A writer and French Quarter tour guide discovers a time-tested culture where small pleasures bring great satisfaction.

-  by Glennis Waterman

A sprinkling of restaurants and shops opened their doors for the first time in two months, welcoming a cautious vanguard of locals.  

- by Ellis Anderson 

A reminder if you're planning to visit:  Please be especially mindful of our hospitality workers, culture bearers, and residents. If you love the Quarter, show some love to our peeps.  You'll find guidelines to help protect them here.  

During the COVID shutdown, a seasoned group of French Quarter street performers create an online platform to raise money for fellow buskers in need.  

- by Reda Wigle

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

The occasion was solemn, but the music lifted the spirits of all who were present:  The Treme-Lafitte Brass Band performed a traditional jazz funeral concert on May 12th for all lost to the coronavirus pandemic.  

- by Ellis Anderson

"Just because there's no festival doesn't mean the world can't look festive!"   Jazz Fest sign artist, Nan Parati, teams up with one of the city's savviest retailers, Lauren Haydel.  ​

- story by Reda Wigle 
- photos by Nina Cameron 

A grounded duo of travel bloggers cook up a hilarious shelter-in-place video series covering local history.  Fortunately, "local" for them is the French Quarter. 

​- by Reda Wigle 

"Dining out" has taken on a new meaning these days.  Four of our favorite French Quarter restaurants will help you do delectable at home:  Galatoire's, GW Fins, Italian Barrel and The Pelican Club.  

by Kim Ranjbar
- photos courtesy featured restaurants

After two months in French lockdown, FQJ's managing editor finds herself experiencing culture shock on her return to the states. 

- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson

Galleries may be closed and Jackson Square deserted, but artist Josh Wingerter spiced up the French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods, using plywood as his canvas. 

- photos by Ellis Anderson