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Delicious Catfish Dishes That Surprise and Delight
New Orleans Dining
Cat[fish] got your tongue? The tasty bottom-feeder is living nine lives as area chefs create innovative dishes that surprise and delight. Decades after Cajun cook Justin Wilson...
Five Spots for Pie on “Pi” Day
New Orleans Restaurants
March 14 is the day to celebrate the mathematical constant pi and, more importantly, to indulge in all the deliciously, mouthwatering pies of the season. For everyone living in or just......
Second Line at Home for This Year’s Brass Fest
New Orleans Events
"GREETINGS ALL BRASS BAND LOVERS," reads a Facebook post by Save Our Brass Culture Foundation. "WE WERE THE ONLY FESTIVAL LAST YEAR AND WERE BACK." It's an all-caps announcement that......
Miss Concerts? Texas and Mississippi are Now Allowing Full Capacity Concerts
News Around the Web
Well, the time has finally come where certain states are officially lifting COVID-19 protocols. States like Texas and Mississippi are both abolishing their mask mandates and opening to......
Let the Music Roll with a Virtual Louisiana Grammy Concert
New Orleans Music News
Louisiana is hosting its own virtual Grammy celebration in partnership with the Grammy Museum. While the event carries the Grammy name, it's not an award show. It won't be the......
Sip, Chill, and Listen to Some Bartender Inspired Playlists
News Around the Web
Beam Suntory and some of America's top bartenders are collaborating to create a series of musical playlists called 6ourbon 7ime (stylized off of Bourbon Time). The playlists will be......
Dining
Five Yummy Girl Scout Cookies to Eat on National Girl Scout Day
Food
This year, National Girl Scout Cookie Day will be held on March 12. The significance of this day is to celebrate the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, which came into fruition in the early 1900s by Juliette Gordon Low, who came up with an exceptional idea for an organization that helps cultivate the courage, character, and...
Five Places to Visit in NOLA for National Absinthe Day
New Orleans Cocktail and Spirits
On Wednesday, March 5, people will be drinking absinthe to celebrate National Absinthe Day. Absinthe is distilled alcohol that is infused with botanicals such as anise, wormwood, fennel, and other herbs and spices that give it a green color with a licorice-like taste. Also known as "the green fairy," absinthe originated in Switzerland in...
The Sazerac House Wins Two National Whiskey Awards
New Orleans Cocktail and Spirits
This year, on February 1, the Sazerac House was awarded two "Icons of Whisky, America" awards in a national competition put on by Whisky Magazine. The Sazerac House, which is located in a historic building on 101 Magazine St., itself won the "Visitor Attraction" award and its general manager, Miguel Solorzano, won in the "Visitor...
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Free NOMA Admission on Wednesdays for “Art for All”
Culture
"Art for All," the popular program that provides Louisiana residents with free admission to local museums, is switching back to a Wednesday schedule. Beginning March 3, Wednesdays (not Thursdays) will be the "free day" for checking out the latest exhibitions at the New...
A New Relief Initiative for New Orleans Bartenders and Barbacks
New Orleans News
The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation has announced they will be giving out $250 grants to eligible New Orleans bartenders and barbacks. In total, the "Mardi Gras Gives" relief initiative will give out $62,500 in support to eligible bar workers who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you do that math there, that means 250 bartenders and barbacks will receive the $250 grants. "Mardi Gras is traditionally New Orleans's...
Blue Cross Will Bring Back Blue Bikes to New Orleans
New Orleans News
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana will be the sponsor of New Orleans's bike share program when it returns to the streets. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana was the original sponsor of the Blue Bikes program that started in 2017 by Lime, the former program operator. Lime ended bike share in New Orleans in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This ended Blue Cross's original sponsorship commitment, and Blue Cross then...
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Let the Music Roll with a Virtual Louisiana Grammy Concert
New Orleans Music News
Louisiana is hosting its own virtual Grammy celebration in partnership with the Grammy Museum. While the event carries the Grammy name, it's not an award show. It won't be the dream-crushing or dream-fulfilling contest that coronates an artist with a 6-pound, 24k gold...
Netflix in March: In with the Old and In with the New
Film
We
all long for the moment Netflix releases its list of new original movies and TV
shows for the upcoming month, as well as the sad news of which movies and TV
shows will be leaving the platform for good. Here is a list of the new Netflix
Originals coming up in March, by date. If you want to get ahead and see what
April has to bring, visit whats-on-netflix.com.
Upcoming
TV shows:
March
1
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Film Review: Judas and the Black Messiah
Film
Director Shaka King's historical drama, Judas and the Black Messiah, is an engrossing piece of filmmaking. This movie is a true story of an American tragedy in the 1960s, but it is very relevant of what is going on in our society right now. It's also an extremely well-crafted, tension-filled thriller. LaKeith Stanfield (Short Term 12, Sorry to Bother You, Knives Out) plays Bill O'Neal, a small-time hood who is busted for...
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Miss Concerts? Texas and Mississippi are Now Allowing Full Capacity Concerts
News Around the Web
Well, the time has finally come where certain states are officially lifting COVID-19 protocols. States like Texas and Mississippi are both abolishing their mask mandates and opening to full capacity for all businesses, facilities, and services. Yes, this means all sports stadiums, concert halls, and other significant venues will be open to...
Sip, Chill, and Listen to Some Bartender Inspired Playlists
News Around the Web
Beam Suntory and some of America's top bartenders are collaborating to create a series of musical playlists called 6ourbon 7ime (stylized off of Bourbon Time). The playlists will be available on Spotify throughout 2021 and are paired with the bartenders' favorite cocktails, as well as the recipes used to make them. Due to the...
NOLA Ranks as One of the Least Hard-Working Cities in the U.S.
News Around the Web
When it comes to work ethic, many Americans strive to achieve the American Dream by their own standards. However, some Americans are still on the path of discovering the wealth and riches that America has to offer. According to Wallethub, Americans put in more hours than other industrialized countries. Further studies have established that...
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