coffeehouse/sandwich place on Dauphine and Toulouse still open at 5 pm
snow at the tree trunk-Orleans St.
The French Quarter-this evening (TL;DR: bars, food open, churches closed, bit of precip spotted)
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The French Quarter this morning
There are loads of things open in the French Quarter today, coffeehouses, bookstores (Crescent City Books on Chartres promised to be open today for one), stores, restaurants and, of course, bars. Many of the staff and owners walk or bike to work so they can get there relatively easily and are happy to offer shelter and companionship, which is much appreciated.
tourists discuss what they should do next
636 St Ann St New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 358-3100
Musical Instrument StoreToday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Downtown Music LLC is a full service music store that specializes in custom, handmade, vintage and American made instruments. We are building relationships with local and regional instrument makers to offer an amazing selection of instruments that would not otherwise be found under one roof. We also serve the maintenance needs of professional musicians in the downtown area, and offer lessons to beginners. We will also offer CDs from local musicians.
Manager Kevin at Downtown Music – new place in the Quarter on Saint Ann to buy instruments etc and also to sell unused items and is open.
never see the Square this empty at mid day but Stanley’s to the left of the picture is open and serving gumbo and more good food.
The hanging gardens of Chartres are still there- for now.
CC’s is closed today, but Royal Blend was open as of 11 am this morning.
California Drawstrings on Royal is having a sale today
some stores on Royal are open for tourists and locals today
Rouse’s on Royal is rocking today!
Eat on Dumaine is open for lunch
Matassa’s, Verti Marte and the Nelly Deli are all open as of Tuesday mid day
WAKING UP IN DREAMLAND~the new Little Queenie CD by Leigh “Little Queenie” Harris — Kickstarter
When I moved to the French Quarter as a teenager, I was instantly immersed in a music scene that represented the very best live music available in the U.S. Some of those names included (among many others) Germaine Bazzle, Irma Thomas, Dr. John, The Nevilles, The Meters, The Radiators, The Cold, James Booker and my favorite, Little Queenie and the Percolators. Little Queenie herself (Leigh Harris) remains the type of performer that gives it all and does it with enormous style. Her musicians are always the best at what they do and her respect for them and the songs themselves is so evident that you know you can relax and enjoy the show ‘cuz you are in good hands.
Since the levee breaks of 2005, Leigh has physically left her city of New Orleans to find some peace and stability in North Carolina, but her roots and her heart remain in New Orleans, as evinced by her new project seen below. I recommend that you kick some cash to our Leigh, for your own good in the long run. You’ll receive the new album, maybe an old one and some other goodies from our brilliant Little Queenie.
WAKING UP IN DREAMLAND~the new Little Queenie CD by Leigh “Little Queenie” Harris — Kickstarter.
Little Queenie and the Percolators (Circa 1980s)
The morning comes
Even in the gentrified French Quarter – so different from my first years here – I still think of this stanza from T.S. Eliot when I am in the Quarter in the morning:
bicycle culture in New Orleans, circa 1880
(…and was as elitist as expected back then…)
New Orleans jumped onto the bandwagon, forming the New Orleans Bicycle Club (NOBC) in 1880. The NOBC’s evolution mirrored the changing times. Born first as a ‘gentleman’s club,’ they initially described themselves as “men of affairs of relatively high standing.” The less affluent were kept from membership by default, as they wouldn’t be likely to afford the expensive bicycles.
… Issues of race arose because the Northern cycling groups accepted applicants regardless of color, while the NOBC wasn’t ready to do that.
Cycling History on Baronne St, Embodied in New Orleans Bicycle Club
French Quarter block by block 
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