| By Bob Warren
Turbulent takeoff: When David Griffin came on to run the New Orleans Pelicans' basketball operations two and half years ago, his charge was simple: Make the team a winner. Hasn’t happened. Today, our Christian Clark takes a deep dive into Griffin’s tenure with the NBA team and shows us why.
It's electric: Look for more Entergy-New Orleans City Council news today. The power outages that followed Hurricane Ida have been a huge story, of course, as have the council and utility's discussions about them. The company will appear at a council committee meeting today. Here’s some of the backstory. And here. And please check back with NOLA.com for more on this story.
Last cup: It’s goodbye to another well-known New Orleans eatery. The Trolley Stop Café on St. Charles Avenue has poured its last cup of Joe, our food guy Ian McNulty reports. Another one we'll miss.
Brrrr: Well, mitten weather is finally here. Cooler temps are headed this way. OK, maybe not quite mitten weather. But that morning coffee on the porch? It'll be delightful.
Thanks for taking a break with the Lunch Line today. BW | 
