Mardi gras

• Mardi Gras. It brings to mind beads, parties and fancy floats in New Orleans as people cram in all the fun they can before the austere religious period known as Lent begins. In reality, Mardi Gras has long been celebrated in U.S.
(AP - msnbc.com)
• For a fun and authentic Mardi Gras experience, join the Boxing Room celebrations. Come on down and enjoy a festive Fat Tuesday with special menu additions, a live band, and King Cake.
(Examiner)
• MOBILE, Alabama-- Most Mardi Gras parades in Mobile and Baldwin counties that were scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 18, have been rescheduled for Sunday, Feb. 19, according to a news release from the Mobile Police Department.
(Birmingham News)
• Until the late 1940s, the carnival in New Orleans was less open to outsiders, with often-exclusive social clubs staging private balls after the street festivities. But then bar owner Owen "Pip" Brennan Jr.
(The Christian Science Monitor)
• Eight years ago, Big Chief Peppy of the Golden Eagles sewed the most difficult suit of his life, one that contained several beaded portraits of his fallen son, U.S. Marine Sgt. Estabon Eugene, Jr.
(nola.com)
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• The king of Mardi Gras in Boston, Shaun Wolf Wortis, will be hosting his annual funky New Orleans-style Mardi Gras party at TT the Bears this Saturday night.
(Examiner)
• TROY — Seasonal cocktails are the drinking norm for specials on Mardi Gras, but when you're a brewpub you need to be true to your roots.
(Albany Times Union (blog))
• St. Louis (KSDK) - As Ash Wednesday approaches, the writing is on the wall at Lubeleys Bakery and Deli. This is Mardi Gras. Its time to have fun because Lent is right around the corner, said Helen Lubeley Murray.
(KSDK)