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Local Black Friday 2018 shopping guide

By Mary Staes | November 21, 2018

We’ve gathered up a list of local shops having Black Friday specials so you can start grabbing those gifts for your loved ones.

Know Your NOLA: Loyola’s new studio brings artists like Lil Wayne, A$AP Ferg, G Easy to Uptown campus

By Mary Staes | November 19, 2018

Word is that national artists have been visiting the new studios at Loyola University, built as part of its new degree program in urban and electronic music production. The program is the first of its kind in the nation, and people from across the country are taking notice.

Q&A: Haydel’s Bake Shop brings family business to Magazine Street

By Mary Staes | November 8, 2018

His son works up the street. His wife owns a store in the next block. Now, Ryan Haydel is continuing his family’s tradition in his own neighborhood.

Crescent City Farmers Market: Making Groceries Easier For Locals With An App

By Mary Staes | November 2, 2018

A new app is aiming to take the guesswork out of shopping at the local Farmer’s Market.

Fest celebrates launch of locally developed food truck app

By Mary Staes | October 31, 2018

A NOLA couple is launching an app that helps you skip the food truck line, and no one will get mad.

Bellegarde Bakery bringing organic grains, old-world process to Carrollton neighborhood

By Mary Staes | October 29, 2018

Bellegarde Bakery’s new location allows customers to see their stone mill and how bread is still made by hand.

Louisiana Pothole

Potholes? There’s an app for that on the way.

By Mary Staes | October 23, 2018

You know those statuses on Facebook about how you hate potholes and the city never fixes them? Well, now there might be an app for that.

What does a new PJ’s coffee shop mean to New Orleans East?

By Mary Staes | October 18, 2018

Location, location, location. This coffee shop is close to the I-10, and easy for N.O. East residents to get to.

Shapely queens slay in inaugural Curve the Runway fashion show

By Kiri Walton | September 25, 2018

“A woman of size can captivate. We might jiggle, but when you do it with confidence, who’s gonna tell you to stop?”

Could A Sex Robot Brothel Work In New Orleans?

By Alex Galbraith | September 24, 2018

Would a sex robot brothel work among one of New Orleans’ seedier strips?