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What Was Once a Shotgun Double on Leonidas Street

May 5, 2021 No Comments

I’ve been known to talk about what I believe to be renovations “gone wrong,” where developers come in and tear all the heart and soul out of an architectural classic in a depressing effort to make it indistinguishable from new-builds. But I do try to avoid ripping on other people’s […]

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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 β€” surviving hurricanes, levee failures, oil spills, boil water advisories and hipster invasions β€” Kim hopes to eventually earn the status of local and be welcomed into the fold.

Feel free to contact her at kimranjbar@gmail.com

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This house IS a decoration! Though please note the This house IS a decoration! Though please note the "cupcakes" out front 😜 #laissezlesbontempsrouler #mardigras2023 #inmyneighborhood #algierspoint
Since I'm pigging out on sweets right now, I thoug Since I'm pigging out on sweets right now, I thought "Why not?" and finally made Chocotorta! You should, too! (Just look at those beautiful layers!)
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John and I got crafty and for the first time ever, John and I got crafty and for the first time ever, made Mardi Gras flowers out of deco mesh. They turned out pretty well, but then we couldn't figure out how to put them up without putting too many holes in the siding. So, in a flash of ingenuity, we zip tied them together and put them up as one big bunch. Now we have to take them down so they don't blow away in today's storm. #weretrying #mardigras2023 #purplegreengold πŸ’œπŸ’šπŸ’›
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