 Daughter Maria Nicholson, Biagio "Blaise" today and daughter-in-law Ruby Nicholson, photo by Ellis Anderson 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. - by Jeremy Trager - photography by Jeremy Trager and Ellis Anderson
A tour guide well-versed in the ghoulish tales of the French Quarter's history finds the present day offers its own spooky circumstances.
- by Glennis Waterman - photos by Ellis Anderson
The cover of the book features this Gálvez portrait created by two friars in 1796. Read more about this "sgraffito" portrait below.
The general and governor of Spanish Louisiana who's been "grossly overlooked by mainstream history in the United States" is the subject of a new book, Bernardo de Gálvez: Spanish Hero of the American Revolution by Gonzalo M. Quintero Saravia.
- by John Sledge
Queen Cherise Harrison-Nelson was one of the presenters at the 22nd annual VoodooFest on rue Dumaine in the French Quarter.
Hosted by Voodoo Authentica, this educational and spiritual event has taken place on Halloween for the past 22 years. This year, it coincided with a rare blue moon that rose over the final ancestral healing ceremony.
- photos by Ellis Anderson Editor's note re. health precautions: VOODOOFEST attendees were required to wear masks and practice social distancing, with hand sanitizer being distributed often. OPSO Detail Officer and 12 COVID-19 protocol enforcers were onsite to ensure public safety. Although the street was blocked to vehicular traffic, it was open to pedestrians and some of those passersby were unmasked. Also, several folks temporarily took off their masks when we asked to photograph them.
A glimpse into the mysterious ladies' restroom at Bayona.
The French Quarter restaurant Bayona has built an international reputation for its award-winning cuisine. Local women reflect on its more mysterious side.
- by Nan Parati - photos by Ellis Anderson
Scott and Tanya Boswell at Stanley, on Jackson Square.
Facing the aftermath of the city's shutdown, Stanley Restaurant's owners Scott and Tanya Boswell discover a surprising sense of purpose and pleasure in the little things - while keeping their eyes on the horizon.
- by Kim Ranjbar - photos by Ellis Anderson
 The Martin Lawrence Gallery, 433 Royal Street In one of the first official French Quarter events since March, 50+ shops, galleries and restaurants welcomed guests on Friday, October 16. - photography by Ellis Anderson
Josh Gates and Chrystal Nause
Opening a new shop during a pandemic shutdown is a bold move, but this couple has found a ready audience as the French Quarter reopening unfolds.
- story by Reda Wigle - photos by Ellis Anderson
1934 photograph of Jackson Square before it was pedestrianized. Photograph by Richard Koch, Library of Congress
The COVID shutdown has intensified efforts to balance French Quarter business and residential concerns in the city's oldest neighborhood.
- by Frank Perez
A newly installed plaque in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 marks the area where Suzanne Douvillier was reputedly buried.
A mysterious dancer in the early 1800s mesmerized crowds and caused consternation by cross-dressing and challenging social norms.
- by Michael Warner
One the world's early photojournalists chose to close out her extraordinary 70-year career in the French Quarter, in the company of bohemian artists like local photographer Joseph Woodson “Pops” Whitesell.
- by Frank Perez
This modern-day rendering by New Orleans artists Jim Blanchard depicts the James Muggah family's new and improved hotel on Isle Derniere. Never realized, construction on the expanded hotel was set to being at the close of the 1856 summer season. The Muggahs had contracted with the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans to manage the project and had collected a consortium of eager investors. Ironically, the hotel was to have been called The Trade Winds.
Hurricane Laura was the worst storm to hit Louisiana since the one that erased the Island of Derniere in 1856, when thirteen ancestors of the writer perished.
- by Bethany Ewald Bultman - illustrations courtesy Bethany Ewald Bultman
We follow Alessandrini's significant public works along the river and through the Quarter, then visit with the artist in his Howard Avenue studio.
- by Saskia Ozols - photos by Ellis Anderson
There's one thing New Orleanians look forward to during the depths of the summer doldrums: the incredible special menus at some of the city's best restaurants.
- by Kim Ranjbar
Stewart Butler portrait by Vince Santiago
Stewart Butler's biographer marks the March 2020 passing of this legendary New Orleans LGBT+ activist.
- by Frank Perez
Flexibility learned as pop-up chefs proves invaluable to restaurant owners Amarys and Jordan Herndon in Palm and Pine's first year.
- story by Kim Ranjbar
Philosophy and philanthropy drive the creative process of local artist and "universe kind of cat," Josh Wingerter.
-story by Reda Wigle - photos by Ellis Anderson
C. Morgan Babst, author of The Floating World, was the first author to be featured in the new Sunday Salon Series.
The literary salon tradition continues with an online twist, thanks to an innovative partnership between the Tennessee Williams Festival and the Beauregard-Keyes House.
- story by Christy Lorio
The corner of Dumaine and Bourbon streets, June 2020
In the 1900s, LGBT+ people from around the country were drawn to the French Quarter's shifting centers of queer gravity, which offered both a spicy nightlife scene and an evolving culture.
- by Frank Perez |
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