New Orleans

What’s happening in (virtual) New Orleans this week: Dec. 7-11

By Matt Haines | December 7, 2020

New Orleans is slowly opening back up, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had online until we’re 100%! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

Dirty Funq and feliine: An Artist Collaboration

By Sabrina Stone | December 3, 2020

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. 

Disco Warehouse: the Irish Channel’s unique open air artist, gift market

By Aura Bishop | December 3, 2020

It’s like if your cool uncle had a garage stocked with fun things you never knew you needed until you saw them. Local art, vintage furniture, and imported goods fill the space from wall to wall. The spacious back yard boasts a year-round-selection of cactus plants for sale and is host to frequent open-air artist markets on the weekends with a variety of vendors from the area. 

What’s Happening in (virtual) New Orleans this weekend: Dec. 4-6

By Matt Haines | December 2, 2020

New Orleans is slowly opening back up, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had online until we’re 100%! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

What’s Going On In (Virtual) New Orleans This Week: Nov. 30 – Dec. 4

By Matt Haines | November 30, 2020

New Orleans is slowly opening back up, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had online until we’re 100%! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

What’s Happening in (virtual) New Orleans This Weekend: Nov. 27-29

By Matt Haines | November 25, 2020

New Orleans is slowly opening back up, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had online until we’re 100%! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

Louisiana Invented the Turducken: When three birds become one

By Matt Haines | November 25, 2020

It should be no surprise that while the rest of America is gobbling down a single bird, the fine people of Louisiana prefer three. Let us present to you, the turducken: a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey.

Geaux Local: Your New Orleans Holiday 2020 Shopping Guide for locals

By Steven Melendez | November 25, 2020

If you live in New Orleans, you’re blessed with some great local options for holiday shopping, including many offering discounts for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. 

Bark meets art at the Bywater’s NOLA Bark Market

By Aura Bishop | November 24, 2020

NOLA Bark Market is an unusual local business that serves multiple needs in the heart of Downtown New Orleans. Part art supply store, part pet supply store, part doggy day care and place to take art lessons, this shop recognized that many residents of the Bywater and Marigny areas are both artists and pet owners. 

Pandemic marks the end for two local gems: Saturn Bar and Liuzza’s

By Beth D'Addono | November 24, 2020

As the pandemic continues to shapeshift the New Orleans restaurant and bar landscape, two more local institutions fall by the wayside, casualties of the city’s current economic uncertainty.