Lower Decatur businesses were selected by Gambit readers as the Best of New Orleans 2009.
Best Place to Get a Mojito
3. El Gato Negro Mexican Restaurant (81 French Market Place, 525-9752)
Best Place to Get a Margarita
2. El Gato Negro Mexican Restaurant (81 French Market Place, 525-9752)
Best [...]
This totally slipped under the radar here. I didn’t know anything about it until the music was coming from the Old U.S. Mint.
It’s the Dinerral Shivers Educational Fund 1st Annual Back To School Extravaganza. It looks like a good one. School supplies for the kids, Hot Dogs, activities for the [...]
The more things change, the more they stay the same. This should make a lot of people happy.
It is my pleasure to announce that as of August 26th, Corrosion will be returning every week to 1135 Decatur. Goth-industrial is coming back to the French Quarter and back to Decatur st. [...]
Krewe du Vieux is the best Mardi Gras parade of the season, and the only parade that rolls on Lower Decatur Street. They may have suffered a setback for this upcoming season due to a two alarm fire at their den in the bywater. Information is scant at the moment, [...]
We thought it would be a good time to look back at the Times-Picayune’s coverage of last year’s Satchmo Summerfest.
For four days, lovers of Louis Armstrong enjoyed music, food and even a bit of education as the eight annual festival took over lower Decatur Street in [...]
It’s no surprise that two of our neighborhood bars on the 1100 block are featured in Gambit’s Top 50 Bars 2009.
Relative newcomer Pravada came in at #29
1113 Decatur St.
http://www.myspace.com/pravdaofnola
The absinthe-minded Lower Decatur bar melds steampunk couture with St. Petersburg gothic, but with more [...]
This email was passed along to members of the Stop Cold Storage in the Quarter/Marigny/Bywater! group on Facebook.
After Tuesday night’s BNA meeting where State Rep. Jared Brossitt announced that the Port was actively seeking a new location for NOCS and after thunderous applause I think it would be a [...]
After a long hiatus, we’re finally making an effort to bring this site back from the virtual graveyard. We’re going to post more, expand our use of social media, and hopefully drive both business and pleasure to the neighborhood. Any contributions of articles, news, photos, or other leads would be [...]
It’s that time of year again..
The festivities for this year start at 10am, with the actual parade leaving Molly’s at 5:30pm. The “standard fare” of entertainment will accompany the parade, consisting of (but not limited to) a firetruck, bands, jugglers, stiltwalkers, monkeys (I wish), etc. This is the Traditional Jim [...]
This YouTube gem turned up in a recent post on the LiveJournal New Orleans community. It’s a very well done video for a great song.
Filmed in mid-2005, this is a glimpse into life on the French Quarter’s lower Decatur Street before Hurricane Katrina.
Originally written by Ray Davies of the Kinks, [...]
There will be a music festival for children this Saturday September 15th from 2-6pm at the Old U.S. Mint (Barracks Street and Decatur Street). This is a new thing for the neighborhood and details are slim, but I’m guessing there will be a local lineup and lots of fun for [...]
The Times-Piccayune published this to say about the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
St. Patrick’s Day parades begin rolling Friday when Monaghan’s 25th annual Irish Parade paints the French Quarter green at 5:30 p.m., beginning and ending at Molly’s at the Market, 1107 Decatur Street. Beads and Irish-themed trinkets will be tossed [...]
