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Armstrong Park’s Unexpected Attraction: The Antique Rose Garden
This park adjacent to the French Quarter is home to the legendary Congo Square and statues of New Orleans’ jazz greats, but a rarely noticed antique rose garden provides an unexpected delight.
– by Ellis Anderson
A Labor of Love: Caroling in Jackson Square
A mid-century gardening club’s seasonal gathering has become one of New Orleans’ favorite holiday traditions, now hosting thousands of carolers each year.
– by Dean M. Shapiro
Dodwell House and Anna’s Place: Tremé Touchstones of Possibility
The Timeless Napoleon House
Longtime patrons of the venerable establishment will find very few changes after eight years of ownership by noted restauranteur Ralph Brennan.
– by Angelique LaCour
Arcadian Books & Prints
This year marks a milestone for a neighborhood institution: Arcadian Books & Prints has been keeping love of the written word alive in two languages for 40 years. Stepping into what proprietor Russell Desmond calls the “organized chaos” of his French Quarter store (714 Orleans), customers are generally thrilled – and occasionally overwhelmed – by the literary riches packed into the confined space.
Extended Family: Vieux Carré Wine & Spirits
Immigrating from Sicily in 1957, Biagio “Blaise” Todaro worked in a neighborhood grocery before opening his own shop - one that's become a French Quarter institution.
To Live in a Masquerade: Inside the Mask Market
To Live in a Masquerade: Inside the Mask Market: On the weekend before Mardi Gras for the past 38 years, the French Market has hosted one of the most unusual art markets in the country. Meet a few of the makers behind it.
- by Kirsten Reneau
It's All Good for Hotel Al
After working 60 years at the French Quarter's famed Hotel Monteleone, Al Barras has become an institution - and the subject of an award-winning documentary.
- by Kirsten Reneau
- photos by Ellis Anderson and courtesy Full Armor Productions
Looking for Peace in New Orleans
One of the first Flea Market and Jazz Fest vendors, Cruz Sanchez still works in the Decatur Street store he founded fifty years ago - an island of calm in the midst of the French Quarter's whirl.
- story by Kirsten Reneau
-photos by Kirsten Reneau and Ellis Anderson and courtesy of Cruz Sanchez