New Orleanians

Haunted NOLA: The ghost of New Orleans monk Pere Dagobert de Longuory is one of the most frequently seen (and heard) spirits

By Michael DeMocker | March 10, 2020

Pere Dagobert’s tale is one of a heroic, singing 18th-century icon who clearly loves New Orleans too much to leave it.

NOLA’s Irish American heritage: The life and legacy of Eleanor McMain

By Matt Haines | March 10, 2020

McMain was a champion of social services and progressivism in the early 1900s.

Let the joint burn down: Al ‘Carnival Time’ Johnson talks about his Mardi Gras anthem

By James Cullen | February 13, 2020

Most musicians hope to stay relevant for twenty years. Johnson, who is eighty, has been in the game since he was a boy in the Lower Ninth Ward. He’s the voice behind one of Mardi Gras’ most famous songs, ‘Carnival Time.’

Don’t let the takeout window fool you: Peewee’s crab cakes are worth the wait

By Marielle Songy | January 31, 2020

The menu also boasts Southern fried catfish, stuffed fish, stuffed crabs, seafood pasta, lobster, shrimp, stuffed baked potatoes, an assortment of seafood tacos on Tuesdays and much more.

Dianne Honoré: breast cancer diagnosis sparked the warrior instinct with a Carnival twist

By Angela Calonder | January 17, 2020

A survivor, a Baby Doll, an Amazon and a woman of the culture, Dianne Honore’ wears many cultural hats.

Sustainable Sipping: How SoBou bartender Amanda Thomas marries tasty cocktails, sustainability

By Marielle Songy | January 17, 2020

Amanda Thomas, bar chef at SoBou, pushes for her bar experience to be rooted in local flavors.

Baby on Board: How Japanese jazz trombonist Haruka Kikuchi found the music of life in New Orleans

By Matthew Hinton | January 16, 2020

Thousands of miles away from her homeland, jazz trombonist Haruka Kikuchi found love and music in the Crescent City.

How Trixie Minx went from broken ballerina to NOLA’s burlesque ambassador

By Matthew Hinton | December 11, 2019

When Trixie Minx first arrived in the Crescent City in 2001, both her dreams of being a professional ballerina and her ankle had been broken. But in New Orleans things fell into place.

More than a tailgate: Saints fans use games to give back to the community

By Mary Staes | December 9, 2019

What started out as a yearly effort to give back to those less fortunate has snowballed, via friends and social media, into something much bigger.

‘This is who we are’: How this NOLA couple’s honest blog ‘ProbablyThis’ cultivates huge following

By Chelsea Brasted | December 3, 2019

Ciolino and Armato, both New Orleanians living in Covington, are the brains behind the beauty of ProbablyThis, a lifestyle blog they cheekily describe with the tagline “better homo and garden.”