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St. Joe’s Bar: A local fave

everyone should have a neighborhood bar. st. joe’s is mine. it’s not the most popular or swankiest bar, but it’s got three essentials: a signature drink, friendly & divey atmosphere and a nice back patio area. other pros are that it’s just a few blocks away from my home and has a pool table & juke box. i also heard through the grapevine that ryan gosling stayed here til 3am this one time, sooooo i’m pretty sure he’ll be back one day. reason enough to pop in a few times a week, right? just in case.

mumford and (house of the rising) sons

so basically, i’ve been wanting to see mumford live for 3 years. it was worth the wait! and seeing them in nola, on what is now considered their last tour for a while, was very sweet. sadly, once they finished the tour the next week, they announced that they are taking a break indefinitely. i refuse to take this as a break up. i think they’ve just been though a hurricane the last 3 years and need a serious break, especially with their bass player getting hospitalized this summer.

the show was at mardi gras world, and the venue is basically just a giant slab of concrete in between the mardi gras world warehouse and the mississippi river. it was a particularly warm september summer night. and when i say warm, i mean hellish hot.

brunch much

brunch. it really is the most loveliest of meals. wouldn’t you agree? mimosas, bacon, waffles, eggs benedict, and of course, good company. nola takes brunch to a whole other level. […] Read more…

September 11, 2013 by Danielle Granger Nava | 1 Comment