July is here and brought along the dreaded heat. With all of this extra time indoors (who would even want to be outside right now?!), we're spending our time in the air conditioning wisely: next to a stack of juicy books. From thrillers to chick lit that can be devoured in one sitting, here … Read more

Romney Studios is helping its devotees reach new heights with an expansion into the Lower Garden District. MVMT by Romney is the second studio to come from local wellness warrior Erin Romney-Cazes and offers crowd favorite classes such as Pulse and Megaformer, with the addition of a trampoli… Read more

Summer's favorite DIY print is back, but this time in the form of a refined capsule collection. The New Orleans-designed brand Lekha, pronounced lay-ka, teamed up with artist Mallory Page to produce 7 dyed caftans featuring earthy and feminine hues. Read more

Planning a bachelorette party can be difficult. Balancing everybody’s expectations is a tricky task and finding unique spots that aren’t already packed with other bachelorette parties only adds to that stress. Whether you’re from New Orleans and want to get away from the tourists or you’re f… Read more

New York City can expect a taste of New Orleans this weekend at the annual NYC Pride March. Kern Studios, the New Orleans-based specialty fabrication and parade float building company, designed three of this year's floats. Read more

Stationery shows more of your personality than you might think. When selecting your next set of monogrammed cards, it is important to consider factors like font, color, and weight of paper as well as the nature of the letter writing. Scriptura's Sallie Jones says men usually stick to plain w… Read more

While opening Ace Hotel New Orleans in 2016, the Ace Atelier team was curious about the space directly across the street. They learned from The Domain Companies--their partner in all things New Orleans--that the historic site, which used to house City Hall Annex, happened to be available.  Read more

Beignet sneakers may sound like something out of a cartoon, but they’re coming to life thanks to a local sneaker shop. In honor of Café du Monde’s  157th birthday this year, Sneaker Politics is releasing a limited version of the Saucony Shadow 5000 based off of the Café’s iconic beignets. On… Read more

If you live in New Orleans, you've probably seen Axil Rose driving around. (No, that is not a misspelling of Slash's counterpart). Axil Rose is an old laundry truck turned mobile greenhouse that sells and educates New Orleanians on exotic plants a.k.a. the kind you can’t find at Home Depot. Read more

As much as technology has changed the way people correspond, the handwritten thank you note has managed to stick around. Sallie Jones, co-owner of Scriptura, says that the purpose of the note is to express gratitude for some act of thoughtfulness. "Take the time to share with someone by writ… Read more

Starting an art collection doesn't have to be intimidating. In fact, it can be an enjoyable experience and a way to dive deeper into your love of art. Regardless of age or familiarity with the world of galleries and fairs, starting out requires patience, research, and a budget. Martine Chais… Read more

Usher in June with a new, buzzy release (or five). From a historical fiction beach read to a memoir every career woman should memorize, there is something for everyone. Below, this month's top picks. Read more

From the beach to the pool to the flight that gets you there, we can always find a reason to start a new book. With novels being released weekly, it can be hard to decide which hardcover to dive into on your precious time off. We've rounded up 4 new releases to consider downloading or taking… Read more

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When we graduated from Tulane University in 1985, we beelined for Manhattan – Bryan to become an actor and Katy to live the life of a creative. Having grown up in a place so steeped in tradition and history, New Orleans was going to be hard to top. New York City seemed like the logical next … Read more

Drake On Cake, a wildly popular Instagram account, is Joy Wilson’s brainchild. Plucking some of the rapper’s most poetic lyrics from his songbook, she writes the words in icing on simply frosted layer cakes that she then gets camera-ready for their moment in the spotlight. “My fastest growin… Read more

For flower lovers, foodies, and off-the-beaten-path travelers, Florists To The Field, written by Christian Owens, is the book of the season. Preeminent floral designers Greg Campbell and Erick New, known for their nature-chic boutique, Garden District, in Memphis, visited their favorite spec… Read more

Gone are the days of loading up on a single, pricey china, silver and crystal pattern all at once and sticking with tabletop settings that are set in stone. Imagine doing that with your wardrobe: No change of accessories, no mixing and matching, and no jumping on board with a frivolous trend… Read more

On a beautiful tree lined corner on Magazine Street in the Garden District, Studio Amanda Talley looks at first glance like one of those super chic art galleries often found on Newbury Street in Boston or Sloane Street in London. But mixed in with all the posh signage on the front door, is a… Read more

When Meredith and Michael Pinkerton bought their hundred-year-old Uptown home in 2004, they were both working attorneys with a toddler daughter, Hadley. Fast forward a little more than a decade and Meredith is a stay-at-home mother with a teenager and 9-year-old triplets — Will, Mary Avery a… Read more

Ashley Longshore, like her bold and often rebellious pop art, is daring, over the top and in your face. She is. And like her luscious paintings of Audrey Hepburn surrounded by hummingbirds and butterflies, she's also beautiful, immensely kind and keenly aware of the message she is sending to… Read more