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My New Orleans 02/11/2021   It’s that time of year when we feel warm and fuzzy inside with Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras upon us. But this year is different with COVID-19 restrictions and such. Local tourism leaders say be sure to call first to see if establishments are open during this time and if they are make sure to call ahead to secure a reservation. We did find a few COVID safe activities to do in coming weeks. Grand Krewe (2305 Decatur St.) is having a small Valentine’s toasting with sparkling rose Thursday, Feb. 11, at 5:30 p.m. Here you can sample some delicious bubbly with A...

First-Time Home Buyers Find a Tough Market-Here's What's Different This Year First-Time Home Buyers Find a Tough Market-Here's What's Different This Year First-time buyers are facing a supercharged housing market, with record-high prices, low mortgage rates, and a historic inventory shortage. Clare Trapasso, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Starry-eyed first-time home buyers are getting a rude awakening to the realities of today's high-stakes home-buying market. The coronavirus pandemic supercharged the housing market, as buyers urgently seeking more space flooded the market, lured by low mo...

Dirk Boll Photo: Michael Kindermann It was while helping Christie’s adapt its business to the pandemic era that Dirk Boll started writing down his thoughts on the crisis in the evening. Now Boll, the auction house's president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has amalgamated those thoughts into a new book, published in German with a title that translates into English as What’s Different This Time? Economic Crises and New Art Markets. We asked him to explain what distinguishes the coronavirus crisis from the previous art market crises that have struck about onc...

The CSS in ASTA CSS & Seed Expo stands for corn, soybeans and sorghum, but in recent years a little wheat has crept into the rotation. “Hybrid Wheat – What is Different This Time?” was the title of the last session at the 2020 Seed Expo, featuring a panel of experts from the world of wheat. One of them was Jessie Alt, Global Wheat Lead for Corteva Agriscience. You might remember Dr. Alt from a few years ago when she starred in a video on plant breeders for the American Seed Trade Association. In this interview, Alt discusses the role of newer breeding techniques and genomic knowledge ...