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When a young writer lands a bit part in A Streetcar Named Desire, he steps onstage and is instantly transported into the passionate world of Tennessee Williams.
George Washington Cable: A Writer with Charm, Grace, and a Touch of Fire
More than 150 years since its publication, George Washington Cable’s Old Creole Days remains an essential New Orleans read.
St. Joseph's Day in a Reopening French Quarter
For one of our last stories before the COVID shutdown last March, "Famine to Feast," we visited three neighborhood St. Joseph's altars. This year, only the Beauregard-Keyes House and Irene's restaurant participated in the celebration. But while New Orleans isn't feasting yet, the many open doors around the Quarter seem to signal the end of a dark and anxious year.
All on a Mardi Gras Day
COVID shutdowns and frigid temperatures kept all but the die-hards out of the French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods on Mardi Gras day. Those who came strutted with style, keeping the torch of Carnival Spirit lit until next year.
On Mardi Gras, 2021
A young writer roaming the French Quarter during this historic Carnival discovers different doesn't mean dead.
Braided with Taste
Food, culture and memories are woven together into this extraordinary cookbook, revealing the heart of chef Melissa Martin.
Saying Goodbye – or Good Riddance – to Gov. Nicholls
One of the loveliest streets in the French Quarter and Tremé neighborhoods is about to get a name change. Find out why and learn about the New Orleans legends whose names have been put forward as replacements.
Paying for Patrols: Security Tax Renewal
No matter the vote's outcome, state police details in the French Quarter will eventually be replaced. With what? No one's quite sure yet
Extended Family: Vieux Carré Wine & Spirits
Immigrating from Sicily in 1957, Biagio “Blaise” Todaro worked in a neighborhood grocery before opening his own shop - one that's become a French Quarter institution.
Haunted Streets
A tour guide well-versed in the ghoulish tales of the French Quarter's history finds the present day offers its own spooky circumstances.
New Gálvez Biography Charts a Remarkable Life
The general and governor of Spanish Louisiana who's been "grossly overlooked by mainstream history in the United States" is the subject of a new book, Bernardo de Gálvez: Spanish Hero of the American Revolution by Gonzalo M. Quintero Saravia.
VOODOOFEST on the Blue Moon Halloween
Hosted by Voodoo Authentica, this educational and spiritual event has taken place on Halloween for the past 22 years. This year, it coincided with a rare blue moon that rose over the final ancestral healing ceremony.
The Scariest Place in New Orleans
A glimpse into the mysterious ladies' restroom at Bayona.
A Change in Perspective at Stanley
Facing the aftermath of the city's shutdown, Stanley Restaurant's owners Scott and Tanya Boswell discover a surprising sense of purpose and pleasure in the little things - while keeping their eyes on the horizon.
Revel on Royal Street
In one of the first official French Quarter events since March, 50+ shops, galleries and restaurants welcomed guests on Friday, October 16.
Dark Matter: Where the Strange Reigns Beautiful
Opening a new shop during a pandemic shutdown is a bold move, but this couple has found a ready audience as the French Quarter reopening unfolds.
Reimagining: Considering the Quarter's New Normal
The COVID shutdown has intensified efforts to balance French Quarter business and residential concerns in the city's oldest neighborhood.
Danseuse du Roi - The Life of Suzanne Vaillandé Douvillier
A mysterious dancer in the early 1800s mesmerized crowds and caused consternation by cross-dressing and challenging social norms.
The Gay Lens: Frances Benjamin Johnston and Pops Whitesell
One the world's early photojournalists chose to close out her extraordinary 70-year career in the French Quarter, in the company of bohemian artists like local photographer Joseph Woodson “Pops” Whitesell.
In Memoriam: Lost Lands
As the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, a look back at the unnamed 1856 storm that erased the Island of Derniere off Louisiana’s coast, taking the lives of more than 400 people, including thirteen ancestors of the writer.
- by Bethany Ewald Bultman