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House of the week: Historic home on Atlantic Ave.

June 17, 2015 No Comments

If I had lots of extra cash and experience restoring homes, I would love to buy this house on Atlantic Avenue in Algiers and bring […]

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5 New Orleans Homes I’d Buy If I Were Filthy Rich

May 31, 2015 No Comments

Wallowing in my poverty-stricken misery, I thought a listicle of homes I could never-ever attain would serve as appropriate torture for committing a few oh-so […]

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House of the week: Shotgun on Flood Street

April 29, 2015 No Comments

Depression has set in and I can’t avoid it. Unless I suddenly write a bestselling novel, win the lotto or have a rich relative die […]

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House of the week: Fixer-upper on Banks Street

January 28, 2015 No Comments

I always feel a little forlorn when I see a classic New Orleans home in a sad state of repair. Peeling paint, trailing ivy tearing […]

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House of the week: Cottage on Chestnut Street

October 17, 2014 No Comments

Throughout my torture sessions over the past few years, there’s a trend I’m noticing that causes my heart to shudder. While I understand the desire […]

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House of the week: The disappointment on Arts Street

August 7, 2014 2 Comments

Last week, John and I were informed by our lender that the city of New Orleans had denied our application for the Soft Second Mortgage […]

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House of the week: Victorian on Dumaine Street

April 13, 2014 No Comments

As I am currently existing in some kind of first-time home-buyer’s limbo (a.k.a. financial consultations, credit checks, home-buying courses, etc.), I’ve been reluctant to play […]

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House of the week: Cottage on Milan Street

February 20, 2014 No Comments

One of the first things you come to realize when house hunting is that everyone’s got their own sense of style. Interior design, I believe, […]

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House of the week: Villa on Three Rivers Road

January 24, 2014 No Comments

Just for fun, I widened my search for homes into the Northshore (across Lake Pontchartrain for those not familiar) and lo and behold, I found […]

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House of the week: Double shotgun on Annunciation Street

December 10, 2013 5 Comments

Ever since I moved here, I’ve dreamed of living in and/or owning a double shotgun house. Why a double? I knew that it could be […]

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Though she was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kim Ranjbar felt New Orleans calling her home as soon as she hit puberty. A graduate of granola U (a.k.a. Sonoma State University) with a BA in English and a concentration in Creative Writing, Kim took her passion for the written word and dragged it over 2000 miles to flourish in the city she loves.

After over seventeen years as a transplant — surviving hurricanes, levee failures, oil spills, boil water advisories and hipster invasions — Kim hopes to eventually earn the status of local and be welcomed into the fold.

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    Seriously stuffed baked potatoes

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    Sparkling Hospitality: AC Hotel New Orleans Bourbon

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    $150 & Under

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    Keto Muffuletta Salad

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    Keto Dutch Baby . . . Baby!

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    Keto Coffee Chia Pudding

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