Labors of Love - June 2017

Forever Young

On Aug. 26, our New Orleans Saints will host the Houston Texans in the first home game of a brand new season, and Bruce Hirstius and the Storyville Jazz Band will once again be in the number as they entertain the…

Sew Marvelous

As you enter Bernadette Korver’s home her energy envelopes you. She quickly shows me a brilliant embellished piece of material, which she is turning into a wall hanging.  A friend, who recently visited Thailand, brought it back for her. “I’m…

A Tasty Tradition

Years ago, on any given summer Sunday afternoon, eager children in the shade of an oak tree took turns on the crank of an old-fashioned ice cream churn. Farm-fresh ingredients, a tub of ice and a sack of rock salt…

Church of Yoga

Years ago, an unassuming brick building on the corner of N. Rocheblave and Columbus streets functioned as a chandelier shop. Then, for 28 years it was the neighborhood’s Baptist church — barely noticed except on Sundays. With an explosion of…