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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

Valerie Boucvalt — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:14:24 +0000

Ladies, get your high heels and pajamas ready; LGBT friends, get your parade faces on; and all-around partiers, get ready to drink and mingle to support some great causes this weekend. As always, New Orleans is bursting at the seams with fiery events for each and every one of you, so read on to find out where you should be …

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New Orleans All The Way Live: Boogie At Midnight

George Ingmire — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:10:28 +0000

This week on New Orleans All The Way Live, we explore the connection between 1950s Rock and Roll and it’s influence on today’s local musicians. We take you down to the far side of the Bywater neighborhood, to a windowless bar known as BJ’s Lounge where, on Monday nights, you can find King James and the Special Men reviving …

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Adventures in New Orleans Dining: The Great Appetizer Tour

Emily Smith — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:15:40 +0000

Are your date nights feeling a bit uninspired? How about switching things up, literally! Here in New Orleans, the idea of bar hopping isn’t exactly a novel one, but how about applying that same idea to New Orleans dining? Sampling different small plates at various New Orleans restaurants throughout the course of an evening can make for a fun, adventurous, …

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NOLA History: Camp Nicholls, the “Old Soldiers Home”

Edward — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:38:47 +0000

New Orleans has always been good to its native sons returning home from wars. After the Civil War, an “Old Soldiers Home” was founded as a refuge for veterans, located on Bayou St. John. That tract of land has had interesting and historical uses ever since as an escape for soldiers from both the Civil War and World War II …

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GoNOLA Recipes At Home: Crawfish Bisque Cappuccino

Valerie Boucvalt — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:16:31 +0000

All throughout crawfish season in New Orleans, those tasty little buggers always manage to bring people together. Of course the usual crawfish boils are in order this time of year in New Orleans, but another way to enjoy them is in a tasty crawfish bisque. Recently award-winning French Quarter restaurant Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse shared their recipe for their mouth-watering Crawfish …

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Fierce Festivals: The Essence of New Orleans

Valerie Boucvalt — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:00:09 +0000

Every summer, we not only embrace the weather down here in New Orleans, we crank it up by playing host to some of the hottest festivals in the country, including Essence Festival. The weekend of Essence is four days of music, food, art, and empowerment. July 4 through 7, huge artists from around the country will come out to perform, …

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New Orleans Pride Weekend: A Celebration of Everyone for Everyone

The Red Streetcar — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:27:57 +0000

New Orleans has its festivals and celebrations for every type of person and, more importantly, New Orleans has its celebrations for everyone. The most well known will certainly be Mardi Gras, where it costs nothing to participate and people of all ages, backgrounds and circumstances equally enjoy the festivities. Another such festival is New Orleans Pride weekend taking place this …

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Jackson Square Artist Spotlight: Lance “Varg” Vargas

Nikki Carter — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:34:28 +0000

Lance “Varg” Vargas’s bio says it best: “I am the son of a sailor and a social worker, grandson of a gypsy, a dancer, and a nurse. I spent my youth moving from port city to port city, watching a lot of road go by and reading World Book Encyclopedia. After my parents settled down on the Gulf Coast, I …

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do In New Orleans This Weekend

Valerie Boucvalt — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:59:03 +0000

This weekend is another chance to feed your soul. For the food lovers, you’ll not only be able to indulge in New Orleans cuisine, but also learn a trick or two with food demonstrations and a culinary book sale. Also, for a nice change of pace, bring the kiddies to see a swamp exhibit at the zoo and eat fried …

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My New Orleans: 20 Questions with Abigail Gullo

Ann Marshall Thomas — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:31:01 +0000

Abigail Gullo is not a bartender. Or even a mixologist. She’s a bar chef and a true artist, in my humble opinion. Before starting her current career, Abigail was an off-broadway actress and theater teacher. “Now, I’m a bar chef,” she said with a grin. “I’ve finally found my nightly stage.”

Abigail moved from Brooklyn to New Orleans about …

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