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CURE NEW ORLEANS

editor — Mon, 01 May 2017 18:55:02 +0000

Before Hurricane Katrina, there were three kinds of bars in New Orleans: Bourbon Street for getting crazy, neighborhood bars for everyday drinking, and classic spots if you were feeling upscale. Of course, there were bars that pushed these boundaries, but many spots fell within these three. The city was accustomed to these options and, as in many aspects of its culture, was suspicious of anything outside them After Katrina, the paradigm shifted. With 80 percent of the city under water, it become possible to imagine new directions for pretty much every aspect of life. While many folks were rethinking what

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ST. JOE’S NEW ORLEANS

editor — Mon, 01 May 2017 18:37:30 +0000

St. Joseph, the father of Jesus, is one of New Orleans’s favorite saints. The patron saint of carpenters, his patronage is sought when one is buying, selling or repairing a house. After Katrina, signs asking for his prayers and intercession peppered the flooded landscape. His feast day, March 19, is marked by many St. Joseph altars, which are laden with food and dismantled to feed the poor. So it was inevitable that eventually there would be a bar opened in his honor. Entering the bar feels like going to church if churches made delicious mojitos. (N.B. I’d be a much

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HENRY’S NEW ORLEANS

editor — Mon, 01 May 2017 18:26:51 +0000

They really don’t make ’em like Henry’s anymore, mainly because Henry’s Uptown Bar was made in 1900. Henry’s is the fourth oldest bar in New Orleans and the oldest outside of downtown. Opened by Irish immigrants James Lee and Margaret Tully Lee, Henry’s Uptown Bar has remained under family ownership since its inception. While a few neighborhood bars in New Orleans decorate their walls with political memorabilia from past decades, Henry’s takes this practice to another level, and I have a particular fondness for their collection. The post announcing a rally for Earl K. Long always makes me smile. Like

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