City officials are stubbornly proceeding with Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s proposal to relocate City Hall to the old Municipal Auditorium despite fierce opposition from residents in Treme and other community advocates. Cantrell first suggested the proposal shortly after being elected. In 2019, the administration commissioned a study that found the existing City Hall was … Continue Reading Article about Congo Square, City Hall, & the Municipal Auditorium
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Trodding the Boards June 15, 2021
Songs for a New World at the New Orleans Jazz Museum Hallelujah! Live musical theater performances have returned to New Orleans! Under its “Lyric Lagniappe” banner, Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane University (SLT) recently presented Songs for a New World at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. And the only question I have is “Why did it take so long for anyone to do a show there?” … Continue Reading Article about Trodding the Boards June 15, 2021
How Well Do You Know French Quarter History?
· Was Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville gay? · Was New Orleans named after a cross-dresser? · Did the Catholic Church let the French Quarter burn down in 1788? · Did a gay Jewish man save St. Louis Cathedral from destruction? · … Continue Reading Article about How Well Do You Know French Quarter History?
Access Health Introduces Free HIV Home Testing Kits & Counseling for Southeast LA Residents
No insurance or copay required; testing encouraged regularly for all adults 18-64 NEW ORLEANS, LA (May 6, 2021) — Access Health Louisiana (AHL) is pleased to announce its home-based testing program, GetCheckedAHL, which provides free HIV testing and counseling services to residents across southeast Louisiana. Participants will receive a home-based kit and be scheduled for a … Continue Reading Article about Access Health Introduces Free HIV Home Testing Kits & Counseling for Southeast LA Residents
Book Review: The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. The United States
The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. The United States. Eric Cervini. Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2020. 512 pages. $35 History is a series of causes and effects: A lie about voter fraud leads to bloody insurrection. The murder of George Floyd leads to a national call for police reform. The election of a black president leads to the election … Continue Reading Article about Book Review: The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. The United States
Take Up Your Cross – Part II
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:29 In Part I of this series, we journeyed and surveyed the hardships of doing the work of Jesus among the marginalized. Yet we left each other with the hopeful thought that is found in … Continue Reading Article about Take Up Your Cross – Part II
Trodding the Boards June 1, 2021
Little Shop Of Horrors at 30 by Ninety Theatre through June 13 While theaters in New Orleans are beginning to open again (see HEDY! below), venues on the North Shore are now playing to 100% capacity. That being the case, if you want to see 30 by Ninety Theatre’s production of Little Shop Of Horrors, you better book now or risk being disappointed. For those unfamiliar with … Continue Reading Article about Trodding the Boards June 1, 2021
THE OFFICIAL PRIDE GUIDE
Happy Pride Y’all! It has been quite a year and half as we have navigated the COVID pandemic, quarantines, unemployment, riots, murder hornets, natural disasters and a host of other crises. But as the world gets vaccinated against the virus, life has begun to come alive again in New Orleans. Live music can be heard, businesses are reopening fully, and you … Continue Reading Article about THE OFFICIAL PRIDE GUIDE
