New Orleans clippings - Filed under 'french quarter'

February 23, 2010

French Quarter Festival announces initial music line-up for 2010 | New Orleans Stuff

The French Quarter Festival announces its preliminary line-up of music, food vendors and more…

Mark your calendar

April 9 - 11, 2010

The award-winning French Quarter Festival is Louisiana's largest free music event, a three-day local music showcase scattered throughout the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. There are music performances on 17 stages…

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February 10, 2010

Only in New Orleans | JamBase

Robert Pollock shares Only in New Orleans moments...

Think back. Was it during Jazz Fest, Mardi Gras, maybe French Quarter Fest? I'm going to change that to, "All the time in New Orleans." In these economically challenging days, you can pick a long weekend, pay a lot less, and still have many "only in New Orleans" moments. That's what I did January 28 through February 2, 2010…

Café Du Monde - New Orleans | Nation's Restaurant News nrn.com

Guests at Café Du Monde can enjoy beignets and coffee to the soundtrack of jazz played by street musicians.
Just three items – coffee, beignets and milk – have kept Café Du Monde a must-see, must-sip destination in New Orleans for nearly a century and half.
Sandwiched in the French Market between the French Quarter’s Jackson Square and the levees of the Mississippi River, the 400-seat Café Du Monde endures because of its simplicity.

Camellia Grill Coming to French Quarter | Gambit - Best Of New Orleans

Local restaurateur Hicham Khodr plans to open a French Quarter rendition of the historic Camellia Grill.
He says construction will begin within a few weeks at 534 Chartres St. The building was long the site of Keuffer’s Bar and later housed a succession of short-lived restaurants, though it has sat empty for some time.

New Orleans Chanukah Second Line Parade 12/13/09

The 5th Annual
NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY-WIDE
Chanukah Second Line Parade

Featuring the Four Candles Jazz Band

START: Spanish Plaza Riverwalk

STOP: FQ Amphitheater

DISBAND: Cafe Du Monde

Keep to the sidewalk as there is no street permit

SUNDAY DECEMBER 13, 2009 @ 6:00PM

Immediately following Chanukah at Riverwalk

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October 28, 2009

New Orleans is recovering its old spirit | Travel | London Evening Standard

Blowing free: jazz is still the lifeblood of the city
Arriving in the afternoon, Lindsay Johns strolls along Canal Street, the city's main thoroughfare, down onto Bourbon Street, the pulsating major artery of the French Quarter - the historic core of the city...

The "Hang" That George Built: The Pioneer of New Orleans' Frenchman Street Music Scene

Jazz guitarist and New Orleans native Davy Mooney relocated to New York in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. After one of his periodic return visits over a year later, I asked him to assess the state of the recovery of the music community. "When I go down to Frenchman Street, it's still a great 'hang.' I know everybody on a first name basis," he said. "It's always like a homecoming. It's like Cheers. Everybody knows your name. It's a small scene. Everybody's family."

W New Orleans -- French Quarter Offers Something For Everyone | justluxe.com

Adjacent to New Orleans' historic Jackson Square, the W New Orleans -- French Quarter is just steps away from all the action of Bourbon Street, the Riverwalk and Harrah's Casino. And with an array of neighborhood bistros, charming boutiques, galleries, and live entertainment lurking nearby, there's never a dull moment at the W New Orleans -- French Quarter.

Orient-Express Hotels Sells Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. owners or part-owners and managers of 50 luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise properties operating in 25 countries, today confirmed that it has concluded the sale of its New Orleans property, the Windsor Court Hotel, to The Berger Company, Inc. for $44.25 million.

Bourbon Street may lose its bark | AP Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Businesses and residents say the barkers are straying from the informally tolerated confines of Bourbon Street to other parts of the Quarter and they want it stopped.
The Bourbon Street tradition springs from the days when doors at strip clubs were closed. A barker would call people over and open the door for a quick peak at a dancer on stage, tempting them to go inside.

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