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2012
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Haunted NOLA Here in New Orleans, any day can feel like Halloween. We love dressing up (I don’t know a single person who does not own a tutu!), and we live in a city that is full of spooky history and a haunted past. You know a city loves it’s spook when there are not 1, but 2 well-known voodoo m...
10/29/2012
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NOLA Late Night Dining Guide New Orleans is a nighttime city. However, until recently, finding quality late night food was a challenge. Fast food, greasy spoons, and 24hr mini marts were your only option, but not anymore! New Orleans has a new crop of late night dining options. Many of the best s...
10/17/2012
This weekend, the Crescent City will be smokin’ with great music, and delicious BBQ for the seventh annual Crescent City BBQ and Blues Festival! Starting Friday evening and running through Sunday at Lafayette Square in the Warehouse District, this festival is a great way to get out and enjoy the...
10/11/2012
New Orleans is now in it’s second week without a daily Times Picayune, and many are feeling the blow. In May, Newhouse Media, owner of Times Picayune, announced large-scale cutbacks and plans to publish the Times Picayune only three times per week. Despite protests and pleas from celebrities, M...
10/08/2012
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Here in New Orleans, we love our boudin. You know what else we love? Beer. You know what we love more than both of these? A reason to eat and drink them while doing good for our community. Well, New Orleans, here is your chance! November 2, 2012 is this year’s Boudin and Beer fundraiser, ...
10/07/2012
Flip the Script: Spike Lee and Mayor Landrieu fight New Orleans crime In New Orleans, we have culture, we have food, we have art, we have the Super Bowl, and we have Mardi Gras. We also, unfortunately, have crime. At nearly 8 times the national average, New Orleans has a problem. It is a problem ...
10/07/2012
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The Bicentennial of America’s First Black Neighborhood Now one of the most well-known neighborhoods in the US, thanks to HBO’s drama, Tremé, the Tremé neighborhood has a long and rich history. Fauburg Tremé is considered the oldest African American neighborhood, and was the site of many of the mo...
10/07/2012