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Caroling in Jackson Square 2025
Since 1946, Patio Planters of the Vieux Carre has hosted a candlelit caroling in Jackson Square, a generational holiday tradition for many New Orleanians.
- photos by Melanie Cole
Artist Glenn E. Miller: Looking Closer
An aspiring artist arrives in the mid-60s French Quarter to begin his career in Jackson Square – one that would include several misadventures and six decades of pushing the creative envelope.
– by Michael Warner
Danny Barker and the Early Years of the New Orleans Jazz Museum
A noted French Quarter musician embarks on a mission to preserve traditional jazz - leaning in to New Orleans’ gritty local history to do it.
– by Bethany Ewald Bultman
The Jazz Museum Meets Storyville: the 2025 Improvisations Gala
The New Orleans Jazz Museum collaborated with the Storyville Museum for a sassy theme that included jazz, gaming, and burlesque – making for an unforgettable evening!
- photos by Cheryl Gerber and Scott Saltzman
Children’s Holiday Parade 2025
Rescheduling from Saturday to Sunday because of foul weather didn’t dampen the spirits of paraders – or parade-goers – for this 4th annual event.
- photos by Shawn Fink
A Thanksgiving Trifecta
New Orleans knows something America needs to remember: A single moment can change everything.
– by Cheryl Gerber
Bucatini & Burlesque in the 7th Ward
Dinner and a show and home by 10? Pulcinella! celebrates a year of serving up Sicilian comfort food – and offering sassy burlesque shows upstairs at the Original Nite Cap cabaret.
– by Kim Ranjbar
French Quarter Museums: Stellar Shopping Finds
Take a shopping expedition with interior designer and long-time Vieux Carré resident Lee Ali as she ticks off her gift list at seven French Quarter museum shops.
– by Lee Ali
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: The Ella Project
For two decades this pro bono legal advocacy group has been helping Crescent City creatives navigate the business world—and it’s paying off.
– by Doug Brantley
The French Quarter Management District: Neighborhood Stewards
A founding member of the French Quarter Management District gives a brief overview of how the commission works to improve the quality of life in one of the country’s oldest neighborhoods.
– by Glade Bilby II
Jamie Chiarello: Portraits of Profound Humanity
This no-holds-barred artist explores the beauty of imperfection in her portraits, paintings – and handwritten signage – in Jackson Square.
– by Caroline Rowe
Kay Kell: The Behind-the-Scenes Queen of Amtrak's New Mardi Gras Line
Amtrak's new Mardi Gras line between New Orleans and Mobile is reintroducing the French Quarter to our coastal neighbors and rejuvenating Gulf Coast culture. Meet the woman who worked for 30 years to manifest the dream.
- by Ellis Anderson
Dia de Los Muertos Procession 2025
Krewe De Mayahuel’s annual gathering and procession through the Bywater to the St. Roch Cemetery remembers and celebrates loved ones who have passed.
- photos by Shawn Fink
Krewe of Boo Parade 2025
Krewe of Boo rolls through New Orleans – despite rain and heavy construction in the French Quarter.
- photos by Cheryl Gerber
Izzat NOLA Introduces a French Touch to Iberville Street
Tucked behind the U.S. Customs House, a small corner café invites guests to linger over affordable, French-inspired meals or an alfresco evening glass of wine at a sidewalk table.
– by Kim Ranjbar
The Collins C. Diboll Vieux Carré Digital Survey: A “Sporty” Redesign
This extraordinary online library – containing photographs, drawings and records of ownership of every French Quarter building – has received a show-stopping makeover.
- by John S. Sledge
Swampus Parade 2025
Leave it to the Krewe of Krampus – who even manage to make Christmas a little spooky – to host this 2nd annual parade featuring dozens of local marching clubs, all showcasing creepy creativity and alternatives to zombie plastic throws.
- photos by Melanie Cole
Patula Blooms: A New Chapter of Flavor in a Historic Courtyard
Chef Rob Tabone tips his hat to French Quarter history while offering a fresh European-esque menu in a lush Royal Street courtyard.
– by Kim Ranjbar
Naughty by Nature: The New Orleans Storyville Museum
The French Quarter’s newest museum examines the city’s notorious red-light district through an entrepreneurial eye.
-by Doug Brantley
Cover to Cover: Yet She Must Die
A new murder mystery set in New Orleans whisks readers back to the tumultuous ‘70s to follow the engaging Wat Thorne, a Tulane grad student - and amateur sleuth.
– Thomas Uskali