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In the minty month of May
May brings the assurance of summer. Not the summer of heat and humidity (both in the 90s) and crawly things in the house (not just the children) but the summer of lighter refreshment – cooling beverages that please the palate.

Our good neighbors up...

Etc. Editorial

Techno-Romantic  
Artist and gallery owner, Thomas Mann of Thomas Mann I/O (which stands for Insightful Objects) describes his art as “techno-romantic...

NOLA by the Numbers

273
Height (in feet) of the Superdome.

5
Pair of pleopods (“swimmerets;” abdominal appendages for swimming and mating) on a crawfish.

1999
Year the diatonic accordion (“Cajun” accordion) was named Louisiana’s official musical instrument.

60
Average...

30˚90˚ Dining Features

Fusion food at La Thai
La Thai Cuisine Uptown co-owner Diana Chauvin says her restaurant serves Asian fusion cuisine with a focus on authentic Thai cooking and a...

Last Call

Getting started
Let’s not kid ourselves, New Orleans isn’t renowned as a start-the-day-early-with-lots-of- energy kind of town. Left to our own devices, we simply aren’t “morning people.” At no point during the day or night is our laid back culture more at ease than in the morning....

Etc. Features

Mobile pet grooming
Animal lovers Erica Hirsch and Stephanie Trumbauer are lucky: their working hours are spent with the very creatures that they adore. “While other people have to deal with coworkers and bosses, we get to play with dogs all day,” says Hirsch, who serves as president of...

Nola by the Numbers

2
Number of April fools it takes to screw in a light bulb (one to hold the bulb and one to turn the ladder).

9
Louisiana’s current number of Electoral College votes.

40,000
Number of objects in the permanent collection at the New Orleans Museum of Art....

30˚90˚ Dining Features

Delicacies at Dominique’s
Dominique’s Restaurant at the Maison Dupuy Hotel is known for its soothing evening dining experience. Walter Bertot, who manages the restaurant, is joined by Chef Dominique Macquet who creates contemporary French cuisine in an elegant and contemporary...

Festivals All Around

Pontchatoula Strawberry Festival

No other state in the union celebrates anything and everything like Louisiana, and this month the merry-making really starts to roll. We’ve got more festivals on the horizon than a crawfish boil has runaway crustaceans, so consider the following merely an introduction, organized by region, to help...

The Rest of the Fests

Festivals big and small to be enjoyed by all.