Secret Gardens of the French Quarter Tour Returns
Curious visitors can have a look at secret gardens of the French Quarter. For decades, visitors and locals alike have flocked to the Vieux Carre to discover magnificent private gardens and courtyards not generally accessible to the public.
French Quarter homeowners are collaborating with Patio Planters to open eight gardens and courtyards for viewing on a self-guided walking tour that reveals how designers and residents take advantage of small spaces, adorned with greenery and flora to provide cool hideaways suited to the New Orleans climate in styles of early Spanish and French architecture. Locations of featured gardens and courtyards will be specified on a map given to participants when tickets are picked up. The event is rain or shine. his treasured ritual, disrupted by the pandemic, is returning on Saturday, May 29, for one day only on Saturday, May 29, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
My New Orleans
After nearly a year of Zoom happy hours and small shindigs on someone’s back porch, you and your best gals are probably ready for a proper “Girls Night Out.” You know, one that entails getting dressed up in a new outfit that no one has seen, and ordering an Über (because you are nothing if not responsible!) Perhaps table service at a restaurant you’ve all been eager to try, followed by out-of-the-ordinary – but safe – shenanigans, or merely a slice of respite from the rigmarole of everyday life. Plain and simple, you need a “Girls Night Out” that involves lots of laughter with the crew of ladies you missed so dearly during quarantine. Thanks to science and the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, that’s becoming more possible. Here are our suggestions for a swinging evening with your squad.
St. Petersburgâs State Theatre is back as Floridian Social Club
The club has undergone a major renovation and is hosting concerts again.
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Kevin Chadwick, owner of the newly renovated Floridian Social Club in St. Petersburg, formerly the State Theatre, poses for a portrait at the main staircase inside the venue. The wallpaper, lighting fixtures and interior designs are all new, but harken back to the art deco style of the 1920s. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Updated Mar. 9
A major art deco overhaul has transformed the old State Theatre into the Floridian Social Club, and the historic venue is once again hosting concerts in downtown St. Petersburg.
Booze News: El Barrio New Drinks Menu, Jing-A Hutong Haircut Party, Free-Flow Cocktails at Centro Feb 4, 2021 4:30 pm | 1 comment | 268 reads
Thirsty? Wet your whistle with Booze News, our wrap-up of the week s best bar deals, parties, drink concoctions, industry gossip, and more.
New drinks menu at El Barrio
El Barrio has revamped their drinks menu just in time for CNY, adding a new range of margaritas, including coconut, papaya, mango, blueberry, and most excitingly, strawberry jalapeño. They also have a new happy hour available Sunday to Thursday from 9-11pm for buy one, get one free on draft beer (Carlsberg and Jing-A Worker s Pale Ale), margaritas, and cocktails: think BOGOF on sangria, paloma, and mojito as well as negroni, whisky sour, or gin and tonic. The bar is also now packed with over 25 bottles of agave spirits, which can be enjoyed by the shot, bottle, or tasting flight (see above). They haven t forgotten the non-dr