Culture
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Re-cognition Or Road To Nowhere
Twenty-five years doesn't seem like a lot of time to a Bowhead whale or single malt Scotch, but, in your real life, a heck of a lot can change while many things can stay relatively...
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Dixie Brewery is Coming Home for Good
On Saturday, January 25, Dixie Brewing Company will open its doors for the first time since 2005. Dixie's rich history as a brewing company began in 1907 in Downtown New...
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Where Y'at Chat January 2020
Where Y'at Chat Questions (January 2019): Ol’ St. Nick is your Lyft. Where is he taking you? You are a character in a holiday movie. Who are...
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Cherchez La Femme—A Review
After hitting your fifth pot-hole, receiving a screwy S&W bill, spending six hours at the DMV, or watching our national news report upon one more in the seemingly endless assaults...
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9 to 5: At the Cutting Edge of Community Theater in the GNO Area
In a city internationally known for its music and cuisine, theater-lovers find quality production to be much more limited. However, at the edge...
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New Year’s Traditions from Around the World
New Year's is a time to get together with friends and family, reflect on the previous year, and welcome the next one with the hope that it's even better than the last. What makes...
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The PhotoNOLA Festival of Photography
The PhotoNOLA Festival of Photography, put on by the New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA), has gathered hundreds of artists, experts, and admirers to celebrate photography for the...
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A Requiem for the Most Changed Neighborhoods: Gentrification in NOLA
Unlike many cities that experience small pockets of change in different neighborhoods, New Orleans has undergone a massive wave of gentrification-seemingly overnight. After...
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Christmas is Getting Uglier: Decoding the Ugly Christmas Sweater Trend
The last two decades of holiday seasons have been filled with ugly sweater party after ugly sweater party, ad nauseam. From office parties to friendly holiday celebrations, it...
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Mrs. Aurelia M. Lampo
Pho-to-graph (noun)
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The Tour Guidance Or Herding Cats
I'm into my third year as a tour guide-I lead New Orleans tours. I can't sing, I ain't pretty, and my legs are thin, but folks laugh at my jokes and listen to my information. I...
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New Home Blues
Lefty here. I just giving you an update on my transition to premature retirement. It sucks. Oh, there was no choice. The shop had to close, and my people made sure I could remain...
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Bill Burr to Hit the Stage at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre Jan. 9 and 10
This January Bill Burr will be coming to the Big Easy for two back to back nights as a part of his 2020 "Bill Burr the Tour"! So far, announced tour dates will include Las Vegas,...
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Stache Dash: Beards for a Cause
As part of a trend, this Movember a 2 mile dash, happening before the Saints game against the Buccaneers in conjunction with Tailgate for a cause is happening. Tickets to partake...
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The House that Sazerac Built
The Sazerac is as essential to New Orleans as butter is to toast. The official spirit of the Crescent City just got its own venue-the only one of its kind. The Sazerac House, the...
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Hard Work, Philanthropy, and Humility: Bill Goldring
William Goldring-Bill-is complex character-being both easy and difficult to talk to. He's easy to talk to because he's laid back-as chill as a clear block of ice. He's difficult...
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Ain't No Halloween Like a NOLA Halloween
By October, everyone in our Crescent City is ready for the heat to end, and with that comes the beginning of the holiday-filled final three months of the year. Thanksgiving and...
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The Rougarou is Gonna Get You: Cajun Folklore
Don't go too deep into the dark woods or wetlands in Cajun Country at night. You might find yourself face-to-face with a tall, terrifying, blood-thirsty creature called the...
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13 of the Best Knock-Off Halloween Costumes
For many clothing design companies, Halloween can be a cash-cow. However, if the cheap polyester-blend isn't any indication, they would like to get as much bang for their buck....
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Top 10 Most Haunted/Mysterious Places in New Orleans
The city of New Orleans is widely known for several things. From all around the world, we know it for its distinct music, Creole cuisine, it's annual festivals and celebrations...
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The Axeman Cometh
Violence has always been a part of New Orleans life. At times, that violence goes beyond the norm and truly terrifies everyone. During the early years of the 20th Century, a...
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Rescued From My Foolish Youth
A swift kick or sharp punch to the belly might dislodge an unwanted pregnancy. More invasive measures could be taken with a coat hanger. An array of toxins might be ingested in a...
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The Tragic Tale of Zach & Addie
The first years after Hurricane Katrina were fraught with devastation, loss, depression, and uncertainty. Homes were gutted and abandoned. Long-standing businesses shuttered. Many...
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Watership, Damn! explores the magic of hope in a dark world
If you're a child of the 1970s and 80s, then you are probably familiar with the British novel turned worldwide animated film, Watership Down.The best selling story is based on the...
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Sauced Kitchens Or When A Pistol Appears
"Welcome to Green Gables Country Club-your home away from home for the summer season. We've seen to every detail regarding your comfort and convenience: The swimming pool is out to...
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The Dissection of a Dream
The shop, our shop, was more than a business-it was an extension of us. I suspect all small businesses are more heart and soul than numbers, spread sheets, and "bottom...
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The 2019-20 Cultural Arts Season Preview
A year after celebrating the 300th year of its founding, New Orleans is still presenting first-rate cultural events, just as it has from its earliest years as a French and Spanish...
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Staying Focused in New Orleans
New York is considered the city that never sleeps. This is mostly due to the late-night bodegas and the 24-hour access to just about anything you want and need. But when it comes...
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A Visit to La Mosca
An excursion across the Huey P. Long Bridge to Mosca's Restaurant in Waggaman is like a trip, as old timers would say, to Plum Nelly-That, is the location is "plum out the country...