Resilient, /rəˈzilyənt/, adjective 1. (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. The word resilient is one that has been oft-used to describe those […]
Category: Community Spotlight
Meteorologist Margaret Orr: People Need To Be Smart
September 5, 2021The arrival of Hurricane Betsy in 1965 was a life-changing event for Margaret Orr. When Orr stepped outside the family’s uptown home to watch the storm’s eye, her father quickly […]
New Orleans Community Comes Together in Aftermath of Hurricane Ida
September 2, 2021Days after Hurricane Ida ripped through metro New Orleans, the community is coming together to take care of its own. While many people evacuated before the storm made landfall, and […]
New Orleans Native Mignon Francois Discusses the Origin of The Cupcake Collection, and How She Built the Wildly Successful Empire From Scratch
June 23, 2021In 2005, New Orleans-native Mignon Francois was at a crossroads in her life. She had just moved to Nashville, and she and her family were struggling to make ends meet, […]
New Book From the Owner of Twelve Mile Limit Is a Progressive Mix of Cocktails and Accountability
May 16, 2021On Wednesday May 12th, beloved neighborhood cocktail bar, Twelve Mile Limit, opened their doors for indoor seating at 70% capacity. With 28 seats inside and additional seating on the outside […]
Don’t Swipe Left on This New App: The Meetery Makes Dating Easy in the Big Easy
May 11, 2021The only thing more difficult than choosing which dating profiles you want to swipe left and right on is actually picking a dating app. There are countless out there, and […]
Director of Governor’s Office of Disabilities, Bambi Polotzola, Speaks With Big Easy About The Importance of Disability Rights
May 8, 2021Bambi Polotzola is a life-long teacher, a community organizer, lover of people, activist on several fronts and the mother of a young adult with autism. As Director of the Governor’s […]
The First 72+ Will Rebuild More Lives With New Housing
May 6, 2021Dozens of formerly incarcerated people (FIP) and their supporters gathered earlier this week at the groundbreaking of The First 72+ new transitional housing in Mid-City. “Re-entry is not a fairytale […]
Lynda Woolard Discusses Her New Progressive Podcast, Louisiana Lefty, in an Interview With Big Easy Magazine
May 4, 2021Danae Columbus caught up with veteran campaign organizer and strategist, Lynda Woolard, the day after the second congressional district race to ask her about her new podcast for progressives. Louisiana […]
Local Pastry Chef Serves Up Delicious Treats at Newly Opened Le Café Eblouir Coffee & Pastry Boutique
May 2, 2021Hyemin Torroll was working as a pastry chef for Royal Sonesta Hotel when the pandemic hit. Torroll, who previously worked as the pastry chef for Hotel Monteleone, Ritz Carlton and […]
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