Labors of Love - October 2017

“We do have the scab blood; it’s not quite like the coagulated blood but it should do the job,” says James Rizzuto, manager of the Vieux Carré Hair Shop, while on the phone with a customer. It’s just another Halloween…

“He who sings prays twice,” so said St. Augustine of Hippo, the fifth century bishop of North Africa. Many theologians throughout the years have recognized the powerful emotional effect that music has on the heart and mind. Father Ron Clingenpeel,…

I usually write about owners of very small business — people who do their work more as a labor of love than simply a way to earn a living. But I interviewed Henry L. Coaxum, Jr. years ago for one…

Who knows what you might find at a Bridge House/Grace House (BH/GH) thrift store: a classic leather bomber jacket, the makings of a truly ghoulish costume, an awesome antique lamp or just a James Patterson bestseller. Here’s what is certain,…

Puerto Rico Native and New Orleanian, Monica Lepretre, is Working to Pay It Forward