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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Mardi Gras Super Krewes

by Sally Tunmer January 28, 2012 Arts & Culture

Even though Carnival officially starts on Twelfth Night, for some it’s not until the first bite of king cake or the first catch of a bead. If you’re not already in full Mardi Gras mode and are compulsively monitoring how much longer you’ll have to wait for Fat Tuesday (23 days, 10 hours and approximately 5 minutes at the time …

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GoNOLA TV Presents: A Mardi Gras How-To Guide

by Sally Tunmer January 27, 2012 Arts & Culture

With Mardi Gras just around the corner, it’s important to be prepared. Mardi Gras isn’t as easy as it looks. Sure, it’s the world’s greatest party, but locals know a secret or two to outlasting the weeks of celebration. Comfort, endurance and toilet access are key to making Mardi Gras the best experience possible, and every year inevitably Mardi Gras …

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GoNOLA Top 5: Mardi Gras Parades

by Sally Tunmer January 24, 2012 Arts & Culture

While many claim to have a favorite Mardi Gras parade, whether its small or big, day or night, everyone can agree on what the main events of Mardi Gras are. These five parades are the most prestigious and the most sought after, and with good reason. Most of the parades on the list have seen Carnival through almost its entire …

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GoNOLA Top 4: Satirical Mardi Gras Parades

by Sally Tunmer January 10, 2012 Arts & Culture

Satire is a deep rooted value in New Orleans Mardi Gras traditions honored in many if not all parades. Making fun of ourselves, our government and the world in general is a sacred practice and a big part of the joy of Mardi Gras. There’s nothing like the giddy feeling of anxiously awaiting the next float in a parade to …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Phunny Phorty Phellows

by Sally Tunmer December 31, 2011 Flickr

There’s nothing like catching the first throw of the season from a gesticulating, costumed dude frantically announcing that Carnival has arrived from a streetcar not yet shed of its holiday attire, barreling down St. Charles Avenue. I’m of course referring to the Phunny Phorty Phellows, the official messengers of Mardi Gras, not unlike a bunch of drunk Paul Reveres. Witness …

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We Asked, You Answered: What Would You Bring to New Orleans?

by Andy December 26, 2011 Arts & Culture

About a week ago we asked our Facebook fans and Twitter followers this question: If you could only bring one thing to NOLA, what would it be? Needless to say, we got quite a few interesting – and some very funny – responses. Many people said the only thing they’d bring would be themselves (good answer) and a lot of …

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Light The Way For Papa Noel: The Levee Bonfires

by Sara Hudson December 19, 2011 Arts & Culture

As a Texan, there are three things I love: 1) watching bonfires; 2) watching bonfires with crowds of fellow bonfire-lovers plus easily accessible hot chocolate; and 3) watching bonfires with crowds of fellow bonfire-lovers plus easily accessible hot chocolate near enormous bodies of water, such as the Mississippi River. Now, Texas often lacks the water component of this scenario, which …

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GoNOLA TV Presents: Celebration in the Oaks

by Andrew December 2, 2011 Events

If discovering the sparkling forest of Celebration in the Oaks won’t put you in the holiday spirit, then we give up. Today marks the official nightly opening of the giant outdoor Christmas light display in City Park, continuing through New Year’s Day, 2012. Celebration in the Oaks is becoming a national Christmas destination and is as wondrous for children …

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GoNOLA Top 5: Santa Appearances in New Orleans

by Sally Tunmer November 22, 2011 Events

Luckily, Santa Claus makes time in his busy schedule to pass a good time down in NOLA during the weeks leading up to Christmas. This holiday season, Santa brings his North Pole entourage of elves and reindeer to come play some jazz, eat some seafood and have some French Quarter spiked punch. Hanging out with Santa is just one way …

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New Orleans Around the Web | Week of November 7

by Sally Tunmer November 11, 2011 Arts & Culture

It’s that time again: the week in review through New Orleans online coverage. In this week’s New Orleans Around the Web, more food bloggers continue to discover New Orleans through its cultural foundation: food, a suffered neighborhood rebuilds with a completely green state of mind and the travel writer everyone’s had their eye on for the past month has unveiled …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Christmas in New Orleans

by Sally Tunmer October 29, 2011 Events

New Orleans puts its own spin on everything, Christmas definitely not excluded. The whole city sparkles, adorned with twinkling lights especially magical in the already beautiful French Quarter. The ultimate Christmas light display, however, is in City Park for Celebration in the Oaks opening November 25. Whether you already live here or if you live across the country, plan to …

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GoNOLA Recommends: 5 Things To Do in New Orleans This Weekend

by Sally Tunmer October 26, 2011 Arts & Culture

This weekend is fall’s main event in New Orleans. It is dominated by Voodoo Festival and Halloween and the before and aftermath of both. The city transforms into a huge costume party, much like Mardi Gras but with more Twilight-themes than royal ones. This is a time for everyone regardless of who they are or where they come from to …

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New Orleans Around the Web | Week of October 17

by Sally Tunmer October 22, 2011 Music

This week, a lot happened in New Orleans and it made an impression in other territories. Foreign ambassadors toured the city as part of a world peace initiative, the Saints coach adapts to a temporary coaching method and a New Orleans band is in New York for CMJ. As always, there was a wealth of interesting stories on New Orleans …

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GoNOLA Top 5: How To Halloween in New Orleans

by Sally Tunmer October 18, 2011 Arts & Culture

Halloween in New Orleans is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. Like Mardi Gras, New Orleanians begin planning events, parades and costumes well in advance in order to properly go all out for this most formidable of holidays. Whether it’s an ominous haunted house or a friendly festival for kids, New Orleans takes Halloween to the …

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The Travel Channel Crashes One Lucky Vacation to New Orleans

by Sally Tunmer October 15, 2011 Arts & Culture

Don’t know what to do for Fall Break? Deciding between maybe a quaint trip to the mountains or going upstate somewhere? Sure, that can be nice, but wouldn’t you rather head south to New Orleans and have a vacation that will blow any other possible plans away? Besides the wonderfully overwhelming degree of cultural activity, food, music and unadulterated fun …

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New Orleans Around the Web | Week of October 10

by Sally Tunmer October 14, 2011 Arts & Culture

In between thumbing through the Sunday Times and the funny pages this weekend, peruse these online articles, Tweets and pictures we’ve compiled from the past week for your reading pleasure. We weren’t fishing for it, but we did find that New Orleans has been at the top of a lot of polls and lists lately. Not to brag, but just …

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