In a city like New Orleans, Louisiana there are endless opportunities for adventure. It can be almost overwhelming. This is the beginning of a weekly series in which we here at Big Easy Magazine give suggestions on fun ways to spend a day, evening or afternoon in our beloved city. So let’s begin! It’s the […]
The impact of raids on adult entertainment clubs on Bourbon Street that happened just four months ago can be seen most deeply in the case of a couple clubs that closed permanently. They are also still felt by the dancers and workers who have managed to remain. Dancers took to the streets with signs sporting […]
As I walk into the Maple Leaf on Thursday, May 10th, I am excited to find out who will be joining Johnny in his trio tonight. Whoever it will be, I know it will be a great show as always. During cigarette breaks in the courtyard, my boyfriend and I had the chance to converse […]
Of course, as a film critic, I tend to think of life in cinematic ways. When I used to work in retail, I’d often imagine walking down aisles as shot from different angles, or would splice in a memory to juxtapose or comment on a current situation – usually mundane acts like stocking shelves or […]
David Johnson, 41 of Chicago, plays his Djembe for the crowds at Jackson Square (photo by TMB) Ask just about any tourist in New Orleans what the attraction to the city is and nine out of ten times you’ll hear the same answer- “It’s the food and the music.” This is ironic because for David […]
I recently became a part of a group of ladies that lovingly refers to themselves as the Ladies who Lunch. Since most of us have jobs, we don’t meet everyday (can you imagine)?! Instead, we meet every other month on a Friday afternoon for a fabulous, boozy time while wearing hats or fascinators, very naturally […]
On Nov. 2nd, 2015, three weeks before Louisiana voters decided who would become their next governor, The Hayride, a popular right-wing blog largely focused on and funded by a small network of Republican political operatives, published a shocking report that quickly went viral: 10,000 Syrian refugees, they claimed, were “resettling in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and […]
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