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Scrub a dub dub: handmade New Orleans soaps for your tub

By Very Local Staff | June 24, 2020

Soap is ESSENTIAL, so whether you’re looking for suds that look like gems, or whipped soap that smells like monkey farts, here’s some handmade treasures to keep the sudsy party going.

What’s Happening This Week (Virtually) in New Orleans: June 22-26

By Mary Staes | June 22, 2020

Things are slowly returning to normal, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had online if you’re not quite ready yet! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

Riders use light-up bikes to cruise the Crescent City

Put the pedals to the pavement: what you need to hit the bike trails in New Orleans

By Very Local Staff | June 22, 2020

Ever since we’ve been quarantined, we appreciate outside so much more. Sure, walking is cool, but biking is it. You cover more ground, you feel the breeze in your hair and best of all, it’s just plain fun.

Allways Lounge

A window with a view: how the peep show at Allways Lounge is more than just a show

By Marielle Songy | June 22, 2020

What started as a way to continue a serving at a neighborhood bar has now turned into a way to give back to the community with more than a drink.

Too Hot to Handle: Nine Louisiana candle makers you can support today

By Very Local Staff | June 22, 2020

Sure, you can grab them from any store, but shopping local keep the dollars in our community AND helps local merchants keep making delicious scents like Zulu coconut.

PHOTOS: Babydolls celebrate socially distant Juneteenth at Congo Square

By Matthew Hinton | June 21, 2020

The Baby Dolls formed a prayer circle underneath the Ancestor Tree in Congo Square at Louis Armstrong Park to observe Juneteenth on Saturday June 20, 2020 in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans.

Newsletter: Juneteenth, Buy Local Art, Paddleboarding

By Lindsay Patross | June 19, 2020

Happy Father’s Day to all the Pittsburgh Dads. We’re giving a hat tip to Dad Beers this week, along with a nod to Pittsburgh-based artists you can shop online. Friday is the annual commemoration of Juneteenth – which will be marked with a number of events around town.

Three Artists Routing Sales Proceeds to 1Hood Media & Bukit Bail Fund

By Jessa Gibboney | June 18, 2020

A trio of Carnegie Mellon students are raising money for causes aligned with the Black community. 100% of proceeds go to Pittsburgh organizations.

What’s Happening (Virtually) This Weekend in New Orleans: June 19-21

By Matt Haines | June 18, 2020

Things are slowly returning to normal, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had online if you’re not quite ready yet! Here are some of the events we’re most looking forward to in Virtual New Orleans this week.

Community nonprofit program aims to create an oasis in New Orleans’ food deserts

By Matt Haines | June 17, 2020

Locally grown fruits and veggies delivered to your door? Top Box Foods, Louisiana is a community-based nonprofit organization with the declared mission of making healthy food affordable and accessible to all.