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 […]
Mark Bologna is a native New Orleanian whose family owned the famed TeddyÂ’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 […]
Members of the Save Our Soul Coalition said Monday that Mayor LaToya Cantrell should immediately call off the still-outstanding RFQ for a new City Hall at the Municipal Auditorium in Armstrong Park. Though Mayor Cantrell has said she is postponing all discussion on the proposed relocation until after the fall elections, proponents doubt her sincerity. […]
The announcement by City Councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer yesterday that she was slowing down the process of moving City Hall to the Municipal Auditorium in Armstrong Park was a clear indication that the voices of Treme residents and other culture bearers will finally be heard. The press conference was attended by more than a dozen […]
Taking New Orleans by a storm, @lookatthisfuckinstreet is one of the cityÂ’s most popular pothole accounts, “documenting the cracked and sinking streets of the Crescent City.” With almost 29,000 followers, widely worn Pothole Watchdog t-shirts, and over 714 hilarious posts, the account has blown up to be bigger than the impressive potholes it documents. Below […]
As support continues to grow for Treme culture bearers and others who oppose the relocation of City Hall to the Municipal Auditorium in Armstrong Park, Mayor LaToya CantrellÂ’s administration took to Facebook yesterday to spin its position.  Treme and French Quarters residents are joining with supporters of New Orleans unique culture including musicians, Mardi Gras […]
If you were walking around the French Quarter on Saturday evening you probably saw something that even New Orleanians would call a little unusual- a lot of bikers with not a lot of clothes. Around 5 PM, the 13th annual World Naked Bike Ride took off from Mickey Markey Park, weaving through the French Quarter, […]
Pride Month is full of parties, parades, and lots of glitter. Behind the colorful celebrations is a purpose though: to raise awareness about the issues the LGBTQ+ community has overcome and continues to face. You can show your support for the LGBTQ+ community in a way thatÂ’s a little more constructive than donning rainbow gear […]
For the third year, The Oddities & Curiosities Expo will be bringing strange, unusual, creepy and interesting art and sights to the Alario Center, 2000 Signette Blvd. in Westwego, on June 26th. The event features local artists selling oddities that are sure to make your skin crawl (or at least make a good conversation piece). […]
In the French Quarter, where fine dining is a hot commodity, thereÂ’s Evangeline; the restaurant that is serving delicious food in an atmosphere that feels like old New Orleans. Located at 329 Decatur St., Evangeline is named after Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie, an epic poem published in 1847 by the American poet Henry Wadsworth […]
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