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Halcyon Salon takes Root on Penn Ave

By Emma Diehl | November 13, 2019

One of only four Green Circle certified salons in the area, you can now visit Halcyon; a space that is deeply committed to inclusion and sustainability.

NOLA Freeze: What to know when it hits freezing temperatures in New Orleans

By Mary Staes | November 12, 2019

Here’s what to know about and what to prepare for during the freezing weather in New Orleans.

Sleuthing for stories at the public library’s spy soiree

By Jesse Lu Baum | November 5, 2019

Scavenger hunt, martinis (shaken, not stirred) and LOTS of local food!

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Everything you need to know for Election Day in Pittsburgh

By Lindsay Patross | November 4, 2019

Tuesday, Nov. 5 is Election Day in Pittsburgh. We’ve put together a list of all the information you might need for voting. 

New $42M solar power plant in N.O. East could change how we think about our power supply

By Jennifer Larino | November 4, 2019

How much should we be willing to pay for solar? And who should own it? The East is poised to be on the front line of that debate.

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All the Pittsburgh sinkhole photos you might have missed

By Lindsay Patross | October 28, 2019

A brief recap of all the social media posts you might have missed about the Port Authority bus that fell into a sinkhole.

Elaborate costumes abound at annual Halloween New Orleans fundraiser

By Matthew Hinton | October 28, 2019

HNO is one of the only 100 percent donation/volunteer event weekends left in the United States and its sole mission of its fundraising is to support Project Lazarus.

Hundreds come out for annual Take Back the Night March

By Michael DeMocker | October 25, 2019

The march is aimed at combating sexual violence, and six area universities participated.

New Orleans East will get its own Carnival parade in 2020. Here’s how it happened.

By Jennifer Larino | October 24, 2019

Nefertiti will debut in February as the first krewe to roll in New Orleans East in decades, a throwback to a tradition of neighborhood parades that has largely faded from the modern Mardi Gras experience.

VIDEO: Two cranes implode at Hard Rock Hotel collapse site

By Matthew Hinton | October 23, 2019

Officials say now their mission is to recover the remains of two victims who died due to the collapse.