Know Your NOLA

Back Then: “Mr. Wedding Cake” and Lawrence’s Bakery on Elysian Fields

By Noah Ingram | August 16, 2019

This legendary and beloved bakery started with a butcher who would eventually scheme, dodge death, hustle and work his way up to becoming known throughout the Greater New Orleans area as “Mr. Wedding Cake.”

Heavenly Sweets carries on as the “Everlasting Bakery” on Elysian Fields and Filmore

By Noah Ingram | August 16, 2019

Trinise Prosper clearly remembers looking forward to Sundays when her mother would take her and the whole family to Lawrence’s Bakery on the corner of Elysian Fields and Fillmore. Little did she know, she’d be carrying on a baking tradition in the exact same spot years later.

Island on Bayou St. John inhabited by curious houses, homeowners alike

By Matt Haines | August 7, 2019

It was easy to feel like you were in a place far away from our city. Homes that looked nothing like ours, a quiet and calm that New Orleans isn’t known for and a wealth that isn’t even approached by any but one or two other neighborhoods. Where was I?

The history behind the Lakefront Airport, one of Amelia Earhart’s last-known stops

By Matt Haines | August 6, 2019

If the walls of this art-deco building could talk, they’d tell about grand political circles, art deco history and the secrets of Earhart’s last attempt to fly around the world.

More than just bread: breaking barriers at Levee Baking Company

By Noah Ingram | August 5, 2019

Not only does Christina Balzebre put a lot of effort into making her space welcoming for her customers, but she also prides herself on creating an environment where her staff feels comfortable.

Angelo Brocato’s – where Sicily and the Crescent City collide

By Matt Haines | July 26, 2019

For more than a century, Angelo Brocato’s has bring bringing the sweet taste of Sicily to New Orleans.

Dxie Brewery rendering front

Rebirth: Dixie Beer, a burned building and New Orleans East

By Mary Staes | July 25, 2019

The new brewing facility plans on providing jobs, and even bringing tourists and large events out to New Orleans East.

Serenity in Storyville: Magnolia Yoga offers peace for body, mind

By Cierra Chenier | July 25, 2019

The space is New Orleans first black-owned yoga studio and continues the legacy of female entrepreneurship in Storyville.

Freddie’s brings crispy, moist chicken and fluffy waffles to Algiers

By Marielle Songy | July 19, 2019

Food is just better when you know been that it’s made with love, care and, possibly, some old family recipes. I’ve always wanted something more than the same old thing, so when I heard an actual chicken and waffles restaurant was opening in my neck of the woods, I couldn’t get over there fast enough.

NOMA

Want to beat the heat? These museums can help!

By Matt Haines | July 18, 2019

Because art, A/C and free are a mighty fine combination, if you ask us.