Blue Bikes, the bike-share program in which New Orleanians, and those visiting the city, can rent public bikes by the hour or month, are returning to the streets of New Orleans. A fleet of 500 pedal-assist e-bikes will be ready to ride by September 1st. The Blue Bikes program, which was first introduced to the […]
This news has been coming for a while, but it’s still unpleasant to report on. As of right now, the city of New Orleans has exhausted all of its rental assistance program funds. There’s nothing left in the pot and no new assistance on the horizon for anyone in arrears with their rent or struggling […]
The origins of bingo date back over 500 years, with the concept of the game coming from a traditional Italian lottery before it was redeveloped in France into a version similar to what is played around the world today. In the UK alone, there are over three million visitors to bingo halls each year and […]
Artists and muralists Nik Richard, Morrah Burton-Edwards, and Jade Meyers recently completed their murals for the Adult Swim Mural Project. Through a partnership with Atlanta-based non-profit, Living Walls, artists are trained in mural-making and creating works of art that start meaningful conversations with the community at large. The artists and vision were brought together through […]
I first heard about Fam Bizz, and their delicious food, when owner and founder of HTMSports, Devin Snow, visited for his famed "RB&R Mondays". Every Monday, Snow visits a new spot that serves red beans and rice, and ranks it accordingly. When Snow raved about the red beans here, and ranked them in his top […]
Treme culture bearers applaud Council for approving CZO text amendment; plan survey and community meetings to seek public input. After the New Orleans City Council unanimously approved a text amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to create a new designation for City Hall, the Save Our Soul coalition hailed it as a good first step […]
The Save Our Soul Coalition (SOS) will hold a voter registration drive Saturday, July 17 at Optimus Entertainment, 9820 Lake Forest Blvd. SOS opposes the proposed relocation of City Hall to the Morris F.X. Jeff Municipal Auditorium in Armstrong Park. The effort to educate and sign-up new voters will take place from 2 p.m. until […]
Dear Zaila Avant-garde, You have made your hometown of Harvey, and all of Louisiana, so proud. After correctly spelling murraya, a type of tree, you clinched the championship and became the first African-American contestant to win Scripps National Spelling Bee, in its 96-year history — truly earning the title of Spelling Bee Champion. Not only […]
Closed for Storm is the directorial debut of filmmaker Jake Williams for Bright Sun Films. The documentary focuses on the location of the former Six Flags New Orleans theme park, which has been sitting abandoned and rotting, since Hurricane Katrina made landfall nearly 16 years ago. Although some groups, including Kiernan West LLC and S.H.I.E.L.D […]
Mark Bologna is a native New Orleanian whose family owned the famed Teddy's Grill in Gentilly, until it closed in 2006. He attended Brother Martin High School and, after living outside of the city for 15 years, he returned in 2012, so that he could raise his children in the city that he was proud […]
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