"This upcoming Metairie bar and restaurant, though just announced, is due this summer — apparently that’s possible when a number of wealthy local businessmen are behind the project. Parish Line Bistro Bar, backed by New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and John Georges, the owner of the Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate, among others, will open in the former Metry Cafe and Bar. A main draw here will be an open-air rooftop, a rare find outside Orleans Parish lines, as well as food from Chris Wilson, a former Emeril’s restaurant chef who most recently co-founded Metairie’s Larder Market. Extensive renovations are underway to transform the former dive into an upscale bar by late August, according to a press release." - Clair Lorell