Tag: New Orleans
The History of Mardi Gras: More Than a Party, a Living...
Mardi Gras is often reduced to a handful of clichés—beads, masks, parades, and a good excuse to throw a party. But long before it...
Chef Alex McPhail: From Pensacola Roots to New Orleans Heights and...
When you sit down with Chef Alex McPhail, the driving force behind Restaurant Iron in downtown Pensacola, you meet a man whose culinary journey...
Artist Lance Vargas Returned to Pensacola for Thanksgiving & Hit the...
Over Thanksgiving, I found myself standing beside a worn pickup truck with the cutest pup, Daisy, sitting in the driver’s seat and parked in...
Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service Launches Today
For the first time in nearly 20 years, almost to the day, passenger trains will once again travel the Gulf Coast between Mobile, Alabama,...
Amtrak Mardi Gras Service coming this Summer
Agreements have been reached for new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service along the Mississippi Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala. Starting this...
10 Truths About Mardi Gras
Every year, I see more and more people moving to the area from outside of the South. In true Southern fashion, I welcome y'all...
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Lineup Announced
Only a couple hundred miles to the west of Pensacola, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will kick off this Spring. The lineup was...
How to celebrate National Oyster Rockefeller Day
Yes, there is a day for everything and we are grateful for the National Day that is today — National Oyster Rockefeller Day. It’s...
Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans to Open June 8
Audubon Nature Institute announces June 8, 2023 is the opening date for the new, reimagined and redesigned Audubon Aquarium and Audubon Insectarium on the...
Jackson Browne’s Summer Tour
Jackson Browne's summer tour in nearby cities with dates running from June through early August 2023. He will perform songs spanning his career.
The Rock...
