| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Pythian’s future: The future of the Pythian Building in downtown New Orleans continues to be a bit cloudy, business writer Stephanie Riegel reports. The building has 80 residential tenants and of course the well-known ground-floor food hall that closed last year. Want more business coverage? Please sign up for our NOLA Business Insider newsletter. Short-term rentals: The New Orleans City Council is set to finalize short-term rental restrictions on Thursday. Where does the council stand on the issue? City Hall reporter Ben Myers offers this look. Zion’s ink: It’s been a minute since we saw Pelicans star Zion Williamson on the court, what with that hamstring injury he’s rehabbing. But he did show up on social media recently getting his first ink. One spoiler alert: Zion sure didn’t get cheated on his tattoo. Speaking of our fave NBA team, the Pels took care of business last night, blowing out the Spurs. There’s still hope for the playoffs…. For more Pelicans coverage, please sign up for our Pelicans Insider newsletter. Animal house: From Neuty to Valerio (remember him?) we media types sure do love a good critter story. And if we can attach the “renegade” label it’s all the better, Keith Spera writes. You’ll get a kick out of this one. Finally, a little note about us today. You might have noticed NOLA.com looks a bit different. We'll let our editor explain. Thanks for reading Lunch Line. If you're not a NOLA.com subscriber, check out this great deal. Bob | 