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George Clinton Day in New Orleans

Red Cotton — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:14:46 -0500

New Orleans has officially named May 5, 2013 as *‘George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic Day’, proclaimed so Sunday night by Councilwoman Susan Guidry at the House of Blues at the behest of the fabulous DJ Soul Sister who organized the whole shebang. And naturally your girl Big Red was on hand to capture the illustrious moment via video for all you poor lambs too tuckered from Jazz Festing to be there.…

Y@ Speak: Jazz Fest weekend 1 — the Billy Joel report

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:05:00 -0500

Jazz Fest is a mud bowl, but filled with people passing a good time, getting some good eats. Li twitter.com/PMurphyWWL/sta…
— Paul Murphy (@PMurphyWWL) April 28, 2013

It was a rainy weekend but that didn't stop people from going to Jazz Fest, fleeing town for the comforts of Lafayette's Festival International de Louisiane or following Billy Joel around (this roundup is mostly about Billy Joel).…

Y@ Speak: Floody French Quarter Fest

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:59:00 -0500

Dicey forecast at #fqf today twitter.com/KeithSpera/sta…
— Keith Spera (@KeithSpera) April 11, 2013

The weather for this year's French Quarter Festival wasn't always that great, but that didn't stop a bunch of fools from going out to daydrink and stand in various lines. Also this week: The New Orleans Bingo!…

Y@ Speak: The time Lil Wayne almost died

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:18:00 -0500

I'm good everybody. Thx for the prayers and love.
— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) March 16, 2013

We thought we lost ya for a second, Weezy: on Friday New Orleans' prodigal son was hospitalized for the second time that week following a seizure.…

Wrestlemania coming to the Superdome in 2014

Kevin Allman — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:25:00 -0600

New Orleans will have nearly 14 months to prepare for the arrival of WRESTLEMANIA XXX (imagine that phrase in some awesomely '80s heavy-metal font, please), which will erupt in the Superdome on Apr. 6, 2014.

At The World's Loudest Press Conference this morning, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and tourism officials welcomed World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.…

Y@ Speak: Carnival 2013, part 1

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:55:00 -0600

Kelly Clarkson putting on an awesome show at Endymion. twitter.com/EPaulsenWWL/st…
— Eric Paulsen (@EPaulsenWWL) February 10, 2013

After a brief respite thanks to the Krewe of Super Bowl XLVII, Carnival is back in full swing.…

Y@ Speak: The Beyonce Blackout Bowl edition

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:53:00 -0600

Lights out!!! Any questions??
— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) February 4, 2013

All the lights are out!!…
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Y@ Speak: Yes We Peli-can

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:52:00 -0600

The New Orleans trigger mans
— Freshly (@manniefresh) December 5, 2012

The New Orleans baby daddy's That's a cool name
— Freshly (@manniefresh) December 5, 2012

So, it's official: We're the New Orleans Pelicans — not the New Orleans Bounce, New Orleans Jazz, the New Orleans Only-in-New Orleans Fleur de Lis Go-Cups, or whatever was your team name of choice. Are you happy with the name change?…

Happy Birthday, Y@ Speak!

Lauren LaBorde — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:18:00 -0600

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the beginning of Y@ Speak, in which we capture notable 140-character bon mots, newsworthy items, gaffes by Saints players and local politicians and whatever else pops up on the New Orleans Twittersphere. To celebrate this occasion, I've rounded up some of my favorite or most memorable tweets — like a multi-layered digital birthday cake of sorts — and divided them by categories: we got NFL players saying dumb stuff, #neworleansproblems, anguish over the Saints' challenging year, reactions to the Times-Picayune cutbacks, interesting celebrity encounters, deep thoughts from Ray Nagin and so much more.…

Y@ Speak: Tricks and treats

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:55:00 -0600

FORWARD…UPWARD…SIDEWAYS … DIAGONAL… CIRCULAR…all of these would be better than REALITY for this President.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) November 3, 2012

This Halloween week, New Orleans Twitter was treated to a variety of treats: amusing dispatches from trick-or-treating and the Frenchmen Street experience, deep thoughts from Norman Robinson, and an apparently drunk or really, really excited person on Bobby Jindal's Twitter feed Friday night. But is someone playing a trick on us with this Sean Payton news?…

Y@ Speak: Voodoo prize bunnies, Saints defense and other misfortunes

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:57:00 -0500

Down here we call it hunkering. Up there they say soda.
— skooks (@skooks) October 28, 2012

As our friends in the Northeast began their hunkering down with the onset of Hurricane Sandy, this week we watched the final presidential debates, struggled with what to do with the bunnies we won at the Voodoo Experience, and watched the Saints lose pitifully.…

Y@ Speak: Binders full of tweets

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:56:00 -0500

I met Hugh Hefner this summer, and he has binders full of women apparently.Is that what Romney was trying to imply?
— Zack Kopplin (@ZackKopplin) October 17, 2012

You want tweets? I got binders full of 'em.…

Beyonce to play halftime at Super Bowl 2013 in New Orleans?

Will Coviello — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:52:30 -0500

The Internet is abuzz with reports that Beyonce will "put a Super Bowl ring on it" in New Orleans. The Associated Press has a source saying the singer will perform at Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3, 2013.…

Y@ Speak: Bye, Times-Picayune

Lauren LaBorde — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:23:00 -0500

Yes, I was nude; as bare as a loon. The sun was shining and so was the moon.…
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Fiona Apple arrested in Texas

Will Coviello — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:48:14 -0500

Both MTV and TMZ and other sources are reporting Fiona Apple was arrested in Sierra Blanca, Texas after police reportedly found hashish and marijuana on her tour bus. Her publicist hasn't released any comments yet.…

Channing Tatum's New Orleans bar/restaurant is opening in October

Lauren LaBorde — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:11:00 -0500

In the latest Hollyweird South news (aside from Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds — who totally fell in love while filming Green Lantern here — getting secretly married this weekend), the sexy New Orleans bar/restaurant from Magic Mike star Channing Tatum called Saints and Sinners will open within the first two weeks of October. The restaurant is located on 627 Bourbon St., just "stumbling/staggering distance" (as every media outlet is saying) from Pat O'Brien's for all you French Quarter glug-glugs.…

Y@ Speak: AHHH HURRICANE

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:35:00 -0500

Bob Breck is the Kanye West of local meteorologists.
— MyNameIsJohnMichael (@mynameisjm) August 27, 2012

Storm's a comin'! Time to freak out on the Internet!!…

Snowing balls in NYC, second summer in a row

Megan Braden-Perry — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 02:01:00 -0500

Neesa Peterson grew up in New Orleans and graduated from Ole Miss before moving to New York to pursue a career in fashion. Things were going great, but she soon felt a void.…

NOPD: warrant out for Cuba Gooding Jr.

Alex Woodward — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:00:00 -0500

Update: Gooding is off the hook, for now, for his alleged pushee, according to the Old Absinthe House. The bartender won't "press charges," but Gooding is due for an arraignment Friday, Aug. 3 when it'll be decided whether to dismiss any charges.…

Y@ Speak: USA! USA!

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:33:00 -0500

Pres. Obama greets supporters.…
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Public Transit Tuesdays: Avondale

Megan Braden-Perry — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:59:00 -0500

Other than Mosca's Restaurant, the Avondale Shipyard and Dollar World, I had absolutely no clue what I'd come across while riding the Avondale bus. Turns out I'd try a new snoball flavor, dine at a strange restaurant, meet a local rapper's father, do some impulse thrifting and more...

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Joan Rivers to perform benefit for New Orleans Healing Center

Kevin Allman — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:49:00 -0500

Comic Joan Rivers will be coming to New Orleans Aug. 21 for a one-night show at Cafe Istanbul in the New Orleans Healing Center on St. Claude Avenue. Tickets are $45:

The New Orleans Healing Center is proud to present An Evening with Joan Rivers.…
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N.O. summer wedding guide: Brad-and-Angelina-style

Hollie Woodsouth — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0500

With Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie possibly tying the knot this summer in New Orleans, I thought I’d give some New Orleans wedding pointers to the bride and groom to-be.

First of all, the idea of getting married in New Orleans in the summer is bewildering to me. Of the 67 local weddings I’ve been to, none of them have been in the summer.…
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Y@ Speak: R.I.P. Uncle Lionel Batiste

Lauren LaBorde — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:14:00 -0500

Locals mourn New Orleans brass band legend Uncle Lionel Batiste, who died Sunday morning at age 81. Also this week: Sean Payton gets divorced, ex-Times-Picayune people get hired at WWL-TV, Essence Fest happens and people flip out on Twitter.…
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A Very Special Y@ Speak: Summer Meltdowns

Lauren LaBorde — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:11:31 -0500

Tweakout. Noun.…
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