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The Quarantine Blues Spike Liquor Sales
News Around the Web
According to Newsweek, a study from the market research firm Nielsen reported that alcoholic beverage sales had increased by 55 percent as of March 21....
Two Furloughed Baristas Launch Pond Coffee in the Marigny
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At a time when restaurants, cafes and other small businesses are rapidly shuttering temporarily and, sadly even permanently, seeing a new venture take root is like a light at the end of......
Feel Like Chicken Tonight? Willie Mae’s Delivers!
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Willie Mae's Scotch House is currently available at the Pythian Market, the dining hall with a variety of vendors to accommodate all. Originally......
Will You Accept the #LocalHeroesChallenge?
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Although the struggle is real for each and every one of us, it's incredible to see how New Orleanians still retain the wherewithal to show an outpouring of support for our city's local......
Could LSU’s Mike the Tiger Get the Coronavirus?
News Around the Web
According to The Advocate (Baton Rouge), caretakers at LSU are taking extra precautionary measures when tending to Mike the Tiger, the university's......
Gattuso’s Offering Curbside and Counter Service
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Not feeling like cooking? Too stressed about going to the grocery store? Well, you're in luck. Gattuso's Neighborhood Restaurant, Bar & Catering is open for grab-and-go......
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Po-Boy Views: The Need to Feed Or Tenement Symphony
New Orleans Perspectives
There's a place in New York City called Hudson Yards. It's a new development described as a monstrosity. I was raised two blocks from it, in the projects-five kids, single mother, and father figures through the years (a story for another time). The point: A two-bedroom space at...
Tipitina's Sponsoring Art Auction to Support Its Staff
New Orleans News
Tipitina's is hosting an auction to raise money to support its staff who currently cannot work during the COVID-19 shutdown. New Orleans artist Frenchy has donated some of his paintings to the effort. The first painting for auction is a group portrait of the band The Radiators and was painted from life during one of their shows in January of this year. Bids for the auction...
Local Hotel Helping Out Healthcare Workers
New Orleans News
The Troubadour Hotel New Orleans has recently announced that they are providing daily use, nightly, weekly, and monthly rates for medical personnel during the coronavirus outbreak. If you are a healthcare worker and need to use a room to shower before going back to work, or perhaps a place to rest and take time for yourself on breaks, the Troubadour is there for you. The hotel will also offer space to...
WDSU What's Cookin' - Week of April 6th
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Dining
Feel Like Chicken Tonight? Willie Mae’s Delivers!
Features
Willie Mae's Scotch House is currently available at the Pythian Market, the dining hall with a variety of vendors to accommodate all. Originally established as a bar in the Treme neighborhood in 1957, Willie Mae's has been cooking up delicious food ever since. In 2005, the restaurant was recognized with...
Gattuso’s Offering Curbside and Counter Service
Features
Not feeling like cooking? Too stressed about going to the
grocery store? Well, you're in luck. Gattuso's Neighborhood Restaurant, Bar
& Catering is open for grab-and-go dining, now offering to-go orders with
counter or curbside pick-up, as well as catering delivery to any location
within the New Orleans area.
...
$20 & UNDER: Lower Garden District Eats
Features
Editor's note: These establishments should be available for take-out or delivery but make sure you give them a call first.
As the years pass, it's fascinating to watch how commerce and development ebb and flow, moving through different neighborhoods. One renovation, one dream can often be a spark that sets the whole area on fire,...
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Quarantine Brings the Movie Theater to You
Film
As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, Hollywood has been forced to make some changes. With theaters shut down, the deadline for digital releases has been moved up. Movies which have recently premiered (or are slated to open in the following...
Film Review: Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Film
After a very limited run in theaters, Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is now streaming on Amazon Prime. This filmed-in-the-New-Orleans-area movie is for Smith diehards only. Stoners Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith) learn that Hollywood plans to make a reboot of Bluntman and Chronic, the comic book whose heroes are based on them. They set off from New Jersey to Hollywood to stop the film. Along...
Film Review: Blow the Man Down
Film
Now streaming on
Amazon Prime, the new film Blow the Man Down is an effective small-town
noir.
Written and
directed by Danielle Krudy and Bridget Savage Cole, this film follows two
sisters, rough-around-the-edges Mary Beth (Morgan Saylor) and the more grounded
Priscilla (Sophie Lowe), in a small Maine fishing town. Following their mother's
death, Mary Beth meets a sketchy man in a bar. After she leaves with him,...
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The Quarantine Blues Spike Liquor Sales
News Around the Web
According to Newsweek, a study from the market research firm Nielsen reported that alcoholic beverage sales had increased by 55 percent as of March 21. Hard liquor especially, such as tequila and gin, has been selling out as of late. Sales of spirits have gone up by 75 percent compared with 2019...
Two Furloughed Baristas Launch Pond Coffee in the Marigny
News Around the Web
At a time when restaurants, cafes and other small businesses are rapidly shuttering temporarily and, sadly even permanently, seeing a new venture take root is like a light at the end of the tunnel. Just this past Saturday, former local baristas Kyle McLean and Josh Brodey opened Pond Coffee, a window-service coffee shop inside vegetarian...
Will You Accept the #LocalHeroesChallenge?
News Around the Web
Although the struggle is real for each and every one of us, it's incredible to see how New Orleanians still retain the wherewithal to show an outpouring of support for our city's local heroes who are fighting daily to care for us against unbelievable odds. Individuals and businesses from every corner of the community are giving their all...
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