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GoNOLA Radio to Be Launched Monday

by Burke February 3, 2012 GoNOLA Radio

GoNOLA Radio is a weekly podcast produced by New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation in conjunction with FSC Inter@ctive.

Hosted by Sunpie Barnes, the podcast is broken into segments of interviews by some of the most colorful experts on New Orleans music, culture, and cuisine.…

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Food interviews by Lorin Gaudin.
Music interviews by George Ingmire.
Culture interviews by Mikko.
Music provided

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Voo Dat?: New Orleans Voodoo History and Shops

by Nikki Carter October 27, 2011 Arts & Culture

It’s high time we all get in the Halloween holiday spirit, especially with Voodoo Music Experience 2011 kicking off this weekend! Since New Orleans Voodoo is something most of us have been exposed to through pop culture – The Skeleton Key, Anne Rice’s Mayfair witch family, etc. -  I thought it would be fun to shed some light on …

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NOLA History: The Old Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter

by Edward March 30, 2011 History

Walking around the French Quarter is most enjoyable in the spring and fall, when the weather isn’t too overwhelming. With French Quarter Fest coming up over the weekend of April 7-10, a lot of folks will be walking from one music stage to another. As you make the walk from Jackson Square over to the Old US Mint, you might …

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GoNOLA TV Presents: The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

by Andrew March 24, 2011 Video

It’s no secret that New Orleans is a city that rises straight from the pages of history books. Even the casual observer will clearly see that the past, present, and future all coexist beautifully in the Crescent City, from the French Quarter to the Garden District. What you may not know is that there are some really great museums that …

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NOLA History: Streetcars-The Early Years

by Edward March 16, 2011 History

As springtime approaches in New Orleans, locals and visitors alike want to get outdoors. Riding the streetcar on a sunny day is one of the most enjoyable ways to get Uptown to the Audubon Zoo, or out to City Park and the New Orleans Museum of Art. Our “green” streetcars that run on the St. Charles line …

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NOLA Mardi Gras History: Mardi Gras Marching/Walking Clubs

by Edward March 2, 2011 History

Rex, King of Carnival, rides on a yacht and a float. Zulu the King also rides a float, and has arrived for Carnival in the past on a barge on the New Basin Canal. The “Super Krewes” ride huge double- and triple-section floats with the finest in artwork and state-of-the-art, fiber optic lighting.

Then, on the other hand, some folks …

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NOLA History: Mardi Gras Parades

by Edward February 16, 2011 History

There are many facets to the Carnival celebration in New Orleans, from King Cakes to the Bal Masque, to the debauchery of the Vieux Carre on Carnival Day. But for most New Orleanians, Mardi Gras memories come from parades.

Carnival’s roots go back into the Middle Ages. The first “official” Mardi Gras celebration took place in 1833. Bernard Mandeville …

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Music Monday: “If Ever I Cease To Love”

by Chuck Credo IV February 7, 2011 Music

Over the years, I have developed certain classic Carnival traditions of my own (as most people in this town do). I am what you call a “ball-goer.” I try to attend as many of the large carnival balls as I can. In 2008, I consumed a mass quantity of energy drinks and few thousand diet cokes, which provided me with …

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NOLA History: Gallier Hall-the “official” focal point of Carnival

by Edward February 2, 2011 History

Carnival is not an “official” holiday like Presidents Day or Veterans Day. At least not to the rest of the world. The School of Design’s motto, Pro Bono Publico, “for the good of the people,” says it all. Still, there is an “official” side to Carnival, and that side is most visible on St. Charles Avenue, at Gallier Hall.…

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NOLA History: “May the Grand Duke Alexis Ride a Buffalo to Texas…”

by Edward January 19, 2011 History

Mardi Gras is a celebration with a rich musical tradition, one that even includes a Russian Grand Duke. How did a younger son of the Emperor and Autocrat of All The Russias become a part of the history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans?

It’s a long story.

Rex, King of Carnival, first paraded through the streets of …

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NOLA History: Home for the Holidays…By Air

by Edward December 9, 2010 History

While earlier generations would ride sleek passenger trains to get New Orleans, these days, “home for the holidays” means getting on a plane, flying to a “hub” airport, then catching a jet to the Crescent City. Coming to New Orleans by plane usually means flying into the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (LANOIA), better known by its IATA code, …

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NOLA History: Home for the Holidays via Train

by Edward November 24, 2010 History

Traveling home for the holidays didn’t always involve full-body-scans, “enhanced pat-downs” and taking off your shoes.  In these days of intense security screening at airports, it’s nice to take a look back at a time when getting home to New Orleans was much less stressful.

Since 1892, the Louisville & Nashville and Southern Railroad companies operated trains from New York …

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NOLA History: The “Green Streetcars” of St. Charles Avenue

by Edward November 3, 2010 Arts & Culture

The fall and spring are the best times to ride the streetcars on the St. Charles Avenue line. The weather is usually sunny and not so hot, so it’s fun to put up the windows and take in the sights and sounds of Uptown New Orleans. The “green” streetcars that run on the St. Charles line have been in operation …

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Gumbo Season Is Upon Us

by Chris Boudy October 26, 2010 Arts & Culture

Every year like clockwork, we in New Orleans experience beautiful southern weather. For a couple of weeks in autumn, we can step outside and see perfection. There’s not a cloud in the sky, the sun is beaming, and it’s not too hot and not too cold.  As Goldilocks from “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” would say, “it’s just right!” New …

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NOLA History: The Three Churches of the Irish Channel

by Edward October 20, 2010 History

Many visitors to the city head over to the corner of Constance and Josephine Streets in the Irish Channel neighborhood of New Orleans to see “the churches.”  It’s a rare sight to see two large Catholic churches directly across the street from each other, but that’s what you find up in “da Channel.”  On the river side of the intersection …

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NOLA History: Sailing Lake Pontchartrain at West End

by Edward July 28, 2010 History


Merchants who set up businesses on the “American” side of Canal Street after Louisiana became part of the United States didn’t want to have to transport goods from the turning basin of the Carondelet Canal on the “Creole” side of the city, so they incorporated a company to build a canal connecting the uptown side of the city with Lake …

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