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Cabrini Park: An Epicenter of Quarter Camaraderie
One of only two parks in the French Quarter, residents gather daily to catch up on local happenings, play with their pooches and organize to help maintain the neighborhood.
– by Claude Summers
THNOC’s New Exhibit “Captive State: Louisiana and the Making of Mass Incarceration”
A powerful new exhibit at The Historic New Orleans Collection eloquently weaves history, art, and video, challenging viewers to ask: How can this malignant system change for the better?
– by Christopher Louis Romaguera
The Life of a Writer – with Help from Tennessee Williams
En Avant! Before he became a national celebrity, Tennessee Williams struggled with hardships, rejection and disappointment, yet this personal mantra kept him moving “onward” - with an exclamation point!
– by Richard Goodman
Preserving the Narrative at The Celestine
A classic French Quarter building with a storied past has been recreated into an alluring boutique hotel – named after one of its historic owners, Celestine Peychaud.
– by Kim Ranjbar
Quarter Kaleidoscope: A Neighborhood History Project
This new interactive oral history program mines the French Quarter’s past in an effort to sustain its future.
– by Doug Brantley
The Magic of Mahmoud
Mahmoud Chouki brings together some of the city’s finest musicians and conjures up an irresistible, cultural melange for his latest album, Caravan from Marrakech to New Orleans.
– by Bogdan Mynka
Inside the New “Modern Creole” Cookbook
In this sleek new cookbook, Chef Eric Cook skillfully elevates family recipes to meet New Orleans’ stratospherically high fine dining standards. Bonus in this review: Baked Flounder with Shrimp and Mirliton Dressing recipe from the book.
– by Thomas Uskali
Quarter Caretaker: Robert Cangelosi, Jr.
This New Orleans architect, educator and author holds many titles, but helping preserve the French Quarter neighborhood where he grew up is the one he’s best—and rightfully—known for.
– by Doug Brantley
Southern Decadence Parade 2024
The parade is a highlight of this four-day celebration - one which began 52 years ago as a private party and now attracts more than a quarter million revelers each year.
- photos by Melanie Cole
Shifting the Lens: Hermann-Grima House
In addition to their Urban Enslavement tour – named one of New Orleans’ best by Condé Nast Traveler – Hermann-Grima has launched an astonishing online database of the individuals enslaved there.
– by Dean M. Shapiro and Ellis Anderson
A Toast to the Host at Brennan’s: Christian Pendleton
Raise a glass to—and with—Christian Pendleton, Brennan’s general manager and master of the restaurant's legendary champagne saberings.
– by Doug Brantley
Southern Decadence: the Origin, Traditions – and, of course – the Parade
While more than 250,000 people flock to the annual LGBTQ+ French Quarter celebration on Labor Day weekend each year, few are aware of the event’s half-century history and its Sunday parading tradition.
- by Frank Perez
Dirty Linen Night Artwalk 2024
Celebrating more than two decades of mid-summer art appreciation, Dirty Linen Night boasted more of everything this year: participating galleries and shops, art lovers and fun. Discover its quirky beginnings in this FQJ story.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Matthew Peck: A Portrait of the Artist
As a young man, Matthew Peck visited the French Quarter on a whim…and has spent the next 30 years capturing its allure on canvas.
– by Doug Brantley
Words & Wounds: A Review of Sensitive Creatures
The essays in this powerful debut memoir by New Orleans writer Kirsten Reneau unflinchingly explore trauma, using nature as a touchstone to find understanding – and healing.
– by Skye Jackson
Satchmo Summerfest 2024
All four stages at the New Orleans Jazz Museum rocked through the weekend - with Sunday’s Jazz Mass and second-line parade celebrating the essence of New Orleans music – and Louis Armstrong’s pivotal role creating it.
-photos by Melanie Cole and Ellis Anderson
The First Lady of New Orleans Antiques: Andrée Keil Moss
The survivor of a historic shipwreck, this legendary Royal Street antiques authority presides over an enterprise begun 125 years ago by her grandmother – a woman with determination, vision and a love of historic craftsmanship.
– by Bethany Ewald Bultman
Dirty Linen Night Billows Beyond Royal Street
Now in its 21st year, the festive and funky Royal Street gallery event has grown to include shops, museums, and nearby locations in the French Quarter.
– by Kim Ranjbar
Legacy, Libation & Liberation: Twelfth Night Coffee
When a New Orleanian who dreams of opening his own coffee house traces his heritage back to Lorraine, France – the home of Joan of Arc - the name for his new venture is an easy choice.
– by Skye Jackson
What a Wonderful Exhibit: Louis Armstrong’s Life in New Orleans
In this striking new exhibit, the New Orleans Jazz Museum offers a love letter to Louis Armstrong – just in time for Satchmo SummerFest.
– by Doug Brantley