This week, New Orleans made appearances in blogs, message boards and travel logs buzzing about the NFL playoffs, the ultimate science fiction conference known as Wizard World and reflections on outstanding memories from New Orleans. And, as always, there’s plenty of eye candy to satisfy – or perhaps intensify – a longing for New Orleans cuisine. Enjoy some light leisure reading when you’re not cheering for the Saints this weekend.
An impromptu Jackson Square performance from Lockerz by Leonardo Padron
Mayor Landrieu and San Francisco mayor Ed Lee are putting their food where their mouths are in a friendly wager for the Saints vs. 49ers playoff game on Saturday. Each has agreed to send the other local delicacies if the opposing team wins. So we guess Mayor Landrieu will be enjoying some San Francisco seafood in the near future!
The oldest photographic exhibition in the United States, dating back to the 1880s, is coming to New Orleans Jan. 14-17 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Thousands of attendees, professional and amateur alike, will partake in classes and view work from international photographers.
Spotted: giant lizard in the French Quarter. (Photo by @taylornichols)
A photo essay from the Little Black Book blog depicts just how wonderful it is to get hitched in the Big Easy with pictures from a classic French Quarter wedding.
This article on Clover Grill aptly describes the stop on Bourbon Street whose hangover saving burgers are cooked under a automotive hub cap and served by a sassy dancing waiter.
A profession of love for New Orleans that strikes a chord with the like-hearted and could remind anyone who forgot how easy it is to hopelessly fall in love with this city.
Local founder of several New Orleans businesses, Robbie Vitrano, explains why New Orleans is currently ripe for the entrepreneurial picking.
Attention all sci-fi fanatics: Star Trek star William Shatner and visionary director Stan Lee lead the army of costumed supernerds at Wizard World, otherwise known as the New Orleans Comic Con From Jan. 27 to 29.
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