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Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter, Part 7: Reopening
As the nation writhes in turmoil, historian and writer Frank Perez looks through the lens of the past to ponder the French Quarter's future.
- by Frank Perez
- photos by Frank Perez and Ellis Anderson
Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter - Part 6
Leaving the French Quarter for the first time since the COVID shutdown, the writer's destination of choice? The family tomb in Galliano.
- by Frank Perez
Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter - Part 5
Fifth in the series of diary entries by writer/historian Frank Perez, this day finds him in his French Quarter home, dreaming of Paris.
- by Frank Perez
Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter - Part 4
Fourth in the series of daily diary entries by French Quarter writer/historian Frank Perez, this piece covers unfortunate hair-cuts, making groceries, and graffiti scrubbing.
- by Frank Perez
Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter - Part 3
Third in the series of daily diary entries by French Quarter writer/historian Frank Perez, this piece considers the comforts of the ordinary.
- by Frank Perez
A Day in the Life of the COVID Quarter - Part 2
Second in the series of daily diary entries by French Quarter writer/historian Frank Perez. "To be one flash of color in the kaleidoscope that is the Quarter lends perspective."
- by Frank Perez