#new-orleans

#new-orleans

The noise level should land somewhere between monastical library and busy restaurant. There needs to be food, and it should be well-executed. The coffee itself should be solid, but I need some reasonable un-caffeinated options, too. I'm usually on the run, so easy parking matters. Be smart: These are businesses, so if you plan to hang around for long, make sure your order justifies use of the table and tip more generously than usual.

This was my fourth time traveling to New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, and there are a few very important things I look for when choosing a hotel for that event. First of all, it has to be close - but not too close - to the French Quarter, where a lot of the Tales action goes down. I want to be within walking distance of events so the swampy July heat doesn't kill me, but I also want a quiet locale to go back to after the day's festivities are done. A location in NOLA's Warehouse District ticks this box perfectly.

It's only the fifty-fourth largest city in the United States-down from fifth largest two hundred years ago-but it occupies a much larger place in the national mind than, say, Arlington, Texas, or Mesa, Arizona, where more people live. There's the food, the neighborhoods, the music, the historic architecture, the Mississippi River, Mardi Gras. But the love for New Orleans stands in contrast to the story that cold, rational statistics tell.

A few months after Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana in August 2005, Jenna Jordan went on a search for other queer women. She was looking for camaraderie with people like herself who had returned to New Orleans after the storm. Some neighborhoods with sizable gay populations such as the French Quarter were largely spared from flooding, but areas with queer people of color and lesbians, such as Mid-City, weren't as fortunate.

"I was so against charter schools. I thought it was the pits," says Mary Haynes-Smith, the school's longtime principal. Haynes-Smith didn't like what she'd heard from parents that they felt shut out by the private organizations hired to run the charter schools. But as New Orleans crept closer to becoming the country's first all-charter system in the 2010s, the handful of traditional schools left, including Bethune Elementary, started feeling more pressure. "It was a forceful thing," she remembers.

"We wanted to highlight the tin ceiling, and close-to-original wood floors, while bringing in some of our design elements," Congregation Coffee's new owner, Patrick Brennan, told DCN.

At any moment, Moskino's flow can go from motormouthed to deliberate, from a scream to a whisper, from a DMX growl to a Baby Mel screech.

The Roosevelt New Orleans, opened in 1893, is a luxury hotel with deep historical roots in New Orleans and has hosted legendary guests and U.S. presidents.

The first six fights on the preliminary card ended in finishes, showcasing a night filled with action and excitement from the start to the finish.

Poirier derived his most palpable jubilation that night from what UFC matchmaker Joe Silva said to him immediately after the fight.

Deborah Cotton, known as "Big Red," was one of the victims of the largest mass shooting in New Orleans's history on Mother's Day 2013.

The five-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom abode has had many lives since it was built in 1856, starting with its original design by architect Louis E. Reynolds.

The Garden District Hotel officially opened in June, offering contemporary luxury with 47 guest rooms, a heated saltwater pool, and the only swim-up bar in New Orleans.

The fast food chain will open its doors in Camden High Street at 11am on Saturday, July 12, with the first three customers in the queue winning free chicken sandwiches for a year.

"I've been waiting my whole career to make this album," Big Freedia said in a statement. "The church always spoke to me: the drama, the choir, and the attire. We are in uncertain times. I'm hoping fans can get some faith and hope from this album."

Hotel Saint Vincent, located in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District, is a beautifully renovated hotel known for its vibrant design and exceptional hospitality.

The rooms at Maison Métier feature luxurious beds and spa-like bathrooms, creating a plush, serene environment for guests seeking both comfort and elegance.

"We will picket, shout, bargain, petition, and strike again, and again, and again until the nurses win the first contract!" - Terry Mogilles

New Orleans has a long history of drama, beauty, scandal, [and] resilience, how the color and the unique flavor the culture is imbued with has influenced the design scene beyond its city limits in a massive way.