New Orleans

What To Do (Virtually) This Week: June 1-5

By Matt Haines | June 1, 2020

The stay-at-home order has been relaxed, but most of the fun can still be found online! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

What’s Happening (Virtually) This Weekend: May 29-31

By Matt Haines | May 28, 2020

Ya’ll, it’s almost June. Summer is about to be in full effect, and yes, most of us are still inside of the house. But no worries, we’ve got a list of the highlights of these virtual times!

PHOTOS: Demolition begins at the site of the Hard Rock Hotel Collapse

By Matthew Hinton | May 27, 2020

Crews began the daunting task for demolishing the remnants of the Hard Rock Hotel collapse on May 15.

Stay home: You can order these 10 delicious New Orleans favorites no matter where you are from Goldbelly

By Matt Haines | May 27, 2020

As a lover of all things food, this was one of the most fun websites I’ve been on in awhile.

‘A wall in my mind’: how street artist Mr. Balloonhands creates his funky art

By Sabrina Stone | May 27, 2020

The Louisiana artist may choose to keep his identity a secret but you can get to know him through his influences and through his work, which has cropped up everywhere nowadays.

#KnowYourNOLA: A musical nexus at New Orleans Record Press

By Sabrina Stone | May 27, 2020

There is no denying that New Orleans Record Press records look good. They print in every color, every opacity, psychedelic patterns and they even offer recycled records, which are remade, perfectly, from the PVC of imperfect runs.

Here’s what you need to make the best stay-at-home theater

By Justin Joseph | May 26, 2020

Now that the world outside is changing, we’ve been spending a lot of time at home. But one thing that hasn’t changed is our love of a good movie.

Haunted NOLA: The Plague, the Promise and the Ghost Dog of St. Roch Cemetery

By Michael DeMocker | May 26, 2020

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a priest and a dog walk into a cemetery… and never leave.

Tell me more! Tell me more! Like, do you have a car? Pop-up drive-in theatre screens ‘Grease’ in Bucktown

By Very Local Staff | May 25, 2020

Attendees arrive to watch the movie “Grease” at a pop-up drive-in theatre at Bucktown Marina Park in Metairie. With indoor theaters in many places still closed due to coronavirus, drive-in theaters have seen a rise in attendance.

What’s Happening (Virtually) in New Orleans This Week: May 25-29

By Matt Haines | May 25, 2020

The stay-at-home order has been relaxed, but most of the fun can still be found online! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.