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Here are 29 Zoom backgrounds that only people in New Orleans will appreciate

By Clint Durrett | May 5, 2020

From sitting in a pothole to random places across New Orleans, here are a bunch of backgrounds you can download and use for your Zooming. 

Pittsburgh Fine Drinking Society

Ep 26 Since 2011, Lou Kroeck has been exploring Pittsburgh happy hours

By Stephanie Brea | May 5, 2020

Bars might be temporarily closed, but that doesn’t stop the Pittsburgh Fine Drinking Society from meeting on Thursdays.

UNO researchers want your help writing the history book of life during COVID-19

By Chelsea Brasted | May 4, 2020

It’s a weird collection of thoughts, notes, photos, correspondence and signage, but these are the things that may, one day, help piece together the real, lived experience of the coronavirus in New Orleans and throughout the world.

Spinning into social: DJ Soul Sister turns to Spotify, creates playlists for every mood

By Chelsea Brasted | May 4, 2020

Sometimes there are nights when she, like all of us, just lies awake and finds that doing nothing is a task unto itself. The New Orleans artist, who’s most at home behind a turntable and in front of a dancing crowd, has learned new ways to get new editions of her weekly WWOZ show on the air.

PHOTOS: Military flyover salutes front line workers, passes over N.O. area hospitals

By Very Local Staff | May 4, 2020

The flyover was done as a salute to first responders and hospital workers in some of the hardest hit areas of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

What’s Happening (Virtually) This Week: May 4-8

By Matt Haines | May 4, 2020

As we move into our “new normal” for the next few weeks, we’re going to highlight some of the best virtual happenings! Here’s what we’re looking forward to this week:.

Pittsburgh Vintage Shops

Shop These Pittsburgh Vintage Sellers Online

By Jessa Gibboney | April 29, 2020

Miss browsing your favorite vintage shop? Looking for some sustainable fashion? You can browse and shop Pittsburgh vintage sellers online. 

How New Orleans gets creative during a quarantine

By Matthew Hinton | April 29, 2020

As we push through our “new normal,” many of us have found creative ways to cope with social distancing and the world around us.

What’s Happening (Virtually) This Weekend: May 1-3

By Matt Haines | April 29, 2020

Ya’ll, it’s May already! We know, this May is different. No festivals. More inside. But, there’s still plenty to look forward to this weekend!

PICS: Residents make the most of Jazz Festing from home

By Michael DeMocker | April 27, 2020

Despite the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Jazz Fest must go on! Residents made the most of the first weekend of Jazz Fest as WWOZ-FM presented “Fest in Place,” a virtual fest of sorts as the station played archival performances from previous Jazz Fests during the same hours the stages would have been open at the Fairgrounds.