The most bike-friendly music festival in New Orleans kicks off this Friday evening. Mid-City’s Bayou Boogaloo is a free music, food and arts festival on the banks of Bayou St. John. Festival organizers encourage attendees to bike, streetcar, even canoe down the bayou rather than drive and clog up the Mid-City neighborhood where the festival is [...]
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Dining Out: Parkway Bakery
May 1, 2010 – 12:35 am
There are po-boys, and then there is the Parkway Bakery. The Mid-City stalwart serves up impeccable examples of the iconic New Orleans sandwich, while always innovating and adding new po-boys to the menu. Case in point, the Surf and Turf, which pairs the debris-style roast beef with large, golden fried shrimp. The key is tearing [...]
Obituary: Snooks Eaglin (1936-2009)
May 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
The generation that made the defining records in New Orleans’ rhythm and blues became a little smaller when Snooks Eaglin died February 18 from cardiac arrest. He was 73. Eaglin is remembered for his ability to mimic almost any song after a cursory listen and his unique guitar style. His fretting hand often completed chords [...]
Back to Mid-City
May 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
The third annual Bayou Boogaloo will take place May 23 from 5-9 p.m. and May 24 from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. on the banks of Bayou St. John in Mid-City. The free event features music, food and art from New Orleans, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to an afterschool music program for [...]
