New Orleanians
You’ve seen Monica Rose Kelly’s work before. From Armstrong Park to honoring the Hard Rock Three, her heartfelt and stunning pieces have been seen across the city.
When the pandemic put Bobby Bonsey’s regular gig as a photographer on hold, he knew that he wanted to fill his time by giving back to the community and by doing something fun. He opened New Orleans Skate School in mid-September and now teaches people, of all ages and skillsets, how to properly roller skate.
Krewe of Red Beans founder Devin De Wulf has some advice for people who, for one reason or another, end up in New Orleans. He believes it is important for people to expose themselves to new experiences in the many wonderful and different neighborhoods of the Crescent City.
Windowsill Pies, located at 4714 Freret St., is New Orleans’ only brick-and-mortar pie shop- offering sweet and savory pies whole and by the slice, as well as baby pies and hand pies. That’s right, Windowsill Pies is here to make all of your pie dreams come true.
Dirty Funq’s murals have been popping up all around town these past several months. He enjoys collaborating, more than needing to be front and center, so if you see some graffiti writing that says “Love” or a piece by Mr. Balloon Hands, keep your eyes open: there’s likely artwork by Dirty Funq nearby. The person Dirty Funq enjoys collabing with the most, luckily, is the person he enjoys being around the most, the extraordinarily talented tattoo artist, Danika Brooke, a.k.a. feliine.
While other shops are struggling to keep bikes in stock, Percy Baulden is running a bicycle business out of his garage, where he stores, works on and sells long-forgotten vintage steel bikes.
Pre-pandemic, Travis Thompson bartended at one of the city’s famous burger joints. Now he tends something different, beehives used to make Raw Honey, a true labor of love for the former food industry worker.
BLucid Floral is all about the vibe. With soft, peach-toned walls and pops of color everywhere, accented by artwork from Courtney “Ceaux” Buckley, photographs by Ashley Lorraine, and of course, flowers everywhere. The Ninth Ward shop is owned by Black florist Brandi Charlot.
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 distributor for more than a dozen other local farmers and producers — selling approximately 100 items from milk and jam, to ice cream and vegetables.
JayTee Barbour claims she sort of fell into embroidery while trying to create a low-cost wedding gift for a friend, then kept it up as a way to deal with the stress of fighting for sexual assault survivors.