Esbee's post about various states of local small businesses, some moving and some gone out of business, coincided with my discovery that the Back Yard Burgers in Lewisville has been closed since last month. Given that the Back Yard Burger website says "Under construction" I'm wondering if the whole ...

Newspaper people like to think of themselves as good storytellers. But, lately, newspaper execs find themselves with fewer good storylines to share. In fact, Gannett -- the world's largest newspaper company -- is going to tell its official stories less often. Of course, we'll see interim announcemen...

It was a gorgeous day and I was walking home from having a terrific brunch with someone I met thru my other site, CondoPerks.  More details on that great meeting in an upcoming post.  Let's just say that meeting new people, then having conversations that fold into many things is one of the...

I know, don't you love it. Leave it to me to go from talking about MC Hammer and circling back to a hard core economics topic. I read something interesting this week, about meat nonetheless.  I'm sure you heard about this on the boob tube, too, but meat prices are going up and Kraft and Sara Le...

Filed under: Recovery & rebuilding, Business, Culture, NOLA online, Where to Shop Dirty Coast is one of the most recognizable local t-shirt companies around town. Infamous for their New Orleans inspired tees, such as "Be a New Orleanian. Wherever you are." and "Where's Nagin?", the company got s...

Filed under: Recovery & rebuilding, Business, Culture, NOLA online, Where to Shop Dirty Coast is one of the most recognizable local t-shirt companies around town. Infamous for their New Orleans inspired tees, such as "Be a New Orleanian. Wherever you are." and "Where's Nagin?", the company got s...