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They Jus’ Keep On Keepin’ Smokin’
NOLA: On April 22, when the clock struck midnight at Parkview Tavern, the bartender herded smokers outside, leaving only a few patrons inside as most of the crowd headed for the patio. It was a strange scene, the large crowd … Continue reading
The War on Electric Music
Via Juliette Tworsey on NYCCLASH (my added emphases): NEW ORLEANS – Today, the New Orleans Health Department will launch a public health education initiative called Sound Check, which aims to reduce the level of harmful sounds that can adversely affect … Continue reading
NOLA Businesses Revolt
Unlike UK pubs, it looks like NOLA businesses are going to fight: New Orleans private business owners are not going to take city regulations that could hurt business lying down. The latest wide-sweeping regulation in the overly regulated Big Easy is … Continue reading
Bidding for the Smoker’s Dollar
If, in places like New Orleans (and the UK), politicians won’t represent smokers, then smokers are eventually likely to go live elsewhere. For about 3½ years, between 2007 and 2011, I was thinking quite hard about buying a home in … Continue reading
Embracing Inevitability
Dexter Gordon by Herman Leonard: From the other side of the pond, an update on New Orleans‘ proposed smoking ban, H/T Magnetic: After listening to all of Wednesday night’s speakers, the full City Council will take up the issue at … Continue reading
Keep NOLA Killjoy-Free
I’m keeping an eye on New Orleans, where Latoyah Cantrell is trying to introduce a smoking ban, the proposal for which comes before the city’s Community Development Committee on Wednesday. H/T Harley, the Louisiana state police: …the state police says … Continue reading
Of course, it was the smoking that killed her
H/T Magnetic, I’ve been looking at SmokeFreeNOLA on Facebook. It was created on 15 October 2014, and swung into action on 19 November 2014, the day before LaToyah Cantrell called for a complete smoking ban in New Orleans. I started out … Continue reading
A New Enemy
It’s quite refreshing to discover a new enemy. It’s a bit like finding another, hitherto-unknown, utterly-obnoxious member of Hitler’s Nazi party. I find I get bored of people like Deborah Arnott after a few years. There’s nothing like new blood … Continue reading
“They are the Minority”
I thought this was a great image from the Times-Picayune. Strong, purposeful, blue-eyed, level gaze. It comes on the heels of Councilwoman LaToyah Cantrell calling for a strict ban on smoking in New Orleans: The law would ban smoking in … Continue reading
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