekend Jump-Off, August 18th It definitely feels like the summer is winding down, but that only means now is the time for one last blowout.  Or five.  Whatever you want.  Either way, here are some favorite activities for the weekend.  Thursday Defend the Gulf Screening, 7 pm...

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If You Don't Get Daqs from Rick's, You Think Too Highly of Yourself

If you don’t get daqs from Rick’s, you think too highly of yourself.  Everyone gives people who love the Boot all this grief.  Wah wah wah, get out of the Tulane bubble.  Okay, granted, I’m not advocating spending every Tuesday at 50-cent night, but the Boot is a Tulane staple, it’s...

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