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...looking for a more laid-back music scene, walk over to Frenchmen Street, the place locals go for a good time, away from the bead-tossing, shirt-lifting tourists. In the past few years several clubs have opened on Frenchmen. The newest, a dimly lit, posh hangout called the Hookah Café, has two spacious seating areas in which to catch jazz acts. The Spotted Cat, across the street, offers a more energized, down-home Frenchman experience. In either case, you've moved beyond Bourbon. And for that, you deserve a cold Hurricane.Onecold Hurricane...
...drum up interest in their burgeoning handcrafted jewelry business. The partners wore tailored black pantsuits befitting the successful entrepreneur. But they weren't in Chicago to meet with potential investors or customers. Standing in front of an impressive display of their bracelets, chokers and belts, the founders of Bead Bonanza prepared to be judged by a panel of home-economics teachers and students. "We taught our employees to interact with people, be creative and excel yourself and stuff," said Jianna, clutching notecards during a 20-min. sales presentation. Brianna and Jianna are just 13, and they were trying...
When asked if they planned to become homemakers, the bead entrepreneurs wrinkled their noses. Brianna wants to be a lawyer and Jianna, a marine biologist. But their ambitions have not deterred them from becoming active in the group founded 59 years ago as Future Homemakers of America (FHA). In 1999 in a quest to stay relevant amid steep membership declines, the group decided to rename itself the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). The FCCLA'S adult advisers say the new name better reflects the broader purpose of the group, which provides kids with opportunities to learn...
...some with their wives as a date night. Then there are the people making meals for their elderly parents or college students looking to restock their refrigerators. Taste and convenience are the main draws. Says Laurie Stoltenberg, 40, of suburban Minneapolis, a mother of three with her own jewelry-bead business and a monthly customer of Let's Dish: "I like the idea that I'm putting a meal on the table that looks like I'm cooking from scratch--which I did, only not that night...
...He’s a good leaper,” Sullivan said. “I don’t think anybody really has a bead on him on our team and he made some things happen defensively for them...