Matt Haines

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Got booze? Here’s a list of the distilleries and breweries open in New Orleans

By Matt Haines / April 17, 2020

Whether you’re stocking up for one of the 40 Zoom happy hours you have this week, or you’re just stressed out after a day of working your job while also homeschooling your stir-crazy children, a cold beer or cocktail at the end of the day is just what the hypothetical doctor ordered.

What to do (virtually) this weekend: Apr. 17-19

By Matt Haines / April 16, 2020

Looking for thing to do virtually this weekend? Here are some of the local online happenings we’re looking forward to.

What’s happening (virtually) this week: Apr. 13 – Apr. 17

By Matt Haines / April 13, 2020

As we move into our “new normal” for the next few weeks, we’re going to highlight some of the best virtual happenings! Here’s what we’re looking forward to this week.

Here’s a list of NOLA-based documentaries

By Matt Haines / April 10, 2020

New Orleans has been the subject of many-an-excellent non-fiction movie. So let’s watch a few.

What’s going on (virtually) this weekend! (Apr. 10-13)

By Matt Haines / April 9, 2020

Looking for thing to do virtually this weekend? Here are some of the local online happenings we’re looking forward to!

Nine New Orleans-Area cookbooks that’ll help make you the chef of your dreams during the quarantine

By Matt Haines / April 9, 2020

There’s no bad time to take on a new hobby, but — while we’re stuck inside for the foreseeable future — this seems like a particularly great time to flex our culinary chops. These books will help.

What’s happening (virtually) this week! (Apr. 6-10)

By Matt Haines / April 6, 2020

As we move into our “new normal” for the next few weeks, we’re going to highlight some of the best virtual happenings!

Experience NOLA’s charm, history through these 13 albums

By Matt Haines / April 2, 2020

Just because you’re at home acclimating to this new life of social distancing doesn’t mean you can’t go on a journey. These 13 albums will take you on a trip through the very best of the last 120 years of New Orleans music.

Here are 12 museums in New Orleans you can check out (without leaving the couch)

By Matt Haines / March 26, 2020

Stuck in our homes, the city’s cultural organizations could have closed their doors and waited for this crisis to pass. Instead, they’ve done the opposite, by virtually opening their doors.

Losing money during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here are 5 resources to help

By Matt Haines / March 23, 2020

Obviously none of this will fully alleviate the hardships many of us will face during this emergency, but there is some help out there.