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New Orleans Greek Festival Continues a Great Tradition This Upcoming Memorial Day Weekend
New Orleans Events
The New Orleans Greek Festival gets ready to celebrate its 46 year anniversary this Friday through Sunday on Bayou St. John on Robert E. Lee Boulevard. Due to popular demand, however,...
15 Ways To Get Invited to the Next Crawfish Boil
Features
While there are definitely a few spots around town that serve excellent boiled crawfish (Bevi Seafood, Clesi's, Big Fisherman, Seither's, etc.), some of the best and most memorable......
New Orleans’s Top 20 Spring Veggie Dishes: Part 2 (No. 10-1)
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Click here for New Orleans's Top 20 Spring Veggie Dishes Part 1: Dishes #20-11!
10. Poke Loa's Veggie Bowl
Poke Loa: Multiple locations, eatpokeloa.com
Poke seems to......
New Orleans’s Top 20 Spring Veggie Dishes: Part 1 (No. 20-11)
Features
New Orleans is widely known for its gastrointestinal-tantalizing masterpieces. Crawfish beignets, king cake milkshakes, and even the french fry po-boy—we love you so much. In a fried......
Native Nibbles: Exotic Foods of New Orleans and Louisiana
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People have said that Louisiana (New Orleans in particular) has the best food in the world so often throughout its history, it’s become a cliché or a stereotype by this point.......
Have a Boatload of Fun on the Sunset Party Cruise
New Orleans Events
Everyone loves a view. And what better way to take in picturesque views of the Mississippi River and New Orleans skyline--especially at sunset--than......
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Tuesday's NBA Draft Lottery will enter the history books as one of the most significant events in New Orleans sports history. The drawing improbably awarded the New Orleans Pelicans with the first overall selection in June's draft, a scenario that only had a 6% chance of occurring. It also marked the beginning of the Zion Williamson era in the Crescent City. The Pelicans will select the universally acclaimed phenom with their pick...
Where Y'at Chat - May 2019 at NOLA Cantina
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15 Ways To Get Invited to the Next Crawfish Boil
Features
While there are definitely a few spots around town that serve excellent boiled crawfish (Bevi Seafood, Clesi's, Big Fisherman, Seither's, etc.), some of the best and most memorable boils are typically held in a friend’s and/or family's backyard. While important, the crawfish itself isn't necessarily a marker for a...
New Orleans’s Top 20 Spring Veggie Dishes: Part 2 (No. 10-1)
Features
Click here for New Orleans's Top 20 Spring Veggie Dishes Part 1: Dishes #20-11!
10. Poke Loa's Veggie Bowl
Poke Loa: Multiple locations, eatpokeloa.com
Poke seems to have exploded in popularity in New Orleans, and no one does it better than Poke Loa. The custom veggie bowl, ringing in at $12.00 for a two-scoop bowl and...
New Orleans’s Top 20 Spring Veggie Dishes: Part 1 (No. 20-11)
Features
New Orleans is widely known for its gastrointestinal-tantalizing masterpieces. Crawfish beignets, king cake milkshakes, and even the french fry po-boy—we love you so much. In a fried seafood-loving city, however, one can’t help but wonder: What does the healthier world of NOLA eating have to offer? Can a salad really hold a carrot...
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The Foo Fighters Deliver a Staggering Performance at The Fillmore
New Orleans Concert Reviews
Seeing a huge band in a smaller venue is always a special treat. A few months ago, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, and Chris Shiflett were set to ring in the Grand Opening of The Fillmore. Sadly, an injury kept that from happening. As promised,...
Film Review: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
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During an early scene in John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum, an image of the great silent film star Buster Keaton appears on
a jumbotron. While Keaton's films were comedies, with Keaton doing his own
spectacular stunts, and the John Wick films are blood-soaked action helped along
by excellent fight choreography, digital trickery, and slick editing, they both
are visceral and visually thrilling.
John Wick 3 has some...
Pop Superstar Ariana Grande Brings a More Personal Sound to the Sweetener World Tour
New Orleans Music News
On May 25th, platinum superstar and Grammy-nominated Ariana Grande is returning to New Orleans. Grande will be performing at the Smoothie King Center in support of her fourth and fifth studio albums, Sweetener and Thank U, Next. Tickets are still available on ticketmaster.com.
The Sweetener Tour commenced on March 18 and is expected to run until October 2019. The pint-sized singer is on her third world tour and her domination...
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Baltimore Spirits Co. Finds its Way to Louisiana
News Around the Web
Maryland's famous Baltimore Spirits Co. has begun distribution to Louisiana for the first time in the company's history. The Baltimore Spirits Co. will distribute a few select marquees from their portfolio. These marquees will include the Shot Tower Gin and Baltamaro's- a volume of amari that includes a fernet, coffee and szechuan which...
New Orleans's Piece of Meat Ranked Among Top 10 Best New Restaurants by Food & Wine
News Around the Web
New Orleans's own Piece of Meat butchery has been named one of the best new restaurants of 2019 by Food & Wine Magazine. Owners Leighann Smith and Daniel Jackson were left speechless this week as, what started as a pop-up meat shop, received national recognition as the 10th best new restaurant of the year. The establishment...
Louisiana Unemployment Rate is Currently Lowest on Record
News Around the Web
April saw the adjusted unemployment rate of Louisiana fall to 3.5%, the state's lowest figure since 1976, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The New Orleans labor force grew by 1600 jobs. The workforce of Baton Rouge similarly spiked, as 1300 jobs were added to the capitol. The news pleases Workforce Commission Director...
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