Before she'd turned twelve, a young girl in a small Kenyan village made an ambitious list of life goals. Becoming a fashion designer was only number two.

- story and photos by Ellis Anderson

New Orleans socialite and long-time French Quarter denizen Margarita Bergen doesn’t miss a beat  - or a party - when it comes to the Quarter’s jazzy social scene.

There are three sections to each column: Social Swirl (where Margarita's been), The Fabulous Future (what's ahead) and Quarter Buzz (things knows about that we mere mortals aren't privy to).  

​Providing "the neighborhood’s only explicitly political street entertainment," a former liberal named Michael DeBari draws both fans and fire at his outpost near the French Market. 
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-by Andrew Cominelli 
-photography by Ellis Anderson

The daughter of noted New Orleans painter Noel Rockmore has blazed her own creative trail, yet there's a similar and mysterious depth in the work of both artists. 

- by Grace Wilson
photos by Sophie Germer

This North Rampart Street bar offers all the elements needed for a great neighborhood hangout according to this month's guest columnist, Konrad Kantor. 

Why did we choose this date and time to launch?  Even hard-bitten skeptics find it difficult to ignore astrological advice when it includes the word “auspicious."

-by Ellis Anderson 

​The man who made the Quarter's literary legacy come alive with his walking tours and Tennessee Williams lore:  a visit with Kenneth Holditch.

by Rheta Grimsley Johnson
photos by Ellis Anderson

Rooted in Cuban traditions, the fledgling neighborhood bar has garnered national recognition and won a loyal local following.  

-story by Reda Wigle
photos by Ellis Anderson 

A summer afternoon quest for caffeine in the Quarter nets an old book, a new friend, and a gander at 300 naked people riding bicycles.

- by Nan Parati
photos by Ellis Anderson

This jazz duo and their musical guests filled a hidden upstairs bar on Decatur Street with laughter and jazz - and an excellent vibe, even in the thick of summer. 

- by Christopher Louis Romaguera

Meet a few of the far-sighted men who blocked the wrecking ball's path through the Quarter in the early 1900s.  
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- by Frank Perez

Long before first light, this eradicator of property defacement begins his hunt through the Quarter, determined to scour graffiti and stickers from public property. 

- by Dar Wolnik 
photos by Ellis Anderson

Ride along with this award-winning writer to learn a few of the everyday challenges - and unexpected rewards - of making a living as a French Quarter pedicabber. 

-by Andrew Cominelli
photos by Ellis Anderson and Andrew Cominelli ​