I can’t believe it’s been six whole years since New Orleans photographer Jacqueline Marque photographed by French Quarter Apartment for Apartment Therapy after my first rental refresh. I have made so many updates since then. Like many people during Covid lockdown, I finally fished some projects that had been sitting undone for years. Some links […]
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Travel these days is weird, right? We’re all itching for a real vacation, but crowds and enclosed spaces can feel stressful. Our advice for vaccinated* folks planning their first post-lockdown getaway: choose a road trippable destination, pick a spot with plenty of outdoor options, and – most importantly – start with Fredericksburg, Texas. This quaint,
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It’s fair to say that not a single life has gone untouched by COVID-19. But for the avid traveler, this new way of life presents some specific challenges. If, like me, you’re not ready to take on the risks of air travel, you’ll have to prepare to road trip during COVID. I am by nature
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Speakeasies, drunken politicians, rum runners and raids. While other cities dry up during Prohibition, New Orleans becomes the wettest place in America in this episode of Quarantine History. Thank you to Urban South Beer for their generous donation to IPNO! You can donate to the Innocence Project New Orleans here: https://ip-no.org/support/donate/ Episode 1 – Bricktop Episode
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Emeril Lagasse doubts she ever owned a pan, but that didn’t stop this fine dining grand dame from revolutionizing New Orleans’ restaurant scene. Meet “Pizzazz Ambassador of New Orleans” Ella Brennan in Episode 6 of Quarantine History. Episode 1 – Bricktop Episode 2 – The Bulletproof Baroness Episode 3 – General “Spoons” Episode 4 – Jenny Lind Episode 5
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A Russian immigrant, coups in Central America and victory in a Boston boardroom – the banana’s story spans the globe. But in episode 5 of Quarantine History, it’s New Orleans’ own Sam “Banana Man” Zemurray who takes the fruit straight to the top. Episode 1 – Bricktop Episode 2 – The Bulletproof Baroness Episode 3
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At the moment, a handful of Bourbon Street bars are open. On any given day, the riverfront is dotted with joggers, bikers and dog walkers. And infrequent bands of tourists amble through Jackson Square, cameras in hand. Today, New Orleans is a week into reopening under Phase 1. To many of us, the famed French
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A star so bright, New Orleans lost its damn mind – and a building on Magazine Street. Original opera diva Jenny Lind visits Episode 4 of Quarantine History. Episode 1 – Bricktop Episode 2 – The Bulletproof Baroness Episode 3 – General “Spoons” Episode 5 – Sam “The Banana Man”
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A Union general with sticky fingers scandalizes the country by dissing New Orleans women. Say hello (and goodbye) to Benjamin “Spoons” Butler in latest episode of Quarantine History
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Episode 2: The Bulletproof Baroness A child bride and heiress survives an assassination attempt, ditches her loser husband and becomes big time New Orleans famous. In this episode of Quarantine History, the Traveler Broads tell the tale of the bulletproof Baroness Pontalba. Episode 1 – Bricktop Episode 3 – General “Spoons” Episode 4 – Jenny
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