Civic Benefit, For Good NOLA
Here's how to get your COVID-19 vaccination in New Orleans
On March 29, anyone over the age of 16 can get a COVID-19 vaccination. If you're looking for where to get vaccinated, here are some options.
Civic Benefit
A push to figure things out is exactly what’s keeping many of New Orleans’ other vendors, who rely on the city’s busy festival and second-line seasons, to stay afloat so...
Business, Environmental Causes, New Orleanians
Put morals where your mouth is: This local farm aims to combine ethics and economical
Local Cooling Farms is a 16-acre property on the Northshore where Kate Estrade and her husband, Grant, raise livestock including pigs, cattle, chickens and goats. They also act as a...
New Orleanians, News
Community gathers to Remember Sylvester Francis, founder of the Backstreet Cultural Museum
Voodoo Queen Kalindah Laveaux, left, and Monogram Hunters 2nd Chief Jeremy Stevenson, center, celebrate the life of Sylvester “Hawk” Francis at the Backstreet Cultural Museum in the Treme Neighborhood of...
New Orleanians, News
7th Ward Santa is gone and so is part of the Christmas magic for Black New Orleanians
While Hurricane Katrina may have taken many of our childhood photos, 7th Ward Santa was something that was here well before Katrina, and lasted beyond the storm. Unlike second lines...
News, Social Causes
As NOLA bars close due to COVID, housing crisis looms for hospitality workers
Thousands of unemployed hospitality workers throughout the city are worried about paying their rent or mortgage.
Art Museums, Causes/Activism, Destinations, Mixed Media Art, New Orleanians
Powerful, political, on purpose: A Q&A with New Orleans artist Lionel Milton
If you live in New Orleans, you’ve seen Lionel Milton’s work. His moving and powerful art graces many a wall and canvas around the city. He is a man with...
Know Your NOLA, New Orleanians, News
PHOTOS: Community gathers to pay respects to Big Queen Kim Boutte
Members of the Black Masking Indians community, also known as Carnival or Mardi Gras Indians, remember Big Queen Kim “Cutie” Boutte of the Spirit of the Fi Yi Yi and...
On Aug. 8, the body of Quinnyon Wimberly was removed from the site after nearly 10 months. His family and city officials were at the site Saturday morning.
Beer, Civic Benefit, Social Causes
Dixie Beer to drop 'Dixie' and be renamed, owner says
Dixie Beer will drop “Dixie” from its name, according to owner Gayle Benson.