City Park Conservancy hosts final public planning meetings

Joe's Cozy Corner stood as a home base for New Orleans' musicians, neighborhood community center

“Papa” Joe Glasper once had a cozy corner in Tremé for musicians and neighbors. “Joe’s Cozy Corner was an integral part of the city’s brass-band renaissance in the 1990s and early 2000s,” WWOZ’s “A Closer Walk” states. “Glasper ran the bar as a community center, offering school supplies and breakfast to hungry kids on their […]

Second-line season heats up in September; Groups remember the Jolly Bunch

The Jolly Bunch was one of the first social aid and pleasure clubs to form an all-female branch, paving the way for many more to come.

SpaceX promises coastal restoration in Louisiana, but scope and spending remain unclear

Elon Musk’s rocket company says it will fund marsh rebuilds and shoreline protection in Vermilion Parish beyond what regulators require.

Krewes to pay new fee for Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans

The new fee was approved with little fanfare at Thursday’s council meeting.

City Council expresses support for ‘Opportunity Pass’ program

The New Orleans City Council unanimously approved a resolution to support the search for funding to continue the Opportunity Pass program at its regular meeting on Thursday (Sept. 3).