Bourbon Heat, the bar at 711 Bourbon Street, was recently fined $500 for being a “public nuisance” based on complaints from neighbors about the club. Strict sanctions were handed down requiring the venue to keep its doors closed, not use speakers in its courtyard, and prohibiting barkers in the street. Doors and windows are also [...]
Tag Archives: french quarter
Mark Mullins Hits the Spot at Maximo’s Italian Grill
March 1, 2012 – 12:17 am
Maximo’s Italian Grill 1117 Decatur Street (504) 586-8883 What do you usually get here? I get the fire-roasted chicken and sausage, which is cooked in a habanero-infused olive oil. They do fish like that also. The chicken and sausage one is just killer; it’s my favorite. How often do you come here? Any chance I [...]
Oil and Vinegar
March 1, 2012 – 12:02 am
Art and commerce. Like oil and vinegar, they can be shaken together to create something akin to a cultural salad dressing, which can work as a seasoning for New Orleans culture. But just like salad dressing, the two ingredients will slowly but surely separate into two distinct elements unless the bottle is shaken up regularly. [...]
Mardi Gras Day in the French Quarter: Photos (NSFW)
February 24, 2012 – 6:00 pm
There are many small marching krewes, one of which is Kosmic Debris, with brass bands that parade through the French Quarter on Mardi Gras Day. Kosmic Debris begins their walk at the Blue Nile (Alan Langhoff, the group’s founder, was the owner of the Dream Palace, the first club in the Blue Nile’s present location) [...]
Krewe du Vieux: Photos
February 6, 2012 – 6:31 pm
The first official Mardi Gras parade of the year—Krewe du Vieux—marched through the Marigny and French Quarter Saturday night, full of its usual satiric, irreverent, and lewd floats and costumes. The theme for this year’s parade, Krewe du Vieux’s 20th, was “Crimes Against Nature”. All photos by Kim Welsh.
Marching Band on Royal Street
February 1, 2012 – 12:08 am
Photographer: Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee My first time at Mardi Gras was in 2009. Two marching bands were “battling” in the street as a walking krewe was preparing to begin their route through the French Quarter. The light was in the right place, reflecting the band in the window of an antique shop on Royal [...]
Krewe of Kringle’s Ninth-Annual Christmas Costume Pub Crawl: Photos
December 12, 2011 – 2:04 pm
The Krewe of Kringle has only one rule: you have to wear a holiday-themed costume. On Saturday, December 10, Santas, elves, wise men, and many other participants filled the streets of the French Quarter for the Krewe of Kringle’s ninth-annual pub crawl parade. The Pair-A-Dice Tumblers led the way with music, starting at Molly’s and [...]
Christmas Concerts
December 1, 2011 – 12:04 am
With Thanksgiving in the rearview mirror, the French Quarter is celebrating “Christmas New Orleans Style”. The annual program that encourages tourists to spend the holidays in the Crescent City has a new wrinkle this year: in addition to the Christmas Concerts in St. Louis Cathedral, there will be a series of shows at the St. [...]
