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The Top 5 French Antiques Shop on Magazine Street: #1 Karla Katz

by Valorie July 14, 2011 Shopping

I have been doing a series on the Top Five French Antiques Shops on Magazine Street. It has been an amazing task choosing from the dozens that line what has become the shopping street for design and decor. Picking #1 was a careful and considered choice.

Karla Katz is my pick for the number one French antiques shop. Karla …

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Summer Reading: New Orleans Style

by Valorie July 7, 2011 Shopping

New Orleans is such an interesting and fascinating place. I came here as a visitor 12 years ago, and moved here 11 years ago. From the moment I “discovered” New Orleans, I couldn’t find and read enough books about it.  It didn’t matter if it was fiction or nonfiction, and in a way I had already started reading about New …

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What’s the Story With Fireworks in New Orleans?

by Valorie June 30, 2011 Shopping

I remember when I spent my first 4th of July in New Orleans I was amazed by many of my neighbors shooting off fireworks. Sometimes it was just kids on the porch with sparklers and other times it involved huge displays that were as good as any professional fireworks show.

I loved sparklers as a kid, and thought maybe I’d …

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Cool Off at the Cool Zoo

by Valorie June 23, 2011 Sports & Recreation

At the very end of Magazine Street is the back side of Audubon Park, and the fabulous Audubon Zoo. This year there is a new attraction for kids geared for summer visitors, a new splash park called Cool Zoo. It’s open Tuesday – Sunday from 10AM until 7PM (open late as part of the Twilight Zoo program).…

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French Quarter Shopping: Tommy’s Flowers

by Valorie June 16, 2011 Shopping

Whether one comes to New Orleans for the first time with a list of shops found online, or with recommendations from friends who have been here before, visitors to New Orleans know what the locals know: we can shop ’til we drop in the Big Easy. One place that has been a favorite shopping stop since the 1970s is Tommy’s …

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The Top 5 French Antiques Shops on Magazine Street: #2 Wirthmore Antiques

by Valorie June 12, 2011 Shopping

People from all over the country come to New Orleans to shop for French antiques. Whether you are a home owner looking for that special piece, or a decorator wanting the best for a client, New Orleans is the destination for your design needs.

With so many fabulous antiques shops on Magazine Street, it has been a challenge to narrow …

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It’s A Dog’s Life in New Orleans: Belladoggie Dog Spa

by Valorie May 26, 2011 Shopping

New Orleans locals and visitors alike know and love the award-winning day spa Belladonna, not only for the soothing therapies for the body, but for the excellent retail therapy in the huge shop in front of the spa.

Owner Kim Dudek has combined her love and activist advocacy for animals along with her spa expertise in opening this new member …

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New Orleans' Newest Interior Design Shopping Option

Guild Hall: New Orleans’ Newest Pop-Up Design Shop

by Valorie May 19, 2011 Shopping

Calling all designers and decor addicts! New Orleans has an amazing new pop-up shop called Guild Hall that just opened on the second floor at The Shops at Canal Place.

It is the most chic pop-up shop I have ever seen! They sell home furnishings, art, and a most interesting collection of curated objects.

The distinct collection of art, antiques, …

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New Orleans’ Amateur Boxing Scene: Friday Night Fights

by Valorie May 13, 2011 Events

Boxing fitness classes, as a way to get in shape, is a popular trend that’s sweeping New Orleans. It’s an incredible workout and a great way to mix up your fitness routine. New Orleans has nearly four dozen boxing clubs that offer workout classes as well as actual boxing training. New Orleans has a growing boxing community and …

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The Top 5 French Antiques Shops on Magazine Street: #3 Bush Antiques

by Valorie May 5, 2011 Shopping

Allain Bush has operated Bush Antiques at 2109 Magazine Street since 1979. Allain goes on annual buying trips to Europe, and always brings back beautiful and unique items. Like many stores in New Orleans, Bush Antiques has set up shop in an old house. There are twelve fabulously styled rooms with French and continental furniture, religious art, textiles, lighting and …

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Celebrate the Royal Wedding in New Orleans

by Valorie April 28, 2011 Events

Okay, okay, so it’s Jazz Fest in New Orleans, but somewhere across the lake the Royal Wedding is happening. So take a little time-out to experience the elegance at the Windsor Court Hotel on Friday, April 29, where they will provide “the most authentic setting, after Westminster Abbey, to honor the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton”.

The Windsor …

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Santa Fe Tapas: a Delicious New Option in New Orleans’ Restaurants

by Valorie April 22, 2011 Cocktail Culture

New Orleans is a city filled with good restaurants,  so it is always amazing when another one joins that impressive list. It is even more gratifying to see a place that has been shuttered for many years come alive again. And so we have Santa Fe Tapas on St. Charles Ave.

If you are a local you might remember …

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New Orleans House Tours: Beauty Behind Closed Doors

by Valorie April 15, 2011 Arts & Culture

Spring time heralds a tradition here in New Orleans in the form of the house tour. Several organizations that provide incredible support for the community of New Orleans raise money by getting its proud citizens to open their homes to total strangers (well they might know a neighbor or two).

Visitors and locals alike love these tours, and it’s a …

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The Best French Antiques Shops on Magazine Street: Petricia Thompson Antiques

by Valorie April 7, 2011 Shopping

This is the second in a series the Visual Vamp is doing about the five best shops that sell French antiques on Magazine Street. New Orleans is a city known for its fabulous shopping and for the incredible stock of French antiques it has for both locals and visitors to buy.

Coming in at #4 of the best French …

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Shotgun House Tour: An Inside Look at New Orleans Architecture

by Valorie March 31, 2011 Arts & Culture

The Preservation Resource Center is hosting a fabulous tour of shotgun houses in the Irish Channel and Garden District this Saturday, April 2, from 10 AM – 4 PM.  This is the first tour since Hurricane Katrina. It has taken five years for this Spring rite of passage to appear again, and there is special sense of celebration for the …

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The Top 5 French Antiques Shops On Magazine Street: #5 Karina Gentinetta

by Valorie March 17, 2011 Shopping

In New Orleans, it should not be a huge stretch that there would be a plethora of antiques stores specializing in French antiques. Beautiful things from France have been coming into New Orleans for nearly 300 years.

There are many shops on Magazine Street selling antiques, but I have five favorites that deal with goods from the mother country …

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