New Orleans

What’s happening (virtually) in New Orleans this weekend: May 22-24

By Matt Haines | May 21, 2020

Despite being in Phase One of reopening, you won’t find much happening outside. But we have you covered for life on the inside.

What to expect in New Orleans during Phase 1 of reopening

By Marielle Songy | May 19, 2020

Here’s what you need to know before heading out during the Phase 1 reopening of New Orleans, and how local business owners are handling the process.

What’s Happening (virtually) this week: May 18-22

By Matt Haines | May 18, 2020

The stay-at-home order has been relaxed, but most of the fun can still be found online!

Lockdown literature: how NOLA bookstores are surviving COVID-19

By Steven Melendez | May 18, 2020

If you’re in New Orleans and looking for something to read, there’s no reason to turn to the internet superstores for your next favorite book.

PHOTOS: New Orleans begins Phase 1 of reopening during COVID-19 pandemic

By Michael DeMocker | May 17, 2020

Some businesses throughout the city were able to reopen Saturday with some restrictions. Masks are now a requirement to enter a business, and many can only operate at 25 percent capacity.

What’s happening (virtually) in New Orleans this weekend: May 15-17

By Mary Staes | May 14, 2020

As stay-at-home remains the name of the game, we’re going to highlight some of the best online happenings going on around Virtual New Orleans!

Cocktails with your face covered? A NOLA designer has figured it out

By Steven Melendez | May 14, 2020

Enjoying a cocktail while keeping your face covered? That’s exactly what one New Orleans designer has figured out how to do.

Coffee is life: a few things to make your cup of joy even better

By Very Local Staff | May 13, 2020

We all know coffee is the sunshine of our lives, the pep in our step, the bright spot in many of our mornings. Here are a few things to make that cup of morning glory even better.

Local artist Josh Wingerter talks about creating drive-through art gallery on Frenchmen Street

By Sabrina Stone | May 11, 2020

Louisiana local painter, Josh Wingerter, has seen a flurry of news coverage recently, for his “Drive Through Galleries” of vibrant, cheeky, topical painted stencil work along Royal, Burgundy, Decatur and Frenchmen streets. The reporters and photos may be a new development but he’s far from being new to the scene. 

What’s Happening (Virtually) This Week: May 11-15

By Matt Haines | May 11, 2020

As stay-at-home remains the name of the game, we’re going to highlight some of the best online happenings going on around virtual New Orleans!