The Night Lights Of The ‘Queen City’ – Charlotte, North Carolina.
A visit one night into Charlotte proved a rewarding experience with the city a splash of colour.
We visited the East Coast head office of Wells Fargo and the title sponsor of this week’s Wells Fargo Championship where on display was a Wells Fargo stagecoach.
The city is a major U.S. financial center also for the Bank of America.
It is home also to the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League, the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association, the Charlotte Hounds of Major ...
Wells Fargo Championship Media Center Stops For 140th Kentucky Derby.
The running of the 140th Kentucky Derby stopped work in the Wells Fargo Championship Media Center.
Fortunately, play in the third round had ended some 45 minutes earlier with J B Holmes, who strangely had been present at the 2013 Kentucky Derby, leading the event by a stroke on 13-under par.
There was a sweep among those in the media center and with Tour Miss and myself drawing No. 14 – Medal Court & No. 18 – Candy Boy.
Medal Court was at odds of 20- 1 and Candy Boy 15-1 for the first ...
Hurricane Katrina – Nine Years On Destruction Still Evident.
Nearly nine years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast and evidence of the destruction is still evident.
Of course, the flood waters have long ago drained but an inspection of the region to the east of New Orleans during Zurich Classic week revealed many people just have not rebuilt their houses.
All that remains is the stilts on which those houses were obliterated by the 175 mph winds in August 2005.
Here is a collection of photographs from a visit to the region of Yscloskey and the ...
A Dozen New Orleans Oysters That Could Feed A Family Of Four
New Orleans is not only famous for the sights and sounds of the French Quarter but the many culinary and alcoholic delights awaiting to be discovered along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River.
While a Hurricane is a must when it comes to drinks, top of the list when it comes to satisfying your Louisiana taste buds is the humble oyster.
And I’m not talking your spoon-size rock oysters but oysters nearly as big as the palm of your hand.
Having grown up savoring the Pacific Ocean washed ...
New Orleans French Quarter – Sights, Sounds, Smells & Sales
A must for any visitor to New Orleans is a walk around the famed French Quarter.
The French Quarter, lying to the east of the CBD, is the oldest neighbourhood in the city.
The area was settled by the French in 1718 and named La Nouvelle-Orléans, and with the area developing around the Vieux Carré (“Old Square” in English), a central square.
The district is more commonly called the French Quarter today, or simply “The Quarter,” related to changes in the city with American ...
Zurich Classic Of New Orleans – A Trash Business With Advertising Bite.
In the time reporting on golf I’ve strangely noticed some bizarre company promotion logos.
There was the Spruce Springclean business in England and I recall another companies logo as Your rubbish is our bread and butter.
But I just have to share with you the logo of the firm hired at this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans to clear the rubbish about the alligator infested hazards of the TPC Avondale course.
Holiday Inn ‘Downtown Superdome’ New Orleans – Tribute To The Birth Of Jazz.
New Orleans may be playing host to this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans and another tournament in the make-up of the FedEx Cup but this Louisiana city it’s one of the most vibrant stops on the PGA Tour.
It is why around 75% of this week’s competitors are residing in the city rather than the some 20-minute drive to the west bank of the Mississippi River and in the vicinity of the TPC Avondale course.
And after last week taking ‘The Chevy to …. Hilton Head’ ...
