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Discover Lafayette welcomes Justin Bennett, the new owner of Artmosphere, and Anthony Daniels—known to many as Moose Harris—who serves as booking agent and sound engineer for the venue. Moose Harris, Justin Bennett, and Jan Swift at recording Discover Lafayette at RADER. Located at 902 Johnston Street in downtown Lafayette, Artmosphere has long been known as a cultural hub where music, art, and community converge. Now, with Justin at the helm and Moose helping steer the ship, this iconic space is entering a bold new chapter. Justin, originally from Brooklyn by way of Seattle, and his wife Marcela, a talented chef, made their way to Lafayette after the early waves of the pandemic. A former journalist and public information officer for New York City Emergency Management, Justin brings a rare blend of communication savvy and passion for grassroots music culture. His wife, Marcela, runs Lana's Empanadas food truck—named after their dog!—and previously helped launch the kitchen at Mercy Kitchen. Together, they've embraced Lafayette as home and are now pouring their heart and soul into revitalizing Artmosphere. Moose Harris, born and raised in New Iberia and a seasoned music producer, performer, and radio personality, has deep roots in the Louisiana music scene. From his classical and jazz studies under legends like Ellis Marsalis to his frontman days in the Reggae Ska Conspiracy, Moose brings both creative insight and a wealth of experience to the table. Having worked with Artmosphere under its previous ownership, he already knew the venue inside and out—literally holding the keys before Justin ever stepped through the door. What they're creating together is something special. Gone are the days of Artmosphere being an undefined multipurpose space. "As Justin clearly puts it, this is first and foremost a music venue." A place for curated, intentional nights of music that make sense together—no more scattershot open mic lineups. Under their guidance, Artmosphere is becoming a home for touring artists and a launching pad for local talent. And while the name is slated to change soon, the vision is clear: create a sustainable, artist-respecting space with good music, good food, and good drinks. And about that food—Justin's East Coast roots are making their mark. From his Italian grandmother's Sunday sauce to a hearty Irish shepherd's pie and the promise of Lafayette's best-poured Guinness, the kitchen is set to impress. Marcela is helping build out the kitchen and train staff, sourcing from local farms to ensure seasonal, delicious offerings. It's all about quality—from the music to the meatballs. During Festival International, the team soft-launched Artmosphere with eight wildly different events in five days, showcasing everything from hip hop and zydeco to burlesque and R&B. Every act was carefully chosen, every night was intentional. And it's just the beginning. Moose is already booking shows into the fall, and together they're building a community around the venue, one great night of music at a time. Soon, a new name will be unveiled along with a new website, including a music blog produced in collaboration with UL Lafayette journalism students. It's all part of a bigger mission: to make Lafayette a must-stop destination for national touring acts and to elevate the local scene with the respect and support it deserves. We're grateful for what Justin and Moose are doing—for their commitment to musicians, to our cultural economy, and to downtown Lafayette. It's time for this. And we're lucky to have them here. For more, visit Artmosphere's Facebook page or email benett.management@yahoo.com if you're interested in performing or getting involved. Stay tuned for the name reveal—we'll be the first to share it!

On this week program Chris talks to Charlotte George, Greens candidate for MacKillop Ward in Yarra Council. We discuss the last week of local council elections in Victoria and the importance posting your ballot by 6pm Friday October 2024. Topics include Streets People Love candidate scorecards, public accessibility, footpaths, public transport, connectivity, living in a car-obsessed society and the importance of providing alternatives from local councils.Charlotte talks about being a filmmaker, activist and local parent, her new black comedy Buried, about a terrible day of parenting with a unfortunate cyclist as a plot point, of which in a better world, wouldn't exist with more modal filters, slower speeds and protected infrastructure. She discusses safer streets, creative thinking needed in all levels of government, being involved in local community, Harrison Watts and Katie Patrick collab for a vision of Johnston Street, Hobart City Council Collins Street bike lane trial, public debates going to the outlier and finding more equable ways of transport alongside rising living costs and environmental issues.Local news includes ABC Four Corners: Australian drivers are paying billions on major Transurban-operated roads, and the costs will keep rising, Transport Integration Act 2010, Yarra Council 30km/h trial, Melbourne City Council elections, Critical Mass North this Friday 25 October riding to Northcote with a pickup point at Nicholson and Gertrude in Fitzroy, Jay's GoFundMe: Help my disabled sister Christa have an accessible cargobike.Program musicCamp dog, King StingrayThe Bike Song,  Anecdata

On this weeks program Chris catches up with Harrison Watt about the local campaign for protected bicycle lanes on Johnston Street, Collingwood. Bicycle-themed news includes Grace Brown taking out Australia's first gold medal and a new GCN video (or is it documentary) Carspiracy - You'll Never See The World The Same Way Again.Harrison recounts his experiences riding on Johnston Street, getting feedback, creating the change.org petition which has achieved 3,500 signatures, Johnston Street being a great east-west connector through the inner north for active transport, despite it currently being a 'stroad' with five lanes for traffic, people wanting to ride more, key findings from the recent Inquiry into the impact of road safety behaviours on vulnerable road users and his decision to stand as a candidate in the upcoming October council electionsHarrison discusses recents developments including meeting with the office of Gabrielle Williams, Minister for Public and Active transport and Victorian Department of Transport and Planning representatives and the feedback he received about it being a 'category one road' for vehicles. Despite that he remains positive about changing transport priorities and make cycling easier.Program musicThe Bike Song, AnecdataPhantom, Tycho

I ran to work today from the top of Johnston Street after getting off the 28 bus. I needed to be there by 7:30 to get the dish-pit up and running for a busy day at my part-time job. The early morning was cool and quiet, a nice contrast to the hectic day I knew was ahead. Once I arrived, I jumped right into getting everything set up, from preparing the sinks and organizing the cleaning supplies to ensuring all the dishes from the previous day were spotless and ready to use.The first few hours flew by as I scrubbed, rinsed, and stacked dishes, pots, and pans, making sure everything was ready for the incoming rush. I worked hard, focusing on maintaining a fast pace while still being thorough. By mid-morning, the kitchen was buzzing with activity, and I was glad to see my preparation paying off as the workflow remained smooth despite the increasing volume of work.Finally, after several intense hours of non-stop work, I finished my tasks by noon. I felt a sense of accomplishment as I looked around the now-clean and orderly dish-pit, ready for the next shift to take over.

Jamie Harson, owner and chef of Scratch Farm Kitchen, joins Discover Lafayette to share her commitment to serving the highest quality, fresh, locally sourced ingredients, in delicious combinations which fit the needs of any patron's dietary preferences or restrictions. Located at 2918 Johnston Street in the Winnwood Shopping Center, Scratch Farm Kitchen has a growing legion of followers who flock in to see the daily menu, set forth on a board next to the cash register, showcasing the meals of the day. Crowd favorites such as hash-based bowls, grit-based bowls, hamburgers, and a special dish known as Boudini, a biscuit topped with boudin, cheese, egg, pesto, kimchi and Jamie's homemade mayonnaise, are always in high demand. Jamie and her dedicated staff prepare from scratch all of the condiments accompanying meals, including their own ketchup, mustard, mayonaise, cheese, jams, and broths. They cure their own meats, and ferment products such as sauerkraut, kimchi, and sodas. The meals are colorful, delightful in their simplicity, and a testament to the virtues of eating fresh, local, wholesome foods prepared by loving hands. There is no online menu. Fresh ingredients steer the meals of the day....which is how things always used to be. "The best way to describe my food is to say it's street food inspired. It started on grills outside. It's American food, farm to table. I like to say my food is transparent and honest. We can answer questions about what is in our food. It is clean and simple food. Like Julia Child said, 'Food doesn't have to be great masterpieces, it just has to be simple and have good ingredients,'" says Jamie Harson, who relies upon local vendors to source items she does not make herself. Jamie is responsible for all the menu choices, creates the dishes offered, and prepares the soups herself. She speaks highly of her talented staff, who support her vision, saying, "They're the best. I have a dedicated and devoted team that I can trust. I walk in everyday and that's where I want to be. And, our clientele inspire me." "Scratch Farm Kitchen operates only on grills, no fryers and no ovens. Everything is fresh, assembled on the line in the front of the restaurant, with all the prep activity being conducted in the back kitchen. The menu changes seasonally, in keeping what can be sourced locally. And the menu has been a learning process, from experience through the years. "If things don't sell, they're off the menu", says Jamie. Jamie's journey in the food business began as a young child, helping out at her grandfather's farm in Duson. Picking blackberries and figs, as well as pecans on her hands and knees, or shucking corn, typically for eight hours a day. These weren't really her favorite activities. But that's what led her to appreciate the seasonal aspect of local food. After Jamie's grandfather died when she was eight, she lost contact with the idea of farming until she had dream at 18 years of age. Jamie says, "I was in Portland, Oregon, and had all these pictures of a farm in my head, and called my dad (former District Attorney Mike Harson) about it and he said, 'You're dreaming of the family farm.'" Jamie knew she'd be back there one day. Jamie didn't return to our area until she was 30, when she called her dad and said she was ready to go out to the family farm in Duson again. At the farm, which she called "Bon Temps Family Farms," she began raising her family (she now has four children), along with hundreds of pigs, chickens, ducks, goats, and other livestock. Jamie had no experience in farming or ranching, and says she "learned everything on Google!" Her passion from the beginning was starting from 'scratch.' Jamie says, "If I was going to raise chickens, I started when they were little." Jamie jokingly recalled one day when she drove home to the farm on Ridgefield in Duson and saw many state troopers outside of her property; all of her 300 plus pigs ...

On this weeks program Chris and Steve have a wide ranging chat with topics including Jeremy Vine's extraordinarily obvious April Fools day joke, the ridiculous over the top reaction, combined with differences between UK and France about active transport provision, (Guardian: Why has the ‘15-minute city' taken off in Paris but become a controversial idea in the UK?) that being hostile 'culture wars' vs. a reasonable level of discussion, City Nerd: Cities Where People Travel the "Wrong Way" to Work, 15 minute cities, 20 minute neighbourhoods, what's happened in post Covid19 civil society and what this means for advocates and anyone else wanting safer streets. Local news includes E-scooter trial extended across Victoria, Walk Ride Moonee Valley meeting on 20 April, Protected bike lanes for Johnston Street petition hitting 2000 signatures and Critical Mass CBD ride coming up on Friday 26 April Program musicShonen Knife, Cycling is funBonobo, Linked

Who doesn't want a taste of the sweet life?  Most folks are looking for a chance to indulge. Even when times are tough. Maybe especially when times are tough. When the economy goes down, ice cream sales go up: in the two years after the 2008 mortgage crisis, ice cream sales went up 25%.  even when times aren't bad, there's never really a bad time for dessert. You can eat cake or frozen yogurt year-round in Acadiana. And that's not just because it's always hot. The local dessert market is on the move. Food trucks are flying around Johnston Street. That's because a food truck is a great vehicle for a home grown dessert business. You can keep mixing and baking at home, without the trouble of operating a commercial kitchen and front of house.  Nina Marie Charles has taken her craft as a cake artist from her house in Carencro all the way to Netflix. She was a contestant on Is It Cake in 2022. Locally, she's known for her elaborately designed wedding cakes and for her food truck — Nina Creole where rolls are the name of the game: she makes them sweet and savory, with Louisiana spins on a fried egg roll. Nina grew up in Carencro and worked in insurance and disaster response for several years before launching her cake business in 2016. Nina Creole was launched in 2021.  Of course, if you're going to indulge, why not go big and get all the toppings. Sweet Magnolias Creamery can bring the whole frozen yogurt experience to your backyard. And my guest Charity Lewis is the one driving the truck. Sweet Magnolias is named for a mini pig on Charity's mini farm. The mobile fro yo truck isn't the only venture named for Maggie the pig. Charity also operates a nonprofit — Magnolia Kids Club — and a farmers market — Maggie's Organic Market.  Out to Lunch Acadiana was recorded live over lunch at Tsunami Sushi in downtown Lafayette. You can find photos from this show by Astor Morgan at itsacadiana.com. Charity is originally from Detroit but moved to Louisiana after a 10-year stint in Arizona.    She got the idea for the frozen yogurt shop from taking her kids to shops in Phoenix. And each summer, Sweet Magnolia's serves a little homage to her time in Arizona: the prickly pear lemonade.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calogero "Carlos" Todaro, renowned for his expertise in all things relating to wine, joins Discover Lafayette to share his adventures in the U. S. over the past sixty-two years. Carlos is well-known in the Lafayette area for his hard work ethic and desire to be of service to others. For years, he and his brother, Gene, were the resident wine experts at Marcello's Wine Market in Lafayette. After the sale of Marcello's last year, Carlos retired from working full time, but is still providing his expertise for pairing wines with food for the grateful customers of Champagne's Market in the Oil Center. "I have always been fortunate to have met many nice, kind and generous people throughout my life. People have been kind to me in so many ways. I try to repay as best I can." Carlos has a rich family history. A native of Palermo, the capital of the Italian island of Sicily, he's lived in the U. S. since 1961 when the family moved to New Orleans from Sicily. Interestingly, Carlos' dad was already a U. S. Citizen, having been born in Pueblo CO in 1915; his dad's family returned to Sicily when he was young. After his dad served in the Italian Army in WWII, he realized he wanted to return to the U. S. Carlos joked that his dad wrote a letter to then U. S. Senator John Kennedy asking for help and he got his Visa a few months later! Pictured in Palermo, Sicily, 1956, is the Todaro family send-off of cousin Blaise Todaro, who was headed to New Orleans. Calogero "Carlos" Todaro would follow with his immediate family members in 1961 where they relocated to New Orleans to live with Aunt Lucy. No one in Carlos' family spoke English when they moved to the U. S. The "Marcello's name is a tribute to brother, Marcello Todaro, who attended USL and realized there was no authentic Italian restaurant in Lafayette. Brother Gene moved to Lafayette to assist with opening the restaurant, and along with Marcello, opened the original Marcello's on the Abbeville Highway in 1981. Carlos moved to Lafayette to open up a grocery store next door to Marcello's, bringing along his expertise as a longtime manager of A & P in New Orleans. "Mama (Rosalie Todaro) was a very good cook, using a minimum of spices and the least amount of money. Pasta with broccoli, for example, a staple of Sicily. Feed a whole family of five people within your budget. We ate very little meat and chicken was a treat." Marcello's enjoyed great success and moved into a larger space at Time Plaza where it remained until the oil bust of 1987/88 forced its closure. Todaro family pictured in Glen Ellen, CA for Marcello's wedding in 1990. Carlos moved to Memphis with his brother, Marcello, to sell wine for a liquor company and met many of the greats in the industry such as Jordan and Fetzer. In the meantime, brother Gene opened two liquor stores, one in New Orleans and one in Lafayette in the old La Promenade Mall. When Gene decided to reopen Marcello's Restaurant in 1993, Marcello and Carlos returned from Memphis to help in the family venture. Carlos reminisced how they started selling wine on the sidewalk outside of Marcello's to make extra money to float the restaurant's expenses. In 1994/95, Marcello's Market moved to its current location at 2800 Johnston Street and Carlos says, "It's been successful since Day One." It was the first wine retailer in the area, way before Total Wines or other box stores. With all of the acumen and discernment Carlos brought to Marcello's Wine Market, he says he never trained formally. "I am self taught. You don't really know anything until you go to wineries and see the process. I always learn from others. There is always someone who knows more than you." Dustin andJolie Poirier, Kyle and Stefanie Kellner, and Tim Metcalf acquired Marcello's Wine Market in 2023 from owners Carlos and Gene Todaro. Marcello's has been the place to go for decades for all liquor needs including wine, beer, spirits, mixers,

Faith and Val are joined by Adam Lana of Good Cycles in the studio today to talk about Good Cycles first ten years and what's to be expected in the next ten. First we all share our bike moments before taking a look at some news including: Yarra Councillors endorsing an expansion of the 30 km/hr speed limit trial to all streets in Fitzroy and Collingwood, excluding Johnston Street, subject to State Government approval and funding. And Merri-bek Council rolling out 40km/h speed limits on all local roads across the city, planned since 2010. Adam tells us how Good Cycles has changed since it's creation in 2013, the challenges in finding programs that honour the 'good' at the heart of the organisation while ensuring the NFP's ongoing success and the rewards in working to empower people, especially younger people, to find their place in the world. 

On this weeks program Chris talks to Anthony Aisenberg about the BikeSpot project, it's origins, why it's worthwhile to map data, receiving feedback about unsafe locations, crashstats, community input, previous projects in 2016 and 2020, improving active transport infrastructure, receiving 20,000 submissions since BikeSpot opened and how to make your feedback about any location on the mapLocal news includes following up from last fortnights chat with Harrison Watt about protected kerbside lanes for Johnston Street with Critical Mass Johnston Street + CM 28th Birthday Ride, 5.30pm Friday 24 November, State Library, naarm, Melbourne, Yarra Council voting for 30km/h speed limit in Fitzroy and Collingwood, Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police badly framed comments regarding Yarra's decision and E-bike Q & A - Darebin Loves Bikes, at Preston Library, 1pm - 2:30pm, Sunday 3 December 2023.Program musicCycling Is Fun – Shonen Knifefilous: Bicycle feat. klei 

On this week program Chris talks to Harrison Watt about the community campaign to get protected kerbside lanes build on Johnson Street from Kew to Carlton, signing the change.org petition and following the campaign on instagramNews includes the perennial question of when will all levels of government deal with road violence, possible slow down in infrastructure investment and spending, benefits of active transport investment, getting involved in local politics, Critical Mass North and the new national BikeSpot project which has received 15000 submissions since it opened for feedbackProgram musicBike Song - Sleepy DreamersAlright - TychoBicycle - filous feat. klei 

Heidi McDonald of Foodies of Lafayette joins Discover Lafayette to discuss her passion for sharing positive news about all things related to good food. Foodies of Lafayette is a group that supports local restaurants while cultivating a positive experience for its members.  It is promoted via its Facebook page where local restaurants can post daily and weekly specials, members post queries about eating establishments, learn where to source ingredients, and share recipes or photos of their kitchen creations.  Foodies of Lafayette's FB page is not a food critique page and does not allow negativity or bad reviews—it's a positive place. There's no advertising, politics, drama or anything else complicating it. Four moderators help in keeping the FB page clear of harsh words as the group endeavors to promote wonderful food offered everywhere from gas stations to high-end restaurants. With social media being a magnet for rude and mean words, this Foodies page is a site for sore eyes and a delightful experience in how to uplift others as the good news is shared. Jason Stoner, unavailable for taping this episode, joined the group in January 2020 and was appointed moderator shortly after.  His contributions to the page have been significant.  Jason & Stephen's Sunday Dinners are over the top and they currently host different Foodies of Lafayette members once a month, never repeating a Sunday Dinner.  Much planning and passion from the atmosphere, playlist, table, and food prove their love for entertaining guests through a fabulous dining experience.  Jason assists with the day-to-day operations of the page and planning Foodies of Lafayette events. Fuji Sushi has been awarded the 2023 Culinary Excellence Award by Foodies of Lafayette. The first restaurant to receive this award, the restaurant's owners will be recognized later this year. Heidi's experience at Fuji Sushi, 4416 Johnston Street, Suite A, in Lafayette, sparked her vision to create Foodies of Lafayette.  She identified the pure passion that Fuji brings to the table and found it troubling that few people knew about them. Their food and service were second to none, but like many restaurants, they had little or no budget for advertising.  Heidi started Foodies of Lafayette in December 2019, thus creating an accessible place for establishments to get the word out about their restaurants and Foodies to get the information they're looking for without advertising, politics, drama or anything else complicating it. Her vision worked in a big way. Fuji Sushi and others now have a forum to post daily and weekly specials, new menu items, and photos. Heidi thought a few of her friends would join and is mind-blown by all the responses the page now generates.  The page currently has approximately 49,000 members and is growing at a rate of 500 per week.  Foodies of Lafayette's success has led Heidi and Jason Stoner to take the group's reach one step further. Plans are in the works to create a line of merchandise such as ball caps, t-shirts, backpacks, and koozies emblazoned with the logo so that fellow "foodies can quickly identify their peeps in a crowd," as Heidi puts it. Heidi McDonald pictured with her husband and her sweet young family. She works by day for JP Morgan Chase and in her 'spare' time, runs Foodies of Lafayette. We thank Heidi for her generous spirit and love for all things food! Visit Foodies of Lafayette to find out more about all of the local delicious food you can find locally. In closing, we want to share one of the best-kept secrets in town: Ochsner Lafayette General's cafeteria offers some of the best food in town at unbelievable prices. One of Heidi's favorite dishes is the crawfish etouffee! Who would have thought?

Long-time musician Lachlan Denton (formerly of the Ocean Party and Ciggie Witch) wants his tunes and timber pieces to be enjoyed together. His new furniture range includes a minimalist bed frame, record unit and planter boxes – all made from recycled Australian hardwoods. Plus, after taking off on Tiktok, Follie's Bar has officially opened its doors on Johnston Street. Come for vegan cheese fondue, an array of arancini and lots of Abba. Featured on today's episode:  Follie's Bar Lachlan Denton Furnishings  New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don't miss an episode. And keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb.  Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel and produced by Nicola Sitch. Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest is Ryan Pécot, proprietor of Tchoup's MidCity Smokehouse, a full-service BBQ restaurant and bar located at 117 S. College Road in Lafayette. Discover Lafayette is proud to partner with Eat Lafayette and Lafayette Travel to showcase this young entrepreneur whose creative concepts are redefining the 'cool' culture of Lafayette. Ryan's work ethic started early in life when he said he'd like a car and his dad, Kirby Pécot, told him to go get a job. He took an entry-level job at Outback Steakhouse dumping the trash cans and worked his way up to management and becoming a part of the training team for the chain. Today, Ryan's typical workday is jam-packed as he also serves as Senior Retail Leasing and Development Advisor with Stirling Properties, a career he began after graduation from UL-Lafayette in 2001, and as the owner of Paws & Paw Paw's boarding/daycare/grooming facilities with his wife, Traci. Another endeavor, Adopted Dog Brewing, is also anticipated to open soon at 329 Dulles Drive (near SLCC) which will be the only brewery within the city limits of Lafayette. Ryan and Traci have always enjoyed traveling and looking for offbeat restaurants and breweries while on the road. Ryan calls himself a beer aficionado as well as a lover of good BBQ, so finding great local restaurants tucked away unexpectedly in the middle of a neighborhood while on the road always brings joy. These adventures are what inspired Ryan to open Tchoup's in mid-city Lafayette as he didn't see anyone in Lafayette offering the unique combo of BBQ, a full-service bar and outdoor seating, all tucked away in a 2600-square-foot structure that incorporates many of the homey elements of the original dwelling built decades ago. As a seasoned commercial realtor, Ryan approached his restaurant's location with the same special care he affords all of his retail clients. Tchoup's venue was not chosen randomly; it was selected specifically for its geographic location in the core of Lafayette, the "Mid City," and Ryan hopes this moniker will become a trend with many others following suit. He believes the side roads, what he calls "B" streets, off of Johnston Street have something very special to offer the residential neighborhoods that don't typically have the option of a restaurant near their home. He knew immediately that Tchoup's site was the perfect location for his original concept and did a lot of the carpentry work himself to maintain his vision. When you walk in, you feel instantly at ease; Tchoup's has a lovely feel that evokes memories of family gatherings and festive occasions. Tchoup's opened in June 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. Even with the incredible challenges brought about by the shutdown, Tchoup's has grown into a popular dining destination known for its comfortable ambiance and for being a friendly place to bring your dog. Tchoup's even offers a complete menu for your dog to choose from, including selections such as dog beers (broth-based) and dog treats such as Crunchy Rabbit, Jones' Whole Pig Ear, or Hawaiian Luau Bites! Tchoupitoulas was the inspiration for Tchoup's MidCity Smokehouse. Ryan and his wife, Traci, are both dog lovers and opened Paws & Paw Paw's boarding/daycare/grooming facility Tchoup's offerings are all 'scratch,' meaning everything is freshly prepared from start to finish and of the highest quality. There is no freezer or microwave on site. Food is brought in fresh and cooked fresh. Ryan spoke of how he enjoys doing business with local vendors and fills up a shopping cart of sausage each Tuesday at NuNu's. Ryan credits other local restauranteurs for the great support they have offered him. He partnered with Social Entertainment's Gus Rezende and John Peterson who helped him draft his employee handbook and navigate other start-up issues. The Burnt Bacon Ends are a huge hit and consist of pork belly with a homemade special rub,

Clarice Gallegos, Executive Director of Focus Clubhouse of Lafayette, joined Discover Lafayette to discuss her mission to help people with mental illness have a reason to get up in the morning, be around like-minded people, and have meaningful work to do. Focus Clubhouse is a free membership community for people 18 years of age and older offering a nonclinical, safe, and enjoyable environment to people who suffer from a diagnosed mental illness. Members are provided opportunities for work, education, housing, wellness, and friendship and a chance to thrive with the support of their peers. A great many adults who have serious mental illnesses experience repeated mental health crises resulting in frequent hospitalizations and encounters with law enforcement. Clarice struggled for years in her relationship with her son, Brian Boswell, who is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. He had no real business skills, was homeless, in and out of shelters, and threatened suicide on two occasions. It was in Miami that Brian found the Clubhouse model and it was there that he "finally felt that he had a sense of self and fit in." He started turning his life around through the help of the Key Clubhouse over the five years he was affiliated with the chapter. Now 48 years old, Brian moved back to Louisiana several years ago and encouraged Clarice to help him start a local chapter of Clubhouse; the Lafayette chapter is the only such Clubhouse in Louisiana. Brian Boswell pictured with his mother, Clarice Gallegos. Brian moved back to Louisiana in 2016 and when he couldn't find a local Clubhouse, he said, "I'll just start one!" Incorporated in July 2018, Focus Clubhouse has about 20 active members, with 5 to 7 active participants on any given day. Clarice says, "Once you're a member, you are always a member." The power of the Clubhouse International model is its effectiveness in keeping members out of crisis and on a path to recovery.  The Clubhouse Model began in 1948 in New York City and is currently being successfully used in over 300 locations in 30 countries around the world. It offers a proven method of psychiatric rehabilitation in a nonclinical setting. "By coming to the Clubhouse, you receive love and understanding, gain a purpose, have people pushing you to believe in yourself and know that all things are possible. We say Grace every day at the Clubhouse because we're grateful to the One who has allowed us to be sustained." Focus Clubhouse is open from 10 am to 3 pm on weekdays. Members are served lunch for $2.00 but Clarice emphasizes that if money is a problem, there is no charge. Chores such as sweeping, filing, and cooking lunch are handled by members alongside Clarice. Clarice is the rock of the organization, being there each day and ensuring that the Clubhouse operates smoothly. Volunteers are encouraged as well as monetary contributions. Focus Clubhouse is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) so any donations are tax-deductible. It costs approximately $50 per day to support a member. For as little as $25, you can provide lunch for a member for two weeks. To learn more about ways you can help, please visit https://focusclubhouse.org/get-involved/ Focus Clubhouse is proud to have moved into its new, larger location at 1609 Johnston Street near UL-Lafayette to better serve its members. We thank Clarice Gallegos for her heart and dedication to helping people who just need a break and a place to fit in. May God bless her and the members of Focus Clubhouse.

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory #BrianMitchellHOF #NFLHOF --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Welcome in to a We're Talkin' Short. Sponsored by the Acadian Religious Store The We're Talkin' Short will be a daily dose of history in short, to-the-point episodes. The Acadian Religious Store is located at 2819 Johnston Street. Family-owned and operated in the same location since 1963, proudly serving the people of Acadiana in the South College Shopping Center and online at www.acadianreligious.com. #GeauxCajuns #ThisDayInHistory #BrianMitchellHOF #NFLHOF --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/we-are-talkin-too/support

Eddie and I will be chatting about his early beginnings in business and how he became the business owner he is today with local CC's Coffee Houses, Agave in River Ranch and his newest venture, Lucky's Fire & Smoke on Johnston Street. http://luckysfiresmoke.com — The Tea Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Music Academy of Acadiana & The Orchard, Authorized Service Providers of Apple. The Music Academy of Acadiana is Acadiana's top choice for music lessons in piano, guitar, voice, drums, violin, saxophone, flute, audio production & more. They teach students of all ages and styles, they have sent students to college, to compete in major music competitions, and have also premiered on major TV Music contests like American Idol & The Voice. Founded by University of Louisiana at Lafayette music school graduate Tim Benson, the Academy has been voted as a top finalist in the best music school by readers of the Times since 2016 and they have won the national music school of the year award in 2014. Their goal is to make music lessons fun, educational and to help foster the next generation of musicians and creative thinkers! You can find them at the following links: Website: https://www.musicacademyacadiana.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MusicAcademy... — The Orchard is our tech sponsor and are providing the tech we need to assure a successful live podcast. Check them out at https://theorchardstores.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-tea-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-tea-podcast/support

The proprietors of Lucky's Fire & Smoke, Lafayette's newest restaurant, discuss their unique cuisine which features farm-direct American Wagyu beef, poultry, locally sourced seafood, and plant-based offerings. Acclaimed chef and author, Jimmy Schmidt, a three-time winner of the James Beard award who created this fine-dining concept along with Lucky's co-owner, Eddie Khoury, a restauranteur of 30 years who brought this unique restaurant to Lafayette, join our discussion. Over the years, Chef Jimmy Schmidt's culinary accomplishments have been consistently recognized. He has been named on the Food & Wine Magazine Honor Roll of American Chefs,  Cooks Magazine Who's Who of Cooking in America, Gourmet Magazine America's Best Restaurants, USA Today's 10 Best Destinations in Southern California and awarded a 5 Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. And yes, he has served as guest chef judge on Top Chef. Jimmy has also published many cookbooks and contributed to Bon Appetit, Cuisine, Gourmet, Food & Wine. In 2018, Jimmy Schmidt and his team created a new way to enjoy the wonderful flavors of American BBQ with Lucky's Noble Fire & Smoke. When his longtime friend and colleague, Eddie Khoury, realized the unique concept of Lucky's, he convinced Jimmy to help him bring it to the Lafayette market; Lucky's is the first of its kind to open in the U. S. Lucky's Fire & Smoke is located at 6774 Johnston Street, Lafayette LA 70503. It offers a Saturday and Sunday Brunch from 10 am to 3 pm, and is open Tuesday through Saturday 5 to 10 pm, and Sunday, 5 to 9 pm. Visit https://luckyslafayette.com for more information. The featured photo is Lucky's stuffed Deviled Egg dish featuring Wagyu beef bacon on top. Lucky's Lafayette location is the first to open in the U. S. Jimmy grew up in Champagne, Illinois, working on the family farm as a kid, which influenced his appreciation of whole foods and nature, something he only came to realize as an adult. His cooking skills are deeply based on science and influenced by his background in engineering, as his focus is not only on taste but nutrition, extracting the maximum health benefits from each meal prepared. While in college, Jimmy studied electrical engineering at the University of Illinois and went to France to earn language credits where he took cooking classes for entertainment. While there, he fell in love with food and wine and studied under Madeleine Kamman. He earned a culinary degree from Luberon College and the French Institut Technique du Vin diploma from Maison du Vin in Avignon. Jimmy followed Madeleine to Boston where he worked for her in the restaurant business for a number of years; he graduated magna cum laude and first in class with a Professional Chef's diploma from Modern Gourmet. He pursued higher education at Harvard University Graduate School of Business from 1999 through 2001. Madeleine generously shared with Jimmy not only what food was, but the recipes and the chemistry behind great cuisine. Jimmy says, "It lit a fire under me to always reach out to learn more." He's always focused on the science behind cooking and creating great dishes. Chef Jimmy Schmidt's whole focus is on the science behind the preparation of foods. "You instinctually crave foods in season. They'll all have the highest amount of nutrition and flavor right off the tree and plant. As a chef that focuses on developing flavors, hand in hand with fresh foods comes great nutrition. I ask how can I make this taste better. My scientific research is to understand how things taste better and how can I use culinary techniques to accentuate flavor while also releasing bioactive ingredients that are nutritionally based so that diners can absorb bioflavonoids in their body to benefit from the meal?" The name, "Lucky's Fire & Smoke," was inspired by the book "Catching Fire - How Cooking Made Us Human," written by Richard Wrangham.

Put me in Coach! Lafayette is buzzing with the return of diamond sports, Spring in the air, and Mardi Gras barricades going on up on Johnston Street! The boys pull Gerry away from baby duty to preview Opening Weekend at the Tigue against #15 UC-Irvine. We'll discuss the return of Benny Bats, Softball dominating their opponent in eye popping fashion, CUSA's ongoing soap opera, Super Bowl thoughts, Cajuns Football updates, announcements from around the complex, the return of Maaan I tell You What!, and finally, is Bob Marlin done as the Head Coach of Cajuns Basketball? Jam packed conversation for Cajun Nation this Opening Day eve! Super Bowl Thoughts (Congrats Ray Ray) [2:19] Cajuns Football Updates [9:30] Opening Weekend / Early Season Outlook [29:52] UC-Irvine Preview [46:25] Softball Recap [52:58] CUSA Mess [1:12:50] Cajuns Basketball: Is Marlin Fried? [1:25:51] MITYW! [1:54:01] For more updates & info follow up us on all social sites @RaginReview

Adam Daigle, Business Editor of The Acadiana Advocate, joined Discover Lafayette to look back at the biggest news of 2021. While we have all continued to deal with the effects of COVID in our workplaces and schools this year, the economy has done remarkedly well. Sales tax collections in the City and Parish of Lafayette have been the highest on record as people spend monies left over from the PPE funding as we emerge from the lockdown. While employers may be still be having trouble finding enough employees, the demand for services and goods has skyrocketed. One of the biggest stories this year is the announcement of SafeSource Direct, a partnership between Ochsner Health with Trax Development to manufacture and distribute personal protection equipment. The joint venture is investing $150 million to retrofit an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Lafayette Parish and a new 400,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in St. Martin Parish. The projects are expected to create over 1200 total new jobs between the facilities, a huge win for our region and a big step to decreasing U. S. dependence on foreign countries supplying our healthcare needs. SafeSource Direct, a partnership between Ochsner Health and Trax Development, is investing to create two manufacturing facilities to create PPE, expected to create 1200 new jobs. A big win for travelers is the upcoming completion of the Lafayette Airport nears substantial completion. Setting the standard on how to fund construction with a combination of federal and state dollars, coupled with a short-term (eight month) sales tax imposed locally, the project is moving along on pace to open in January 2022. The new Lafayette Airport is expected to open in January 2022, setting the standard for how to accomplish funding and construction in the way officials promised taxpayers. Adam shared that when he moved here in 2018, much of the business reporting centered on developments in the corridor surrounding River Ranch in South Lafayette, but not so much now. While there is buzz about Chick Fil-A moving over to the old Red Robin building near CostCo as well as the German-owned Aldi Supermarket chain coming to Lafayette (one just about completed on Ambassador Caffery, with another two stores planned on Ambassador and near Louisiana Avenue), there hasn't been big news in that South Lafayette region. Sneaker Politics' Derek Curry recently announced that he and two partners will be developing a $50 million mixed-use, retail, residential, and entertainment project on Johnston Street near the corner of Mount Vernon Road. This is important news for one of the older areas of Lafayette which has lay dormant for years. Curry has been extremely successful with Sneaker Politics and announced his excitement about redeveloping this abandoned shopping center as a way to bring commerce back to the heart of Lafayette. Pictured are Jim Keaty, Derek Curry, Alex Luna, and Terry Crochet at the announcement of The Forum, a mixed-use development planned on Johnston Street at Mount Vernon. Photo by Leslie Westbrook of the Advocate. The Amazon Fulfillment Center in Carencro seems to be a reality! While Adam said there has not been an official ribbon-cutting ceremony, the 1.1 million square facility seems to be bustling with activity. An online search for jobs at Amazon at the facility cites high paying wages and a potential $3,000 bonus for new employees. Laurel Hess has been making the news the last couple of years for his business acumen, first for launching Hampr, an on-demand laundry service, and then Presto Health, a delivery service for prescription medications. Her companies have grown rapidly even during COVID and she recently announced expansion into its latest market in the Northern Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Hampr, an on-demand laundry service developed by Laurel Hess, has been successful beyond our market, recently expanding into the Northern Dallas/For...

Sherry Latour, the owner of Tops Appliances and Cabinetry, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss her career journey and how she came to offer a Business Accelerator and resources to many small business owners. Sherry Latour bought Top's 12 years ago, after retiring in a sound fiscal position. She had previously worked as the CEO of a $100 million oilfield service company owned by entrepreneur Eddie Soileau, who also built one of his companies, Sunland Construction, into the largest merit (non-union) pipeline contractor in the U.S. Sherry's business acumen has been gained on the job. She entered the workforce right after graduating from high school with a 4.0. While she took accounting classes in high school, she took a few courses thereafter but did not pursue a degree. "I just didn't think I could pull off college, wanting to focus on family and having children." It was Eddie Soileau of Sunland who ended up mentoring Sherry and hired her as CEO of one of his companies. She had the opportunity to "dive deep, evaluate every system, and make it as clean and efficient as possible, adding value to its selling price.  Once the company was sold to a private equity company, I worked to help merge with other companies the equity firm owned, got it compliant to go public, while growing.  After we went public, I remained a few more years." She was 45 years old when she moved on. While she considered retirement, Soileau counseled her, "You're not the type of person to retire." So she looked for a company to buy and Tops fit the bill as it had all the elements she was looking for: "solid employee and customer base, good products to sell." Many people know Tops as the store on Johnston Street that sells appliances and cabinetry. TOPS has been in business for over 70 years. Tops Appliances and Cabinetry has been in business for over 70 years. Located at 5826 Johnston Street in Lafayette LA, the store specializes in top-end appliances such as Sub Zero, Wolf, and Cove. Our interview focuses on what is going on both within and outside of the Tops building. Sherry not only sells high-end appliances but houses fifteen growing businesses. She has formed a business and mentoring community at TOPS to help small businesses thrive as they navigate start-up challenges or are looking for a more meaningful space to conduct business. When Sherry purchased Tops, her immediate thought was business and not the sheer size of the property (64,000 square feet downstairs and 18,000 in the mezzanine) situated on 3.6 acres. One business that had previously been housed in Tops didn't survive the economic downturn after the BP oil spill and the drilling moratorium. So she looked for other businesses that might want to utilize the space. Today, inside Tops are construction-related businesses such as Architectural Windows & Doors and Brian S. Guidry Builders. Also found at TOPS are April Guillory Designs, and The Unconventional Dietician, Daphne Olivier, who holds cooking classes in TOPS' live showroom. Cajun Crate, an eCommerce business that ships Louisiana non-perishable food products and Cousins Smokehouse is also housed in TOPS. You will also smell the heavenly waft of products created by Charlie and the Peanut Butter Factory as you walk in the store, along with the delicious Pies created by Acadian Slice! You won't want to miss the lush offerings of Ginger Sprout Plant Co.'s offerings! "Working with the entrepreneurs is a way to express gratitude to all my past mentors and employers that worked with me and gave me opportunities.  My consulting work funds the mentoring work, providing me with the ability to provide education grants or microloans, marketing events, to name a few.  And the consulting work is so much fun.  When we team up it's like waves that sync up and get stronger than the sum of the parts; we get smarter together!" The relationships she has built with the entrepreneurs began organically through her work with ...

Louisiana State Representative Jean Paul Coussan joined Discover Lafayette during the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which ripped up most of Southeast Louisiana. He represents District 45 which covers much of Lafayette Parish. Jean-Paul serves as chair of the Natural Resources and Environment Committee and is a member of the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay and House Select Leadership Committee. He is a member of the Acadiana Delegation, the Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation, and the Rural Caucus. A takeaway of our interview: Jean Paul loves having the opportunity to serve in the Legislature and with his people skills, this is a natural fit that benefits all of us. A graduate of LSU Law School, Jean Paul is a partner at the Lafayette real estate law firm of Andrus Boudreaux Complete Title. He is also a co-founder of Cougar Construction, LLC, which focuses on residential construction and rental units in Lafayette LA. District 45 is centrally located in the city of Lafayette and is a largely residential area. Its boundaries may be roughly described as UL-Lafayette at its eastern tip,, Fieldspan Road to the western point, bounded south by the Vermilion River and rounded out by Cameron Street to the north. With 42,000 constituents he represents, Jean Paul spoke proudly of the people he represents who understand the issues and the scope of what he does as a State Representative. Lafayette is traversed by many State-owned roads, such as Pinhook Road and Johnston Street, which many people may not realize and wonder why they are never improved. He shared that in the upcoming months there will be big news about Lafayette Consolidated Government taking over miles of state-owned highways so that improvements may happen more quickly and Lafayette can take control of its own destiny. When catastrophic events such as hurricanes occur, Jean-Paul says it is a team effort to pull together resources. Everyone from the local elected officials, the state legislators, top Louisiana elected and appointed leaders, and of course, our federal delegation come together to determine how they can best help their constituents get back on their feet. While Hurricane Ida devasted the Southeastern portion of Louisiana, our neighbors to the west, particularly Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes, are still reeling from the havoc wreaked by Hurricanes Laura and Delta, as well as floods and freezes. He emphasized that all legislative delegations join in a nonpartisan effort to get life-saving resources such as water and generators to those most in need. Jean Paul had just traveled to Houma early in the week and he said, "Houma is as bad as you can imagine." He along with many of his legislative colleagues have traveled to bring ice and other needed supplies to help. When you listen to Jean Paul speak, you will hear compassion and concern as well as a "can-do" attitude to render assistance as needed. State Rep. Jean Paul Coussan, his wife Jennifer Joy Coussan, and their young family, circa 2019. Jean Paul enjoys coaching his daughter's basketball team, watching his son play football, and all the joys of being a dad and husband while he juggles work and legislative service. There has been a high turnover in the Legislature in years of late. Once people get involved and they serve a term or two, they start to look at their options. Jean Paul Coussan likes what he is doing and in particular, loves serving as Chair of the Natural Resources and Environment Committee which oversees everything from Wildlife & Fisheries, the Department of Conservation (oil and gas issues) "Relationships are key. It's sad to see people leave and many are leaving before term limits are up. There is a major turnover. A lot of people roll back into local government and state government. I enjoy what I am doing. This is a process and relationships matter...all the way up to the Governor."

Elizabeth Brooks, Executive Director of Moncus Park, joined Discover Lafayette to discuss construction underway at the park. Much has happened since our first interview with EB in 2017, and as their website, moncuspark.org/the-park/ says, the park is well on its way to becoming a world-class central park for all of Acadiana to enjoy! The park is slated to open to the public Thanksgiving 2021. Elizabeth, affectionately known as "EB," gained local renown in 2005 when she was a student at UL – Lafayette. She and her friend, Danica Adams (the last person to live on the horse farm), learned that the 100 acre UL Horse farm tract was threatened by a potential sale by the university to a commercial developer.  Unable to accept that this treasure in the middle of Lafayette could possibly ever become just another strip mall, the two launched a successful community-wide campaign to save the property; thousands of local residents became involved, aided by the rise of social media during that same time. After the horse farm was 'saved,' EB left Lafayette to earn graduate degrees in Community & Regional Planning as well as Urban Design earned from UT in Austin. She noted how she had never realized that urban planning was even a career option until she met Mike Hollier of LCG's Planning Department when she was working to save the horse farm space. EB's passion is in seeing a city crafted to maximize the ultimate quality of life and she said, "The impact of the built environment and infrastructure on people's quality of life and day-to-day experiences is something we should take more control over and strive to be world-class. It doesn't just happen." As an example she noted, "Some of the streetscapes we have built (here in Lafayette) are inhospitable." Elizabeth Brooks' passion is in seeing a city crafted to maximize the ultimate quality of life and she said, "The impact of the built environment and infrastructure on people's quality of life and day-to-day experiences is something we should take more control over and strive to be world-class. It doesn't just happen." It turns out that many other people value quality of life here too. EB spoke of the momentum that was gained during the Save the Horse Farm campaign. "We valued harnessing that same energy to create the master plan. We hired a firm to create the master plan that didn't have a preconceived notion of what the park should be, one that would listen to the people. People felt heard. It was empowering to be able to shape our community." The site of Moncus Park is long and narrow and is one of the old "long lots" granted once Lafayette was settled. It is very quiet once you enter, as little of the land fronts onto Johnston Street. While it made little sense to utilize the space for commercial development, it is a wonderful place for a park with its live oak trees and ravines; the master plan focuses on honoring the beautiful and natural features while enhancing the topography by adding a new four-acre lake and hilly areas. $60 million is the projected amount needed to be raised to fully realize the goal of making Moncus Park a world-class facility. A future site to host weddings, music, and community events, as well as a planned botanical garden, Louisiana-themed playgrounds and interactive splash pad, a Treehouse Masters treehouse, amphitheatre, Veterans Memorial, dog park, and promenade (the park's main walking and jogging trail offering soft surfaces kind to runners) all cost money. And except for the $6.8 million paid by the City of Lafayette to purchase the ground from UL-Lafayette, all is being funded via private donors. The late Jim Moncus was the first person EB called upon for financial support. She reminisced about his generosity, saying, "He looked over the list of naming rights, saw the top figure and said, 'I'd like to get involved.' It was a huge gift, a shot in the arm for fundraising efforts, and provided the minimum of what was needed to be...

Dr. Joshua Clegg Caffery, director of the Center for Louisiana Studies at UL- Lafayette, is our guest. Josh has deep historical ties to the university, having earned master’s and doctoral degrees in English and folklore studies from UL - Lafayette. His great-grandfather, Sen. Robert Martin, is the namesake for UL - Lafayette's Martin Hall. Locals are familiar with "Ambassador Caffery Parkway" which is named after one of Josh Caffery's family members, Jefferson Thompson Caffery, one of the first graduates of UL - Lafayette (then known as "Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute), who served as a U. S. Ambassador to Columbia and Cuba and worked for 43 years in foreign service under eight U.S. presidents: Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, F. D. Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower. Caffery's family has also had many successful politicians and business people of note, including Donelson Caffery, a civil war veteran and U. S. Senator representing Louisiana, as well as Patrick T. Caffery, a New Iberia native who served as a Louisiana State House Representative and member of Congress, and other family members who made profitable livings as sugar plantation owners. The late Louisiana Governor, Murphy James "Mike" Foster, Jr., was a relative, having family connections through the common thread of the Murphy family. Caffery emphasized that President Andrew Jackson was the catalyst for the opportunities opened to his family in the early 1800s which led to their economic success. A young man, husband, and father of two small children along with his talented wife, Claire Oliver, Josh’s career has already taken many paths which have incorporated his skills and interest in folklore. He is the author of two books, “Traditional Music in Coastal Louisiana: The 1934 Lomax Collection,” which included a Grammy-nominated CD compilation, and “In the Creole Twilight: Poems and Songs from Louisiana Folklore,” a collection of poems inspired by Louisiana myth, legend, and oral history. Joshua Caffery is the author of two books, “Traditional Music in Coastal Louisiana: The 1934 Lomax Collection,” which included a Grammy-nominated CD compilation, and “In the Creole Twilight: Poems and Songs from Louisiana Folklore,” a collection of poems inspired by Louisiana myth, legend, and oral history. Caffery served as head of the English Department at Episcopal School of Acadiana. He was an Alan Lomax Fellow in Folklife Studies at the Library of Congress and also served a fellowship in folklore at Indiana University. He took a sojourn into private enterprise, working for the acclaimed jewelry manufacture, Stuller, in helping them identify and market the ideal pieces to meet their clients' needs. An acclaimed musician, known for the French folksongs he performed with the Red Stick Ramblers and Feu Follet, Josh Caffery received a 2010 Grammy nomination for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album for his performance and songwriting on the “En Couleurs” album by Feufollet. He also received a Grammy nomination in 2016 for Best Regional Roots Album, "I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax In The Evangeline Country." The Center for Louisiana Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette was established in 1973 to plan, promote, and pursue programs that provide scholars, students, and the public with a better understanding of Louisiana history and culture. His current work with the Center for Louisiana Studies has included raising funds to restore the J. Arthur Roy House located at the Northwest Corner of University Avenue and Johnston Street. For locals interested in really making UL - Lafayette a destination of choice, having the Roy House restored is a wonderful way to make a difference with your tax-deductible funds. For more information and to make a contribution, please visit https://louisianastudies.louisiana.edu/about-center/roy-house. J. Arthur Roy was a prominent business man at the turn of the century and his house is the onl...

Kyle Bacon, head of Jones Walkers' Lafayette office, joined Jan Swift of Discover Lafayette to discuss developments in downtown Lafayette, as well as today’s commercial business climate. A Lafayette native and graduate of Lafayette High, UL-Lafayette, and LSU Law School where he was on the Louisiana Law Review, Bacon is a co-leader of Jones Walker’s commercial transactions team. His clients’ interests include oil and gas, banking, real estate, healthcare, and manufacturing. The Lafayette office of Jones Walker is one of 13 offices the firm has across the country and is the largest law firm situated in downtown Lafayette with 17 lawyers on site. Jones Walker began in New Orleans and has had a presence in Lafayette for over 30 years; the Lafayette group was its first office outside of the New Orleans market. Situated at the top of Chase Tower on Jefferson Street, Bacon's office offers a bird's-eye view of downtown activities. The firm's typical clients are midsize to large and most are in need of business defense matters. Bacon's work focuses on the transactional side of law and he explained that one of the benefits of hiring a large law firm is that they can offer specialized counsel in complex issues that may involve out-of-state matters. Bacon is a proponent of seeing the continued growth of downtown and says, "It is the front porch of our community. Downtown is the epicenter of our cultural identity here in Lafayette and Acadiana. It's an important connector to the university and it's critical that we keep downtown vibrant. Festival International is such a symbol of what Downtown is all about. It's the center of our community where everyone feels welcome. We can all come together and feel as one." "Downtown is the epicenter of our cultural identity here in Lafayette and Acadiana. It's an important connector to the university and it's critical that we keep downtown vibrant. Festival International is such a symbol of what Downtown is all about. It's the center of our community where everyone feels welcome." Most law firms used to be located downtown which made sense as that is the locale of the Lafayette Parish courthouse and other court-related entities. Over time as South Lafayette has expanded, many lawyers have set up shop across the parish. Bacon believes that the trend could be reversed if local government officials made a concerted decision to focus efforts on downtown development. He compared this to how downtown Baton Rouge has blossomed in the past twenty years with state government's push to concentrate its offices downtown in lieu of being scattered across the city. This focus in our State Capitol spurred more development as downtown flourished and enjoyed renewed activity after years of decline. With the dedicated professionals of Downtown Development Authority working on attracting residential housing and more retail, and the commitment of LEDA's Opportunity Machine and Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission to locate downtown, he's hopeful that more may follow suit. Bacon stated that "these developments can spur additional activity. Other folks will follow. Downtown settings also allow people to interact easily; we're social beings." Growing up off Johnston Street in Lafayette, Bacon remembers the times when downtown was dormant. He discussed how dead downtown similarly looked during March and April 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 shutdown. When businesses were allowed to reopen in May, downtown started coming back to life but with the resurgence of the pandemic, it's a little slow again. Jones Walker survived the chaos in getting their offices back to work after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and remembered lessons learned from being a New Orleans-based law firm dealing with the aftermath. They never missed a beat in welcoming visitors and clients when the shutdown occurred in March 2020; they check temperatures of everyone entering their offices,

Show guest, Adam Abdalla of Belle Realty of Lafayette. He also manages On The Boulevard center on Johnston Street. We are discussing the Abdalla family history, the history of the Boulevard, and the recent renovations for On The Boulevard shopping center. We are also talking about surviving COVID and what adaptations they may have made to combat the pandemic. — The Tea Podcast is proudly sponsored by: The Music Academy of Acadiana. They are Acadiana's top choice for music lessons in piano, guitar, voice, drums, violin, saxophone, flute, audio production & more. They teach students of all ages and styles, they have sent students to college, to compete in major music competitions, and have also premiered on major TV Music contests like American Idol & The Voice. Founded by University of Louisiana at Lafayette music school graduate Tim Benson, the Academy has been voted as a top finalist in the best music school by readers of the Times since 2016 and they have won the national music school of the year award in 2014. Their goal is to make music lessons fun, educational and to help foster the next generation of musicians and creative thinkers! You can find them at the following links: Website: www.musicacademyacadiana.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MusicAcademyOfAcadiana/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-tea-podcast/message

Yvette Landry, Grammy-nominated artist, two time State of Louisiana Music Ambassador, 2019 inductee into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, author, lifelong educator, cross-country and volleyball coach, and record producer is a force to be reckoned with. Known today for her soulful storytelling shared through her inspired lyrics and beautiful voice, Yvette's current life path didn't begin until she was forty years old and had reached a crossroads in her life. She turned to the electric bass guitar, a choice prompted by an inner spiritual urging, a bit of serendipity, and the need to find a release from the unrelenting stress that threatened to break her spirit. The interesting part of this story is that Yvette had never picked up any kind of string instrument in her life. She hadn't played music since she put down the woodwinds (flute, saxophone, and oboe) and closed the keyboard on the piano upon graduation from high school in Breaux Bridge years before. While she never enjoyed playing music as a young girl, she enjoyed the thrill of competing against others in a similar fashion that she enjoyed the competitive nature of athletics in which she really excelled. Growing up in a musical family, however, was something that she did enjoy, and it is definitely in her blood. Her aunt was a music teacher who played the piano and organ. Her dad was in a barbershop quartet. Her grandmother, Viola Hebert Landry, played with her family in the Louisiana Six. Her dad's grandparents were both musicians and came from a large family of musicians. Incredibly, her family descended from the Acadians who settled here generations ago and "the first Hebert in our family who settled here was a fiddler." Dealing with a marriage that was ending and facing the reality of her father's brain cancer, Yvette was driving down Johnston Street one day and pulled into the parking lot of C & M Music Center in Lafayette on a whim. She looked up at the wall and saw guitars in different colors, knowing nothing about guitars but knowing that she wanted one. The first one she tried was too heavy, the second one she tried was too wide, but the third one was perfect....sort of in the Goldilock's vein of being "just right." So she purchased it along with a small amplifier that the clerk told her she would need since it was an electric bass guitar. Yvette's initial hope was that she could "mess around with the guitar" when she was on the way to M. D. Anderson for her dad's treatments. Not knowing how to play it, she fell in love with the instrument and played by ear. She believes the reason she fell in love with music the second time around was that there was no teacher standing over her, telling her to play louder or change the way she approached a song. There was no need to read music as she could just listen to what she liked and figure out the chords. Never having picked up a string instrument until that fateful day at C & M Music, playing the guitar clicked for Yvette. She knew that "this is where I'm supposed to be." A friend's husband, Brazos Huval, invited her to join a Cajun Jam that met every week, a group of about 50 to 60 people, "aged six to eighty-six years old." Yvette hadn't grown up listening to Cajun music; she had actually grown up listening to Swamp Pop but was intrigued by the music that sang of her family's roots and joined the group that welcomed her with open arms. A couple of months later, Randy Vidrine invited Yvette to play at Randol's Restaurant with his band, the Lafayette Rhythm Devils. While it was "the most stressful three hours she had ever spent," as she was still learning how to play guitar, she was hired and spent ten years playing regularly on Wednesday nights at Randol's, as well as touring festivals throughout the U. S., Germany, and France. She's recorded three albums with Randy Vidrine. A scholarship to Louisiana Folk Roots to attend a weeklong, intensive session on Cajun music led to Yvette learning to ...

If you'd lived in the United States in the early 1900's, you would have been part of a fierce debate about alcohol. For many years there were people in Washington DC, and all across the country, who believed that alcohol was a drug that was so bad for us, that for our own good it should be totally banned. Eventually, that argument won out. In January 1920, alcohol was banned for sale or consumption in the United States. It was outlawed by a Constitutional Amendment. The 18th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States prohibited the existence of alcohol. The era that followed saw a tumultuous response to the ban. It included bootlegging, the rise of organized crime that controlled the underground alcohol industry, and the sale in stores of what was knows as "medicinal whisky." Eventually, 13 years later, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealed prohibition. A hundred years from now, when a historian is recounting the history of Cannabis and Cannabis products in the United States, what do you think they'll say about where we are today on the timeline of events? To help answer that question, and to tell us perhaps where we're going with the future of cannabis products - like CBD, hemp, and Marijuana - Aileen Bennett is joined by two of Acadiana's leading exponents of Cannabis products and of Marijuana, Dr Chad Rossitter and Travis DeYoung. Travis is probably the better known because he's been the focus of both media and law enforcement attention for a good chunk of early 2019. Travis opened a storefront called Cajun Cannabis in the spot where Radio Shack used to be, on Johnston Street. Travis opened Cajun Cannabis to sell products made from the non-psychoactive version of cannabis plant material. That is, cannabis products that won't get you high. These products were made legal by a 2018 Federal Law called The Farm Act. The Farm Act legalized growing Cannabis and processing it into products like hemp and CBD oil. However, for some reason, local law enforcement didn't believe the Federal law applies to us, and they seized Travis's cannabis products and arrested him. Today, Cajun Cannabis is back open and in business. In a growing number of states - and in the entire nation of Canada - Marijuana is legal. That's the same Marijuana that according to Federal Law is a schedule one drug. It is defined, federally, as having no medicinal value and a high potential for abuse. The active ingredient in marijuana is called THC. That's the chemical that gets you high. THC is also the acronym for a medical doctor's clinic, with offices in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Bossier City, and Lake Charles. THC stands for Total Health Clinic. The name and the link to the active ingredient in Marijuana is intentional. Total Health Clinic describes itself as a "plant centered" medical clinic whose doctors are licensed by the State of Louisiana to prescribe medical marijuana. The founder of Total Health Clinic is Dr Chad Rossitter. Photos over lunch at Chopsticks restaurant on Ambassador Caffrey Parkway in Lafayette. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maggie Trahan Simar loves her job as Hearing Officer for the 16th Judicial District’s Family Court docket, where she hears and makes recommendations on all family filings, including custody, child support, community property and any other issue affecting divorce matters. An active attorney, wife, mother, and community volunteer, Maggie was recently sworn in as the President of the Lafayette Bar Association. She has also served as President of the Junior League of Lafayette and is a big proponent on the opportunities the League offers women to not only serve the community, but to learn invaluable skills which can transfer to their professional and person lives. Maggie offers a delightful and optimistic take on life. An enthusiastic participant in Mardi Gras through the Krewe of Xanadu, she served as Queen and has remained steadfast friends with the many women who joined her in the celebration. This year the Lafayette Bar Association (LBA) celebrates its 50th anniversary and Maggie is looking ahead to promoting the many ways the LBA enhances our community through its public service programming, a few of which are as follows: The Homeless Experience Legal Protection or H.E.L.P. Program assists area homeless individuals once a month in obtaining certified copies of birth certificates.  These documents help to prove your identity when trying to find shelter and apply for jobs. Counsel on Call is a free program that gives people an opportunity to discuss legal matters with volunteer attorneys on a first come, first serve basis.  These attorneys will not represent you in court, but they will give legal advice.  The program is offered every Friday (excluding holidays) from 9:00 to 10:00 AM at the Lafayette Bar office, 2607 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA 70503. Protective Order Program for victims of Domestic Violence who need help navigating a petition for a Protective Order or Temporary Restraining Order. Legal Forms for "pro se" or unrepresented litigants in cases such as divorce, child support or adoption are available for purchase at the Lafayette Bar office. These forms have been designed for use in the 15th Judicial District Court (Lafayette, Acadia, and Vermilion Parishes). Once the packet is complete, it is filed at the parish courthouse where the matter is to be decided.  For more information, please visit https://www.lafayettebar.org

Gerald Judice, proprietor of Judice Inn in Lafayette, is dedicated to sustaining his family's heritage of integrity, work ethic, and putting family first. In this episode of Discover Lafayette, Gerald Judice walks us back in time to the era immediately after WWII when Judice Inn opened. Judice Inn was opened on April 5, 1947, by Alcide and Marc Judice. After serving in the war, Al and Marc had decided that they wanted more than working on the farm with their 15 siblings. They wanted to open their own hamburger stand, with a simple menu that only had about five choices that incorporated a secret sauce created by their aunt. The brothers, along with family members, constructed the original building under the lumination of flashlights after their day jobs were done. Located on family property situated 1.5 miles outside the city limits of Lafayette on the newly paved two-lane Johnston Street, Judice Inn was envisioned in a time before McDonald's's golden arches had appeared in the U. S. Horses were still a common mode of transportation for patrons taking a ride out of town to sample the perfectly spiced burgers and cold beer served alongside. Ketchup or"fries" were not typically consumed at the time. With the help and support of their wives, Pearl and Gladys, the Judice brothers opened the business on a shoestring budget toiling long hours. Marc and Al’s children (7 and 6 children, respectively) supplied a large portion of the workforce.  Typical starting age was about 7 years old and "waiter" status was achieved at 12 years of age. Through the years, the Judice family has supplied a majority of the workforce. Gerald Judice joined his uncle, Al, as a manager during his sophomore year at USL when his dad suffered a series of strokes. Intending to just remain a few years, he's never left his role as manager, even though he graduated in Business and could have ventured out as a financial consultant. And our community is so grateful for this choice! 71 1/2 years have passed since Judice Inn opened and the menu remains the same. The love of family and focus on customer service remains the same. In this age of technology and fast-paced lives, Judice Inn is still a destination for locals and out-of-town travelers alike. And still, no ketchup and no fries. As for the "secret sauce," it's still a secret, being made solely by Gerald Judice, and his lovely wife, Lynda. I tried to obtain the recipe but their lips are sealed!! ***Update on service during the COVID-19 stay at home order found on Judice Inn Facebook Page: Judice Inn will remain open from 10:00 am till 8:00 pm during the Corona virus situation. Delivery and pick up orders can be placed on our Judice Inn app, web page or face book page! Call in orders are welcome and they can be picked up or brought out to your car. Just call when you arrive! Walk in orders are accepted but it would be best to call in all orders so we can serve you quickly and safely! Be safe and thank you for allowing us to serve you!! Gerald Judice For more information on Judice Inn located at 3134 Johnston Street, please call (337)984-5614 or visit https://www.judiceinn.com. Thanks to Gerald Judice and the entire Judice family for maintaining the original vision held by Marc and Al Judice in keeping the menu simple and delicious. Bon appetit!

Our first ever guest, Stanislava Pinchuk, returns to wax lyrical on the 1990 Christmas Classic, ‘Home Alone'. Did this festive spectacle hold up after all those years? You'll have to listen to find out, you filthy animal! This episode is brought to you by Everyday Coffee — 33 Johnston Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066

The OG Three™ had never seen Sixteen Candles, so The OG Three™ watched Sixteen Candles. The OG Three™ wished they hadn't watched Sixteen Candles. This episode is brought to you by the fine folk at Everyday Coffee (33 Johnston Street, Collingwood) and iPsych. ANNOUNCEMENT: It's the Deja Review Christmas competition! To enter the draw to win a Die Hard Christmas decoration made by our very own Seb Godfrey, an Everyday mug and bag of delicious Everyday coffee beans, just leave us a 5 star written review on iTunes. Entries close midnight, December 10, 2018, and the winner will be announced on our December 12 episode and on this post. What About “The Breakfast Club”? - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/what-about-the-breakfast-club-molly-ringwald-metoo-john-hughes-pretty-in-pink

The excellent Alex Heath returns to talk all things Robocop (1987). Aside from some reasonably interesting Dutch accent work, we discuss who can ‘get it', boob quotients, and an astonishing amount of trivia from the documentary, ‘Flesh + Steel - The Making of Robocop'. This episode is brought to you by Everyday Coffee — 33 Johnston Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066 Flesh + Steel - The Making of Robocop — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Noum7llJDY Robocop fried chicken commercial — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pOoSe2K5DU

America loves maple syrup. You can find it anywhere in the country from supermarket shelves to fast food restaurants. What America doesn t seem to know is that maple syrup has a cousin. That is better looking, richer, and better tasting. It s called cane syrup. Here in Acadiana, we know about cane syrup because we grow the sugarcane that makes it. We often use the name "Steen s" as a synonym for cane syrup, but if you start delving into cane syrup you find that there is an alternative to Steen s that is noticeably different. Poiriers Cane Syrup is made by Charles Poirier from a recipe that was created by his great great grandfather. Charles calls it "syrup with soul." He only makes as much each season as he can manufacture himself, by hand, from his own crop of sugarcane. When a batch sells out, it sells out. And it s doing that quicker and quicker each year as Poiriers is being discovered by chefs, and written about by magazines like Garden and Gun, and food bloggers. If you ve driven down Johnston Street in Lafayette over the last 8 years you will have noticed that what started out as a quirky pink sign that said "Sophi P Cakes" is today a landmark bakery. Sophi P Cakes makes cupcakes. The bakery is the creation of husband and wife team Jennifer and Dustin Melancon, neither of whom are Sophi or P. Sophi is short for sophisticated and "P" stands for punk. The spirit of the name was meant to embrace the concept of cupcakes for all tastes. And it worked. Sophi P Cakes makes up to one thousand cupcakes a day. They sell cupcakes out of the storefront bakery, and wholesale to office complexes, hospitals, and companies. Photos over lunch at Cafe Vermilionville by Lucius Fontenot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week our Guest is Nicholas Mesiano from Nicholas & Alistair Nicholas & Alistair is a stunning gallery in Abbottsford retailing original 20th-century decorative objects and applied arts, specializing in the rarer examples of European design. Ok, when I say stunning, I mean their showroom is STUNNING! If you have a chance, do yourself a favour and visit 387 Johnston Street, honestly just go now! Nicholas and Alister must have one of the most impressive collections, it is just one iconic 20th Century Designer after another! I thoroughly enjoyed recording this episode, Nicholas' story is truly fascinating! After years working in advertising, Nicholas resigned without a plan and began selling his own furniture to pay his bills! Once he sold most of his belongings he began buying and selling at markets, 25 years later he and his partner Alistair are at the pinnacle of Melbourne's 20th Century Design scene, with one of the most jaw-dropping collections in town. I hope you enjoy this interesting and wide-ranging conversation with all round great guy, and one of Melbourne's Premier 20th Century Design Dealers, Nicholas Mesiano.   www.dealingindesign.com www.nicholasandalistair.com  

This episode we bring you two roundups: one for women's strike actions on International Women's Day, and another for #DefendAfrin actions across Europe. We also share a call for and international day of solidarity to #DefendAfrin on March 24. The West Virginia teachers' strike has ended, and we share our complicated takeaways from the longest strike in West Virginia history. The alt-right is unraveling, but anti-fascists arrested in Michigan last week still need your help. Things are heating up in Hamilton, Ontario as anarchists demonstrate against gentrification and face right-wing backlash for it. Listen until the end for announcements of speaking tours, J20 updates, political prisoner birthdays, and upcoming anarchist bookfairs. {March 14, 2018}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Headlines {1:30} International Women's Day roundup {5:30} #DefendAfrin solidarity {10:50} West Virginia teachers' strike ends {14:40} Repression Roundup {21:10} Next Week's News {26:50} Download 29:30 minutes long version March 15 is the 22nd annual March Against Police Brutality in Montreal. The march meets at 7:30 PM at Parc LaFontaine. March 24 is the Defend Afrin International Day of Action. Go to TheNAKA.org to find out more about the day of action or to register your own local event. J20 support resources: West Coast J20 solidarity speaking tour J20 Legal Defense Fund Twitter Fed book An Open Letter to Former J20 Defendants, with useful “do”s and “don't”s Teen Vogue: The J20 Arrests and Trials, Explained Other anarchist shows mentioned in this Hotwire: The Ex-Worker #49 contains the excerpt we used about spreading anti-cop sentiment through service worker solidarity. We are currently in the middle of a week of solidarity with anarchists in Russia. To find out more about the repression anarchists face in Russia, check out this recent episode of The Final Straw podcast, which has an interview with someone from Moscow Anarchist Black Cross. For a history of the amazing occupation of the Hambacher Forest, check out episode 37 of The Ex-Worker. The episode “Striking Gets the Goods” on the number one anarcho-comedy podcast Street Fight Radio has a really great on-the-ground interview with one striking West Virginia teacher. CrimethInc. texts mentioned in this Hotwire: Brazil 2016–2017: The Political Crisis and Coup d'État, an Anarchist Analysis From Democracy to Freedom Fuck Abuse, Kill Power: Addressing the Root Causes of Sexual Harassment and Assault Fundraising: Anti-fascists arrested for confronting the alt-right in Michigan need legal defense funds. The Southeast Trans and/or Women Action Camp in late April has had their fundraising page shut down TWICE. If you have some bucks to spare you can donate to the action camp at PayPal.me/setwac2018. J20 Legal Defense Fund National Jericho Movement 20th anniversary celebration fundraiser J20 solidarity speaking tour: March 14: Los Angeles, CA – The Y (1811 Johnston Street, Suite C), 7:00 PM March 15: San Diego – Metate Infoshop March 16: Flagstaff, AZ – Taala Hooghan Infoshop (1704 N. 2nd St) March 17: Phoenix, AZ March 18: Tucson, AZ – Global Justice Center (225 E. 26th St) From Democracy to Freedom Speaking Tour by CrimethInc.. March 17: St. Louis, MO – 3:00 PM at Foam Coffeehouse If you'd like to arrange a presentation in your town or at your university, just contact rollingthunder@crimethinc.com. Mutual Aid Disaster Relief tour March 18 @ 7:00 pm at Soft Web Collective 3110 W. Leigh St. Richmond, VA 23220: The Birdhouse 800 N 4th Ave Knoxville, TN 37917: Protectors v. Profiteers: Communities in Resistance to Disaster Capitalism March 19 @ 12:00 pm at Soft Web Collective 3110 W. Leigh St. Richmond, VA 23220: Giving Our Best, Ready For The Worst: Community Organizing as Disaster Preparedness March 20 @ 7:00 PM at Friends Meeting House 1104 Forest St. Charlottesville, VA 22903: Protectors v. Profiteers: Communities in Resistance to Disaster Capitalism March 21 @ 3:00 PM at Friends Meeting House 1104 Forest St. Charlottesville, VA 22903: Giving Our Best, Ready For The Worst: Community Organizing as Disaster Preparedness Use this straightforward guide to writing prisoners from New York City Anarchist Black Cross to write to political prisoner Ruchell Cinque Magee: Ruchell Cinque Magee #A92051 B3–138 California Mens Colony Post Office Box 8103 San Luis Obispo, California 93409–8103 {Birthday: March 17, 2018} Political prisoner Robert Seth Hayes is in need of support. Please call 518–457–7073 and 845–434–2080 to respectfully demand that Robert Seth Hayes gets new insulin sensors and the medical treatment he deserves.    

This episode we bring you two interviews. The first is an on-the-ground report from the days of anti-fascist action against Richard Spencer's visit to Detroit and Lansing, with a plea for bail funds to help arrested anti-fascists. Next, we interview a West Virginian anarchist about what makes the teachers' strike there so unique and important. We plug a call from the West Virginia IWW for how to support and spread the strike. Throughout the episode we make the case for an international, revolutionary movement that can do away with all forms of hierarchy and kyriarchy! {February 28, 2018}   -------SHOW NOTES------   Table of Contents: Introduction {0:00} Headlines {1:40} Interview: Michigan holds it down against fascism {12:50} Interview: West Virginia teachers strike—how to support and spread it {20:20} Next Week's News {29:50} Go here if you'd like to join the L'eau Est La Vie anti-pipeline camp in Louisiana. Support and spread the West Virginia teachers' strike! Check out this article from the West Virginia Industrial Workers of the World on how to support and spread the strike. Tidewater IWW are hosting an education workers' assembly in Norfolk, VA on March 9 to explore the possibility of spreading the West Virginia teachers' strike to Virginia. They're encouraging other anticapitalists in Virginia to host similar assemblies. If you're within driving distance, go to the strike and bring agitational materials like this, this, this, this, this, this, this, [this]https://crimethinc.com/posters/capitalism-is-a-pyramid-scheme), this, this, this, and these. IGDcast Audio Report: Teachers' Strike Enters Second Week Donate to the West Virginia IWW solidarity fund for the teachers' strike here. Donate to the official teacher's strike fund here. Other anarchist shows mentioned in this Hotwire: IGDcast: Appalachia Resists the Mountain Valley Pipeline The Final Straw: Anarchist Perspectives on DACA Hotwire #19 has an overview of the Koreatown popular assembly, which has organized a grassroots alert system for responding to ICE raids Trouble #9: Learning to Resist Fundraising: Anti-fascists arrested for confronting the alt-right in Michigan are STILL IN JAIL as we go to press. Please donate to help get them out of jail and to support their upcoming legal battles. Donate to the anti-Mountain Valley Pipeline treesitters in West Virginia. The Southeast Trans and/or Women Action Camp in late April has had their fundraising page shut down TWICE. If you have some bucks to spare you can donate to the action camp at PayPal.me/setwac2018. Donate to the West Virginia IWW solidarity fund for the teachers' strike here. Donate to the official teacher's strike fund here. J20 solidarity speaking tour: March 8: Chico, CA – Pageant Theater (351 East 6th Street), 7:00 PM March 9: Sacramento, CA – Organize Sacramento (1714 Broadway), 5:00 PM March 10: San Francisco, CA – Station 40 (3030 16th Street, Suite B), 7:00 PM March 11: Oakland, CA – Hasta Muerte Coffee (2701 Fruitvale Ave @ East 27th Street), 5:00 PM March 13: Santa Cruz, CA – Freight Building (119 Center Street), 6:30 PM March 14: Los Angeles, CA – The Y (1811 Johnston Street, Suite C), 7:00 PM From Democracy to Freedom Speaking Tour by CrimethInc.. March 7: Pittsburgh, PA – 7:00 PM at the Mr. Roboto Project, 5106 Penn Avenue March 9: Cleveland, OH – 7:00 PM at Guide to Kulchur, 5222 Lorain Avenue March 10: Bowling Green, OH – 6:00 PM at The Common Good, 113 Crim Street March 11: Chicago, IL – 7:00 PM at 2424 S. Western Avenue. Organized by Breakaway Chicago March 12: Bloomington, IN – 7:00 PM at the Monroe County Public Library March 13: Carbondale, IL – 7:00 PM at The Flyover, 214 North Washington. If you'd like to arrange a presentation in your town or at your university, just contact rollingthunder@crimethinc.com. Mutual Aid Disaster Relief tour March 7 @ 2:00 pm at The Birdhouse 800 N 4th Ave Knoxville, TN 37917: Giving Our Best, Ready For The Worst: Community Organizing as Disaster Preparedness March 9 @ 7:30 pm at Firestorm Books & Cafe 610 Haywood Rd Asheville, NC 28806: Protectors v. Profiteers: Communities in Resistance to Disaster Capitalism March 10 @ 12:00 pm at Firestorm Books & Cafe 610 Haywood Rd Asheville, NC 28806: Giving Our Best, Ready For The Worst: Community Organizing as Disaster Preparedness March 13 @ 6:00 pm at Turchin Center for the Visual Arts 423 West King St Boone, NC 28608: Protectors v. Profiteers: Communities in Resistance to Disaster Capitalism March 14 @ 6:00 pm at SAMS Community Center 707 W Main St Unit A Wise, VA 24293: Protectors v. Profiteers: Communities in Resistance to Disaster Capitalism J20 support resources: West Coast J20 solidarity speaking tour J20 Legal Defense Fund Twitter Fed book An Open Letter to Former J20 Defendants, with useful “do”s and “don't”s Teen Vogue: The J20 Arrests and Trials, Explained  

You may remember in the late 1990 s a company called BASF had a massive TV marketing campaign, based on what they didn t make. They had a number of commercials that said things like, "At BASF we don t make the cooler, we make it cooler." And "At BASF we don t make the jeans, we make them bluer." All these beautifully shot and expensive looking commercials would end with, "At BASF we don t make a lot of the products you buy, we make them better." You could think of today s Out to Lunch as the BASF of Out to Lunches. Aileen s guest Mark Cartwright didn t invent fishing. But his invention makes it better. Mark is the creator of The Catcher s Mitt a special glove and set of accompanying tools that clip to your belt, ready for that moment when you reel in a fish. Available online and in sports stores across Louisiana and Mississippi, the Catcher s Mitt is increasingly becoming a fisherman s favorite. And meet Tipster, "21st Century jug fishing," where you drink beer and the fish catch themselves. Brian Biddick didn t invent the guitar, and although he does actually build guitars from scratch and spent many years doing just that what he specializes in is customizing guitars. In other words, Brian takes your guitar which you already like because it sounds good and makes it sound better. Brian is a master guitarchitect whose clients are literally a who s who in Acadiana music. Brian works out of Lafayette Music and, much to his wife s chagrin, on his kitchen table, but his influence on what we listen to spreads far and wide. Photos over lunch at Social on Johnston Street in Lafayette Louisiana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joel Martin is the organiser of the inaugural 'Speculate' festival of speculative fiction, being held on 28 April 2018 at the Gasworks Arts Park in Albert Park, Melbourne. For more info, visit: SpecFic.com.auGordon Thompson (and his company Clouds of Magellan Press) is the publisher of the inaugural 'Bent Street' anthology from Australia's LGBTIQA+ community. 'Bent Street' will be launched on Sunday 11 February 2018 at 4 pm in Hares & Hyenas (Bookshop), 63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy.

One of the traditional instruments in Cajun music is the triangle. Although it couldn t be much more basic, its simple presence forms the foundation of many songs. There s another kind of fundamental triangle that distinguishes and connects three sides of Acadiana rural life, city life, and Cajun culture. This edition of Out to Lunch today s show looks at businesses dedicated to maintaining each of these 3 key elements, and keeping them in balance. The Bayou Vermilion District is committed to the preservation and enhancement of natural and cultural resources for residents of Lafayette Parish. The BVD provides boat, canoe, and kayak launches along the river, and maintains public parks. They also have a Living History Museum. A folklife park. And a restaurant. They have over 50,000 visitors a year. David Cheramie is CEO of the Bayou Vermilion District. Cities across the country in part inspired by New York City s Central Park have realized the importance of preserving greenspace for recreation and as a home for cultural events. Here in Lafayette, in 2012 a company called Lafayette Central Park Inc leased The Horse Farm 100 acres of green space on Johnston Street from the city and is in the process of converting what was once a playground for horses, into a playground for people. The company s Director of Administration and Capital Projects is E.B. Brooks. Brandon Broussard epitomizes all three sides of the Acadian triangle Brandon is a teacher at Acadiana High School, teaching traditional and modern skills of meat processing and agriculture, as well as an entrepreneur with a small business teaching Cajun dancing. This conversation is the heart of 21st Century Acadiana a conscious mix of culture, forward looking urbanism, environmentalism, and dancing Photos on this page are taken at Social by Gwendolyn Aucoin. For more information about Acadiana entrepreneurs Innov8 Acadiana and The Opportunity Machine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jourdan Thibodeaux says there s no truth to the saying that the two things you don t want to see being made are suasages and legislation. Well, he s sure about susages anyway. Justin is part of family business Comeaux s, one of the sausage and boudin grand masters of Acadiana. Kyle Waters likes the meditative ritual of making sausages. Kyle s the chef at Social on Johnston Street, a Lafayette dining favorite and one of the homes of Out to Lunch Robbie Bush eats regulalrly at Social but he could eat anywhere in the world. Robbie s a travel agent and shares one of the secrets of getting a low price airfare. Peter Ricchiuti has never had more fun than hosting this spontaneous, fly by the seat his pants show with a random collection of guests. Photos by Gwen Aucoin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We re in an era of the Sharing Economy. Home sharing business Air B n B has a capital valuation of over 10 billion dollars. Car sharing business Uber is closer to 20 billion. This mindset finds its way into day to day business as well. Ground rules that used to be based on competition are becoming infused with a greater sense of cooperation. On this edition of Out to Lunch, Peter Ricchiuti introduces three local business people who are contributing to spreading wealth rather than merely accumulating it. Skyra Rideaux is the founder and Chair of the Gulf Coast Young Professionals Leadership Summit. The aim of the organization is to bring young professionals together with seasoned business and community leaders to give young professionals the tools to become local, regional and national leaders who can make an impact in their community. Traditionally, the European capitals of Paris and London, and then New York, were centers of commerce. Today you don t have to live in a population center to be a power player in business. You can live in Louisiana. And you don t even have to live in New Orleans or Lafayette. There s an association of young professionals in Vermilion Parish, called FUEL Vermilion. Its chairman is Megan Landry Lalande. In 1984 a select group of thought leaders got together to discuss Technology, Entertainment and Design, and because of those 3 areas of interest called the get together TED. Today TED has grown way beyond that first meeting and under the brand name TED X has spread around the world to become synonymous with the sharing of great ideas. In Lafayette there s a branch called Ted X Vermilion Street. TedX Vermilion Street is headed up by Taylor Sloey. Photos on this page are taken at Social restaurant on Johnston Street by Gwendolyn Aucoin. For more information about Acadiana entrepreneurs Innov8 Acadiana and The Opportunity Machine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Friday, cats!   Montreal-style bagels to Johnston Street...   http://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food-and-drink/article/mile-end-coming-fitzroy

This show  is  EMBELLISHMENT VIA VANCOUVER B.C. Recently I visited western Canada - Vancouver BC - for a six days trip. My husband attended a conference for GSA. Not being a geologist, I went along for fun!  I’ve taken four trips to Vancouver in the last six years. It's a place we really love to go. We are all really drawn to the city and the vicinity. We identify with the city as fellow westerners. There is a strong bond of shared history and culture, between people in the western Americas, particularly down along the coast. There's also a lot of ross culture with my home in the San Francisco Bay area.  That said, there is a spice of difference and Canadian feeling. We feel both comfortable, and excited with the sights sounds and smells(!).   In the show I discuss . . .  On this trip, my sewist's heart was drawn to embellishment. I kept that in mind when I   - Shopped - Looked for inspiration for sewing projects - Designed and Worked on a small sewing project   I also included a lot of travel notes. You'll hear about how my interest in very accessible forms of Native American art in Vancouver,  the out of doors, and local city life affected my sewing ideas and the shape of my travel style.   ~ ~ ~ Web Resources Sunset Inn and Suites – Burnaby St, West End, just off Davie http://www.hotels.com/ho164255/sunset-inn-and-suites-vancouver-canada/?PSRC=AFF01&dateless=true&gclid=Cj0KEQiAkJyjBRClorTki_7Zx8QBEiQAcqwGMeXJ-gc2KOCEPb-gB9qWOWmCcrtOOkuID51u6QGew0UaAvNr8P8HAQ&hotelid=164255&rffrid=sem.hcom.US.google.003.08.02.s.kwrd%3DZzZz.s8fvadtdYZr1h.0.55304224213.1020qs718367.d.c   Button Button - A Unique, Artistic Button Experience   Button Button is on the edge of Gas Town. It's where the Steam Clock is. Yup, it was being renovated when I was there! http://creativefinds.ca/art-retreat/attachment/vancouver-gastown-steam-clock/   DresSew http://meencantacoser.blogspot.com/2014/10/californian-visits-vancouver-bc-sewing.html   Beadworks Bead store Granville island In the Net Loft building   5 - 1666 Johnston Street, V6H 3S2 T: 604.682.2323 | F: 604.682.1303 Located in the Net Loft Beadworks is the ultimate destination for all of your jewellery making needs. Choose from thousands of different beads; from pearls to shells to glass and everything in between, and materials for making earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and more. Ask the helpful staff for tips, and you can even create your one-of-a-kind accessories in-store. We also offer classes.   http://www.beadworks.ca   Inspiration   Stanley Park is a huge fantastic city park. Wonderful views of the water, water activities, biking, walking. Woods too - take your pick.   -Native American Art Good locations there -Behind Maritime Museum Mungo Martin Totem Pole -Totem Poles, Spirit Park in Stanley Park -MOA, UBC, carvings, crests on totem poles, bentwood boxes, modern and ancient sculptures ohttp://moa.ubc.ca ohttp://moa.ubc.ca/collections/ ohttp://moa.ubc.ca/collections/firstnations/ o   Vanier Park   Museum of Vancouver http://www.museumofvancouver.ca   Through early March 2015, If you’re in the area! Exhibit - From Rationing to Ravishing http://www.museumofvancouver.ca/exhibitions/exhibit/rationing-ravishing     Maritime Museum - nearby Museum of Vancouver Babes and Bathers, History of the Swimsuit http://vancouvermaritimemuseum.com/press/babes-bathers-exhibit-opens-maritime-museum  

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Emily Carr as part of the TD Speaker Series/Designer in Residence Program welcomes Kate Fletcher an international thought leader and researcher on sustainable fashion and textiles. Over the last 15 years, Kate's original thinking and progressive outlook has infused the field of fashion, textiles and sustainability with design thinking, and come to define it. Kate is one of the founders of the ‘slow fashion’ movement and instigator of directional sustainability projects, including Local Wisdom, which has engaged hundreds of people worldwide with the ‘craft of use’ and ‘post-growth’ fashion and was shortlisted for the Observer Ethical Awards in 2010. Join us on for an inspiring talk: Thursday, January 17th, 2013 at 7pm in the South Building, Room 301, Emily Carr 1399 Johnston Street, Granville Island More About Kate Fletcher Urban by birth with an ecological spirit, Kate Fletcher’s work is both rooted in nature’s principles and engaged with the cultural and creative forces of fashion and design. She is also founder of the design for sustainability consultancy Slow Fashion where she works with companies, educational establishments and non-governmental organizations to foster change towards sustainability. Kate has over 50 scholarly and popular publications in the field. She is author of Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys (2008). Readers call it “inspiring,” “the foundation for a radical new perspective” and “a bible” and it is in active use in commercial design studios and is the principal text in academic seminar rooms around the world. She is also co-author of Fashion and Sustainability: Design for Change (2012). Kate is Reader in Sustainable Fashion at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion where she has a broad remit spanning enterprise, education and research. Her strategic leadership permeates the Centre’s activities, including its role as co-secretariat to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion at the House of Lords.