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How to spook up your house with things from Walmart, Home Depot, Michael’s and more during a Pandemic

By Clint Durrett | October 20, 2020

After traversing the neighborhoods of the Bywater, Lower Garden District and Treme, we found some similar items among them all. One of which was skeletons, but also webs, streamers and more. And while we ALWAYS shop local first, there are some places you can hop to in order to get your haunting happening from the big stores nearby. Here’s what you need to know before heading out to a store in Phase 3-point-whatever. 

Hazelwood Historical Society

Ep. 50 – Meet JaQuay Edward Carter of the Greater Hazelwood Historical Society of Pittsburgh

By Stephanie Brea | October 20, 2020

For him, history is not just about preserving the past, it is about the progress and the future of the community

Put your morals where your mouth is by buying your groceries from Local Cooling Farms

By Matt Haines | October 19, 2020

Local Cooling Farms is a 16-acre property on the Northshore where Kate Estrade and her husband, Grant, raise livestock including pigs, cattle, chickens and goats. They also act as a distributor for more than a dozen other local farmers and producers — selling approximately 100 items from milk and jam, to ice cream and vegetables.

Haunted NOLA: Blood still drips from the attic of the Griffon House

By Michael DeMocker | October 19, 2020

Cruel experiments. Suicide, murder and looting. Blood dripping from the ceilings of a Garden District home.

Here’s a list of Halloween movies set in (and around) New Orleans

By Marielle Songy | October 19, 2020

What’s better than a scary movie that you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home? While there are a lot of classic horror movies out there, there are actually quite a few set in New Orleans and surrounding areas.

What’s Happening in (virtual) New Orleans This Week: Oct.19-23

By Matt Haines | October 19, 2020

New Orleans is slowly opening back up, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had online until we’re 100%! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

Newsletter: (Nearly) Ready to Rumble

By Lindsay Patross | October 16, 2020

Plus a guide to the burritos of the Burgh and a Millvale advocate shares why she is so passionate for her community

What’s happening in (virtual) New Orleans this weekend: Oct. 16-18

By Matt Haines | October 15, 2020

New Orleans is slowly opening back up, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had online until we’re 100%! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

Coming Soon to Blawnox: Old Thunder Brewing

By Aadam Soorma | October 13, 2020

A spacious build out inside the historic Blawnox Post Office building, Old Thunder is nearly ready to rumble along Freeport Road.

From Angela Davis to Cardi B, this local uses an embroidery needle to pay homage to strong women

By Alex Galbraith | October 13, 2020

JayTee Barbour claims she sort of fell into embroidery while trying to create a low-cost wedding gift for a friend, then kept it up as a way to deal with the stress of fighting for sexual assault survivors.