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Coalesce Goods: Black-owned vegan spot opens at St. Roch Market

By Beth D'Addono | March 4, 2021

You can find favorites like vegan mac and cheese on the menu at Coalesce Goods

New Orleans fish fry

Top 5-04: Who’s Got the Best Fried Fish in New Orleans this Lenten Season?

By Matt Haines | March 3, 2021

Do you want to give back to the community via a church fundraiser, do you want to sample a restaurant’s Friday fish special, or would you rather grab some fish to eat outside along the bayou or river? Do you see it as a form of entertainment, or do you want your fish fried by institutions with decades of experience? The choice is yours!

Let’s Mangu: This Dominican restaurant on the Westbank doesn’t miss

By Eric Marshall | March 1, 2021

While the French Quarter is mostly focused on a certain type of food, the Westbank continues to support a growing variety of restaurants. The shopping center storefront where you can find Mangú is no exception. The small, family-run, Dominican restaurant is pound-for-pound one of the best in the city.

At Lionheart Prints you can find fun cards & unique gifts for every occasion

By Marielle Songy | February 26, 2021

Lionheart Prints is a creative dream come true. When you walk in, you’re wrapped in a world of beautiful design — from the 20-foot wall of pens in every color of the rainbow to the cards, wrapping paper and fun gifts.

Nesby Phips

Beaucoup power: Meet the artist behind the unique billboard in Treme

By Sabrina Stone | February 19, 2021

New Orleans artist / musician / rapper Nesby Phips has rented the space to share a message. With clear, bold, white words on a black backdrop, he has spelled out, “If you Black then you rich and got beaucoup power.” There’s something mysterious to the phrase, words suspended in air, but there’s also something that doesn’t need to be explained: this is a statement of empowerment, a sentence that can make you feel confidence, pride, warmth, or solidarity, a sentence that feels like truth. 

A.P. Tureaud

7th Ward native son A.P. Tureaud broke color barriers long before Civil Rights Movement

By Sidney Holmes | February 19, 2021

Many would call the 7th Ward one of New Orleans’ iconic Creole neighborhoods, and civil rights attorney A.P. Tureaud is one of the neighborhood’s iconic native sons. While he became widely known for his accomplished work against segregation and racial injustice, his path to success was a winding one that would ultimately call him to “right the wrongs” of the society he grew up in.

PHOTOS: Cancelled, Cold and COVID – Mardi Gras 2021 Prevails

By Matthew Hinton | February 17, 2021

Even though Mardi Gras 2021 looked different, you can’t keep Carnival out of the hearts of New Orleanians. Here’s a look at Mardi Gras Day during COVID-19.

What’s Happening in (virtual) New Orleans this week: Feb. 15-21

By Matt Haines | February 16, 2021

A lot of New Orleans is shut down for Mardi Gras, but we’re still finding ways to safely have fun.  Here are some of the online events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

Pepps Pub

Pepp’s Pub: a new look for this Marginy dive (and it’s pup friendly)

By Beth D'Addono | February 16, 2021

This Marigny dive bar has rolled with the punches since the beginning of the pandemic, creating a parklet to serve customers and teaming up with a neighborhood restaurant for food.

Valentine's Day

Last-minute guide to celebrating Valentine’s Day in New Orleans (2021)

By Very Local Staff | February 12, 2021

Carnival doesn’t get you off the hook for celebrating Valentine’s Day