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Out in the Great Elsewhere, people ask me all the time: “How is New Orleans doing? Is it back?” And the answer is: yes and no.
Yes, there are entrepreneurs in Lower Nine
There’s a new barber shop down in Lower Nine; actually, it’s the only barber shop in Lower Nine. It’s one part of a project-in-the-making that already contains a sweet shop with sno-balls and candy and, one day soon, will also include a small food market.
The HUB: Bikers call for zero tolerance for bike fatalities
Local bicycle advocacy organization Bike Easy is calling for a Vision Zero policy, aimed at eliminating preventable traffic tragedies — to be enacted by the New Orleans mayor and City Council.
Culture Collision 6: Pictures with the Queen
If it’s good enough for Her Majesty…
The third installment of a series spotlighting some of the best places to hear live music around New Orleans.
Films put the labor back into Labor Day
Cinema Reset brings the message of labor back to Labor Day with three thought-provoking documentaries plus a special Open Screen, New Orleans showing of original shorts.
NOLAbeings Multimedia artist Claire Bangser created NOLAbeings as a portrait-based story project that marries... 
Voodoo in New Orleans: Reviving history: New Orleans fortune telling This article takes a deep dive into the history of Voodoo in New Orleans, its hybridization with Catholicism, and its present-day place in the city's culture. The author visits fortune-tellers in the French Quarter, using their guidance as a tool for introspection rather than a deterministic predictor of the future. Through her experiences in New Orleans, the author feels a mystical connection to both the past and the future. 