Labors of Love - January 2018

Creating Miracles

On Broad Street there’s a sign that beckons me. It’s a bold red arrow with bright red letters spelling out what we all yearn for: MIRACLES. Turns out the sign points to Dionne Weaver’s business, Miracles on Broad Street. For…

Working at the Carwash

  On a slice of a corner on Tulane Avenue sits a three-generation business. Whenever I drive by the place is hopping with scrubbing and vacuuming and cars waiting their turn to gleam. Their business card says they’ll give you, “The…

A Passionate Year

  My early work background is in the arts, with almost two decades of employment at the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center. I know hundreds of artists whose passion perpetually pumps through their hearts. Now I am a social worker…