New Orleanians

How pit master Rodney Beals went from cookout to Hogs for the Cause

By Marielle Songy | October 15, 2019

Barbecue is in Beals’ blood — he’s been at the grill since he was 11 years old, and he first started serving the masses at his famed annual barbecue that happened every spring at City Park.

PHOTOS: Bioluminescent bacteria light up the night during NOLA professor’s exhibition

By Angela Calonder | October 11, 2019

The glowing designs were placed around the darkened theater and affixed to dancers to complete the ethereal experience.

‘I got a lot of ‘no’s at first’: How New Orleans’ songbird Robin Barnes soared above the odds

By Angela Calonder | October 11, 2019

With two solid EPs under her belt, a hot new single to tease the full-length album she’s got in the works, a successful fitness organization strengthening bodies and souls all around New Orleans, and a baby due in December, it’s safe to say Robin Barnes has a knack for transforming her visions into reality.

New Orleanians: Anita Oubre champions culture, community

By James Cullen | October 9, 2019

You might find her as a grand marshal leading a festival parade through the French Quarter, or sashaying through the streets in a baby blue poodle skirt with the Muff-a-lottas dance troupe, or early on Mardi Gras morning as Magnolia Rose, leader of the Mahogany Blue Baby Dolls, or buckjumping Uptown with Ms. Linda Green and the Lady Rollers. But wherever you find her, you’ll find a woman exuding strength, confidence and New Orleans culture.

James Martin hits high notes with third album release

By James Cullen | September 25, 2019

A founding member of the Soul Brass Band, a funk and brass ensemble that spent the summer touring Europe, and that can be frequently found on Frenchmen Street. Yet if things had played out differently, Martin might not have chosen the saxophone at all.

Living Art: Local scientist turns petri dishes into paintings with bioluminescent bacteria

By Angela Calonder | September 20, 2019

Dr. Hunter Cole is taking paintings with a special strain of blue-green bacteria and bringing them to life in a special exhibit.

New Orleanians: How ditching booze for burlesque awakened dancer Harper Hexx

By Matthew Hinton | September 18, 2019

Harper Hexx began as an exotic dancer on Bourbon Street at 19-years-old, but after ditching booze and getting sober, she says she’s been awakened.

Chef Scott’s Creole BBQ: meet the man behind one of the most popular street foods in NOLA

By Mary Staes | September 16, 2019

Twenty-five years ago, Scott’s first job in the kitchen wasn’t even behind a grill. It was being a dishwasher at a Shoney’s restaurant on St. Charles Avenue.

‘Beyond Bourbon Street’ podcast is the heart and soul of the city

By James Cullen | September 9, 2019

Mark Bologna, the voice behind Beyond Bourbon Street, on what drove him to create a podcast about the city.

VIDEO: Hip-Hop Legend Mia X on family, how cooking is a creative, healing outlet

By Lindsay Patross | September 6, 2019

Her memoir “Things My Grandma Told Me, Things My Grandma Showed Me,” is a heartfelt, real and often times gritty ode to her Mamaw, who had a huge hand in raising Mia.