His creation, the Ortolano Sno-Wizard, was not the only ice crusher on the market. But it was the one used at most local snowball stands. In New Orleans snowballs are a serious business and routine ice machines won’t do. A New Orleans snowball differs from the miserable snow cones sold at traveling carnivals and in other more deprived localities in that the ice is finer – a true snowy blend. In 1937, Ortolano created the first Sno-Wizard and began using it to sell snowballs at his grocery on the corner of Magazine and Delachaise streets.

by Shawn Plep
Every man should experience a real barber shop at least once in his life. I’m not talking about a hair stylist, and I’m not referring to a salon – or even a “men’s salon” (whatever that is). I am talking about a genuine barber shop. That’s right: a barber shop. The sort of [...]

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by Shawn Plep
Last Friday, my wife and I went to the Prytania Theatre to see Iron Man. It was an exceptional movie: if you haven’t seen this film yet, you simply must. There’s hardly anything more satisfying than seeing Iron Man greet a group of terrorists by shooting thirty feet of fire at them. (The [...]

ArenaBowl XXI is the first time this big event is hosted by New Orleans and it’s already a sellout!. That’s great news for the Arena Football League and even better news for the New Orleans tourism economy…especially for late July.
ArenaBowl XXI will be held in the New Orleans Arena on July 29 before a capacity [...]