Know Your NOLA

The UpStairs Lounge: Remembering One of New Orleans’ Most Horrific Tragedies

By Matt Haines | June 30, 2020

On the final day of Pride Weekend in 1973 — one of the deadliest attacks on a gay club in American history (second only to the 2016 Orlando “Pulse” nightclub shooting) took place in New Orleans.

Wicks NOLA creates scents, movement through wax and fire

By Mary Staes | June 30, 2020

Local entrepreneur Tiffany Brown took her love of candles and the city of New Orleans, combining them to make Wicks NOLA. Her brand of unique scents reflects the culture of the city and even provides a way to give back to the community.

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.

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.

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. 

How New Orleans’ local small theaters are safely welcoming customers back from COVID-19 quarantine

By Marielle Songy | June 12, 2020

It might surprise you, but the smaller theaters might be better equipped to handle the pandemic than the big cinema giants.

A look back at what made the Marigny’s Cake Cafe so beloved

By Marielle Songy | June 12, 2020

The news of the closing of Cake Café and Bakery hit neighbors in the Marigny and surrounding areas hard. Many lamented the loss of the quaint café where the owners would welcome them with a smile and would always have time for a quick chat on a cheerful New Orleans morning.

House of Blues keeps live music going with virtual ‘For The Culture’ concerts

By Sabrina Stone | June 9, 2020

The idea of “For The Culture” is to create a network, a family of New Orleans-based musicians, in many genres, one live stream at a time.

Collapse, COVID, and uncertainty: how businesses near the Hard Rock Hotel collapse site are surviving

By Jennifer Larino | June 1, 2020

It’s not yet clear how and when theaters, arenas and similar venues will re-open amid COVID-19.

‘A wall in my mind’: how street artist Mr. Balloonhands creates his funky art

By Sabrina Stone | May 27, 2020

The Louisiana artist may choose to keep his identity a secret but you can get to know him through his influences and through his work, which has cropped up everywhere nowadays.