Customers line up to be seated at the Court of Two Sisters in the French Quarter on the first day of Phase One of the re-opening of New Orleans during the pandemic. Photographed on Saturday, May 16, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
At St. Louis Cathedral Sunday morning, Archbishop Gregory Aymond hands out communion wafers during his first live congregation since he contracted coronavirus in March and since churches were shuttered by the state. As New Orleans initiated Phase One of the plan to gradually re-open the city, churches opened their doors to parishioners for the first time in weeks under strict guidelines. St. Louis Cathedral limited today’s mass to 100 people and required masks of anyone entering. Afterwards, the archbishop blessed passers-by in front of the cathedral on Sunday, May 17, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
Archbishop Gregory Aymond blesses passers-by outside St. Louis Cathedral Sunday morning after his first live congregation since he contracted coronavirus in March and since churches were shuttered by the state. As New Orleans initiated Phase One of the plan to gradually re-open the city, churches opened their doors to parishioners for the first time in weeks under strict guidelines. St. Louis Cathedral limited today’s mass to 100 people and required masks of anyone entering on Sunday, May 17, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
Archbishop Gregory Aymond blesses passers-by outside St. Louis Cathedral Sunday morning after his first live congregation since he contracted coronavirus in March and since churches were shuttered by the state. As New Orleans initiated Phase One of the plan to gradually re-open the city, churches opened their doors to parishioners for the first time in weeks under strict guidelines. St. Louis Cathedral limited today’s mass to 100 people and required masks of anyone entering on Sunday, May 17, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
Archbishop Gregory Aymond gives an interview outside St. Louis Cathedral Sunday morning after his first live congregation since he contracted coronavirus in March and since churches were shuttered by the state. As New Orleans initiated Phase One of the plan to gradually re-open the city, churches opened their doors to parishioners for the first time in weeks under strict guidelines. St. Louis Cathedral limited today’s mass to 100 people and required masks of anyone entering. Afterwards, the archbishop blessed passers-by in front of the cathedral on Sunday, May 17, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
Archbishop Gregory Aymond gives an interview outside St. Louis Cathedral Sunday morning after his first live congregation since he contracted coronavirus in March and since churches were shuttered by the state. As New Orleans initiated Phase One of the plan to gradually re-open the city, churches opened their doors to parishioners for the first time in weeks under strict guidelines. St. Louis Cathedral limited today’s mass to 100 people and required masks of anyone entering. Afterwards, the archbishop blessed passers-by in front of the cathedral on Sunday, May 17, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
This weekend, New Orleans initiated Phase One of the plan to gradually re-open the city, which included farm markets that kept traffic to 25% of capacity. The Crescent City Farmers Market had already streamlined a contactless service as producers placed pre-ordered farm goods directly into vehicles in the parking lot of Parkway Bakery and Tavern on Bayou St. John on Sunday morning, May 17, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
This weekend, New Orleans initiated Phase One of the plan to gradually re-open the city, which included farm markets that kept traffic to 25% of capacity. The Crescent City Farmers Market had already streamlined a contactless service as producers placed pre-ordered farm goods directly into vehicles in the parking lot of Parkway Bakery and Tavern on Bayou St. John on Sunday morning, May 17, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
Parishioners enter Holy Name of Jesus on St. Charles Avenue as New Orleans initiated Phase One of the plan to gradually re-open the city, churches opened their doors to parishioners for the first time in weeks under strict guidelines. Holy Name of Jesus limited the 10 a.m. mass to 90 pre-registered people and required masks of anyone entering on Sunday, May 17, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
Caitlin Matherne (L) and Dawn Grosheider (R) have a socially distanced work day at Fleurty Girl on Chartres Street while wearing a “6 Feet Y’all” shirt on the first day of Phase One of the re-opening of New Orleans during the pandemic. Photographed on Saturday, May 16, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
As his grandmother Debbie Theriot looks on, Guiseppe Scala, 3, rides a slide at City Park’s Storyland which allowed visitors on the first day of Phase One of the re-opening of New Orleans during the pandemic. Theriot said visiting Storyland was the family’s last outing before the stay-at-home order took effect and was their first outing when it was lifted. Photographed on Saturday, May 16, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
Dawn Grosheider stocks the shelves at Fleurty Girl on Chartres Street while wearing a “6 Feet Y’all” shirt on the first day of Phase One of the re-opening of New Orleans during the pandemic. Photographed on Saturday, May 16, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
Fleurty Girl on Chartres Street welcomes back shoppers on the first day of Phase One of the re-opening of New Orleans during the pandemic. Photographed on Saturday, May 16, 2020. (Photo by Michael DeMocker)
Satchmo Summerfest, the festival which began as a celebration of jazz legend Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, Jr., showed that its still a favorite for locals even in its 18th year.
Somehow, the festival, which is held at the New Orleans Jazz Musuem at the Old U.S. Mint, manages to feel like it’s just for us— the locals.
With weather that felt cool and pleasant for a New Orleans first August weekend, the festival gave us everything we needed– some of the best brass bands around and local icons like Irma Thomas and Kermit Ruffins performed on three different stages, while we laid on blankets or popped open our chairs under shade-giving tents and noshed on some of the best festival food of the year from different restaurants and chefs from all of the city.
Thank you, Satchmo Summerfest, for always keeping it local, very local.
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