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Propeller and Thrive Host Water Challenge March 30th (sponsored)

Companies pitch solutions to New Orleans pressing water issues! Environmentally-minded entrepreneurs will present their water companies to a panelist of water industry leaders and pitch their solutions to the most pressing water-related issues facing our community from 2:00pm – 3:30pm, March 30, 2023 at the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week at Gallier Hall, 545 St. Charles Read More…

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Sammy’s Ethiopian Kitchen takes over former Addis NOLA spot on Broad

By Marielle Songy, Mid-City Messenger Sammy’s Ethiopian Kitchen opened in January, serving fresh traditional food in the Broad Street space that once held another Ethiopian restaurant, Addis NOLA.  The owner is a veteran of the two other Ethiopian restaurants in the city: Addis NOLA, now on Bayou Road, and Café Abyssinia, on Magazine Street.  Sammy’s Read More…

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Brocato’s gains national recognition as James Beard semifinalist

By Jeanne D’Arcy, Mid-City Messenger Most everyone in New Orleans knows the Angelo Brocato gelato parlor and  pastry shop on Carrollton Avenue in Mid-City. Now it is on the national radar.  The century-old family business was recently announced as a semifinalist for a 2023 James Beard award in a new category: bakeries. The announcement came Read More…

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Church Alley to celebrate a decade of serving coffee — and the community

By Marielle Songy, Mid-City Messenger On Saturday (Jan. 14), Church Alley Café & Grocery on Canal Street will toast its 10th anniversary with champagne, king cake and a raffle benefitting Women With a Vision. Owner Reneé Blanchard moved to New Orleans from Lafayette 12 years ago to work for the Waterkeeper Alliance after the BP Read More…

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TNOLA Languages Offers Translators & Interpreters: 5 Reasons Your Org Should Provide These Services On Request (sponsored)

We believe quality interpretation and translation require a personalized approach and that is exactly what we offer. TNOLA Languages offers in-person language services in New Orleans, where it is headquartered, and in Houston, as well as remote language services across the country. Its professional translators (for writing) and interpreters (for speech) can help your organization provide these Read More…

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New Chick-fil-A at I-10 & Carrollton is officially open & ready for business (sponsored)

Franchised Owner/Operator Ben McLeish has deep roots in New Orleans, having lived in the city for more than 20 years, founding a nonprofit organization and leading an inner-city ministry. He has a deep passion for the city his family calls home and plans for his new restaurant to inspire a generation of leaders. Locally Owned and Operated As Read More…

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Melba’s po’boy shop now open on Tulane Avenue

Melba’s, the 24-hour restaurant that prides itself on being “America’s Busiest Po’boy Shop,” is now open on Tulane Avenue. The restaurant joins Melba’s original location on Elysian Fields Avenue. Melba’s is owned by Scott Wolfe and his wife, Jane Wolfe, a born and raised New Orleanian, got his start in 1982 when he and Jane Read More…

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Chickie Wah Wah to celebrate its reopening Wednesday under new owners

By Marielle Songy, Mid-City Messenger After spending the summer shuttered, Mid-City music venue Chickie Wah Wah,  will reopen on Wednesday (Dec. 7 ). The club has been recovering from the loss of original owner Dale Triguero, who died in July 2021, as music venues everywhere still struggled with pandemic shutdowns and slowdowns.  Triguero moved to Read More…