@derbygisclair.bsky.socialThe resort area of West End was the scene of numerous rowing regattas in the New Basin Canal, shown here around 1895. The first rowing club was established in New Orleans in 1835. The Wave Boat Club had its clubhouse on the New Basin Canal and ... (continued)
@jambalayaval.bsky.socialExcited that my man Justin (one of my fellow Ascension Parish folks) is doing "The Manning Hour" with Cooper.
@jambalayaval.bsky.socialI'm sorry, UNO, that your failed leadership put you in a position to have to crawl back to the mothership. Having to live with this horrific new logo is only one of the insults accompanying that decision.
@lungareaux.bsky.socialOnly New Orleans would lose power when the hurricane misses us. #nolasky #nolatwitter #midcity
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@derbygisclair.bsky.socialAn 1892 photograph taken from the shot tower showing Julia Street with the Julia Row houses on the left center and the Hernsheim "La Belle Creole" tobacco warehouse (now Deutsch Kerrigan) on the right with St. Patrick's church right behind it. (continued)
@wingedisis.bsky.socialI am yet again noting that we need a National Museum of Reconstruction and we need it in Louisiana. #NOLAsky
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@fakymcfake.bsky.socialToday in criminal court, a trial was set for March 2027 so the defendant probably gets to sit in jail for five months even if he's found innocent. #nolasky
@erinpinkmo.bsky.socialIf you didn't catch @wwozneworleans.bsky.social's tribute for James B. Borders - well worth a listen before it falls off the 2 week archive.
Tuesday night's Jazz from Jax Brewery. Guest Brenda Marie Osbey with a set list of his favorite songs.
@medusaswink.bsky.social@derbygisclair.bsky.socialThe French expression "Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense" is the motto of the British chivalric designation the Most Noble Order of the Garter, but it was also used on the cover of the 1906 Blue Book issued by the good folks in Storyville. The charming ... (continued)
@shadesofoffside.bsky.socialin more relevant #nolasky news been debating dropping my JCC gym membership for the Hilton gym downtown for a bit. still haven't made up my mind, but leaning more towards it
@shadesofoffside.bsky.socialIf I lost the book at the public library, and then paid for it, and I just found it, do I get any money back? #nolasky
@lungareaux.bsky.socialWhen they don’t specify where they’re blocking the street and your lil car gets held hostage like 😌 #nolasky
@revmelanienola.bsky.social#NOLAsky — I have heard privately from a friend who works at S&WB; they had a hurricane mtg this am and here’s their take:
The hurricane expected to be Cat 1 landing Mobile AL. Expecting less than an inch of rain, starting Fri. pm into Sat. am.
@ebestes.bsky.social'Understanding New Orleans as the epicenter of human trafficking does not diminish its celebrated culture. It reveals the conditions under which that culture developed.' #NOLAsky
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