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Krewe Mosaïque Parade 2026
Fifteen independent krewes come together to make up one of the newest - and earliest – parades to march through the French Quarter, this year delighting crowds who braved frigid winds.
- photos by Scott Saltzman
Transcendent Ornamentation: Ajoonii
A boutique jewelry shop recently opened on Chartres Street where the ethereal has become tangible . . . and infinitely wearable.
– by Kim Ranjbar
Joan of Arc Lives: A New Production of an Opera Classic
Bogdan Mynka, founder of the Verismo Opera company, serves as producer and artistic director to a boldly conceived version of Tchaikovsky’s Maid of Orleans, premiering at the Marigny Opera House in January.
– by Caroline Rowe
Baby Dolls: Blessing of the Streets 2026
Each year, Baby Dolls from around New Orleans gather at the Jazz Museum to honor tradition and bless the streets for the coming Carnival season.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Joan of Arc Parade 2026
The 18th annual procession through the Quarter honoring Joan of Arc’s birthday changed routes to avoid road construction, but merry throngs were undeterred, lining the streets to welcome the Maid of Orleans and the opening of Carnival season.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Historic Houses: Built to Flex
Toss conformity out the window: historic homes lend themselves to creative uses, transforming to meet a family’s changing needs.
– by Elisa Cool Murphy
The Mysterious French Quarter Elves and Their Bienville Street Home
A former owner of the unique French Quarter building at 536 Bienville Street takes a look back at its history and 1990s renovation.
– by Thomas Uskali
Cover to Cover: Beautiful and Ugly Too
A debut poetry and essay collection by Chuck Perkins celebrates New Orleans in all of her “sadness, sickness, spirit and splendor.”
– by Skye Jackson
French Quarter Holiday Home Tour 2025
The venerable community organization, Patio Planters of the Vieux Carré, hosted the annual tour which helps fund the popular Caroling in the Square that follows later in the day.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
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