Where Y'at

Johnny White’s Sports Bar was a French Quarter institution that weathered the New Orleans heat and Hurricane Katrina, and provided a place of refuge for those with nowhere to go. Unfortunately, the lease for Johnny White’s ended in 2012, and the only bar open 24 hours in the French Quarter closed its doors. Marita Woywod Crandle captures the essence of this magical place in her book Johnny White’s Sports Bar: The Tiny Joint...

Hey, hey, hey! Welcome to the December issue of Where Y’at, which, as you know, will encompass Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, and Festivus for the Rest of Us (I think I might have not made that up). I’m partial to the fat man coming down the chimney, and this year, we gonna have a talk. If it takes a bottle of tequila, some of Holly’s tamales, and even some Peruvian Marching Powder, we have to get this year’s gift...

Elton John, the prolific piano player, singer, activist and performer brought his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour to the Smoothie King Center last night. For most of those in attendance, it was one last chance to see him live as he crosses the world on a 300-city tour that will end sometime in late 2020. It was also a last opportunity to see a dying breed of piano legends that ruled the airwaves in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s, from Fats Domino...

Every year, the Oscars single out many excellent performances. But a few great ones always fall through the cracks for various reasons. Here are some of 2018’s best that the Oscars will probably ignore (although I hope to be wrong about this in one of these features someday). Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade In director Bo Burnham’s highly relatable film about the transition between middle school and high school,...