On good days, I love running my small business. For the most part, I stay motivated by the freedom and sense of accomplishment that working for myself affords. But on bad days – days when I’m over worked, or I missed out on a big project, or when a client seems extra demanding – the […]
In this installment of Making It in NOLA, our sights land on New Orleans non-profit, Mama Maji. We sat down with founders Sydney Gray and Brian Manning-Goremans to get a look at what their organization has in store over the next year, both internationally and locally. Through Mama Maji’s vision for the city, Brian and […]
It’s Halloween! As perhaps the greatest day of the year approaches, party-goers, trick-or-treat fiends, and candy junkies have an overwhelming number of event options here in the spookiest city in America. A great way to narrow down those options? This list of Halloween Happenings that come with a side of charitable contribution! Our first pick […]
The multitude of tasks involved in running a small business is overwhelming to say the least. Between sales, admin, networking, and keeping up with websites and social media, it’s surprising that more entrepreneurs don’t walk around looking like Pig-Pen. I know how important it is to stay organized, but when I get overwhelmed, office tidiness […]
City Cycleworks, a new and refurbished bicycle shop, is impressing NOLA residents with bikes as funky as the Mid City neighborhood it sits in. The shop’s industrial warehouse vibe suggests that the store might be a pre-Katrina staple when, in reality, it’s the evolving brainchild of owner and bike-lover Neil Stevens. “I started fixing bikes […]
London. Paris. New York. Hong Kong. And now New Orleans. For the past 3 years, the New Orleans Fashion Council has produced New Orleans Fashion Week to give budding designers the opportunity to showcase their stylish visions. This fall is the show’s sixth season. Models are walking runways all over town from September 28 through […]
When Catherine Markel decided to open Faubourg Wines on the St. Claude Corridor, she knew there would be opposition. Controversy over the New Orleans neighborhood’s gentrification is an ongoing subject, and some residents worried that the shop wouldn’t fit in. But the store/bar has quickly become a welcome addition, and feels at home in the […]
Last night’s Culture Collision brought together over 60 cultural organizations that work and thrive in the city. Speaking to so many people who have real and obvious passion for what they’re doing brought me to new levels of NOLA sappiness.
Click the picture for a list of some of the stand outs from the event:
If you live in New Orleans, you’ve probably felt post Mardi Gras blues at one time or another. Perhaps Ash Wednesday guilt is an inevitable side-effect of the historically Catholic holiday. In recent years, I’ve found myself feeling guilty, not just about my over indulgence in King Cake and Abita Mardi Gras Boch, but about […]
“Every true New Orleanian has to come back home.” When Carrie Licciardi came home in 2010, she brought her drive, talent, and all the passion and knowledge that 8 years in the Los Angeles fashion industry had afforded her. Now, only a year after launching her company, Prêt à Porter Designs is thriving in the New Orleans fashion world.
