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ETCH Studio presents laser-cut jewelry at Southern Design Week
Mallory Estopinal and Zoe Ganch are full-time LSU students in their final year of architecture school. They're completing projects, looking for jobs in industrial product design and, in their spare...
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ULTA Beauty celebrates its grand opening today
ULTA Beauty celebrates its grand opening in Magnolia Marketplace (2900 S. Claiborne Ave., Suite 400) this weekend with giveaways and free makeovers. On Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22, the...
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CUE presents The Warehouse Sale Sunday, March 29
It's a trope of femininity: sample sales where women wrestle over discounted handbags and strip down to their Spanx in communal dressing rooms. On Sunday, March 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., this rite of...
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A preview of Warby Parker Frame Studio
Warby Parker was launched in February 2010, when its four cofounders were still in business school. Featuring stylish in-house design, a charitable "buy a pair, give a pair" program, a $95 price tag...
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West Elm holds an Etsy pop-up shop Saturday, June 20
From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 20, West Elm (2929 Magazine St., 888-922-4119) hosts a pop-up shop curated by Juley Le, founder of New Orleans lifestyle blog Upperlyne & Co and food editor at...
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Girl down: Big Freedia's memoir hits ... as does "Big Freedia in Your Pocket"
Popular New Orleans bounce artist Big Freedia’s memoir, Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva, officially goes on sale today.…
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New Orleans: We're getting a Trader Joe's (well, Metairie is)
Much-loved grocery chain Trader Joe's will be opening its first New Orleans-area location next year, according to a report from WWL-TV: The Los Angeles-based grocery store company announced it is...
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Maple Street Book Shop to close at end of 2015
Maple Street Book Shop owner Gladin Scott announced the store will close at the end of 2015."With dwindling sales, it's tough to keep open a bookshop that isn't self-sustaining," he said. Scott said...
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Maple Street Book Shop to stay open — at least for a while longer
Maple Street Book Shop owner Gladin Scott had planned to hold a clearance sale after Christmas, but it's taken on a new purpose. In early October, Scott announced the bookshop would close at the end...
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Expanded Hong Kong Market offers bulk produce, liquor and more
Hong Kong Market (925 Behrman Road, Gretna, 504-394-7075) gained a reputation for its extensive selection of Asian foods, particularly Vietnamese items. It has expanded in size and offers a greater...
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Bookstores celebrate New Orleans Independent Bookstore Day May 7
New Orleans takes a better-late-than-never approach to Independent Bookstore Day. While booksellers in other cities will fete themselves on Saturday, April 30, local stores dodge the dreaded Jazz Fest...
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Fair Trade clothing line Passion Lilie opens in Bywater
Passion Lilie (3207 Burgundy St., 504-408-1279), a Fair Trade, eco-friendly women's clothing and accessory line designed in New Orleans by owner Katie Schmidt, celebrated the grand opening of its...
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Nordstrom Rack celebrates its grand opening at 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6
Nordstrom Rack (The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, 500 Port of New Orleans Place, Suite 245, 504-930-3870), which sells Nordstrom merchandise at steep discounts, celebrates its grand opening at 8...
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Local artisans Mark and Ann-Marie Derby get national spotlight on Handcrafted...
Handcrafted America is a cable TV show dedicated to showcasing artisans around the country that still make things the old-fashioned way, by hand. Each episode features three artisans that are arguably...
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New Orleans Fashion Week events March 18-24
New Orleans Fashion Week (NOFW) takes the city by the stilettos March 18-24, with a full slate of events for fashion lovers of all ages and genders. NOFW brings together budding and established...
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Haspel's Laurie Haspel Aronson talks seersucker, tradition and innovation
In 1909, Joseph Haspel Sr. opened Haspel, a textile factory specializing in lightweight men’s suits. Haspel — known colloquially as “the Factory” by neighbors and workers — was located at the...
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Record Store Day parties, events and sales in New Orleans April 22
The 10th annual Record Store Day returns Saturday, April 22 with a ton of limited releases and events held at record stores worldwide. Participating Record Store Day stores in New Orleans are Euclid...
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Pappion Artistry Gallery & Gift Shop grand opening is Saturday
Pappion Artistry Gallery & Gift Shop (528 Girod St., Mandeville, 504-710-2434; www.pappionartistry.com) celebrates its grand opening 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 1.…
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NOLA Boards opens second location in the French Quarter
NOLA Boards (4304 Magazine St., 504-516-2601; www.nolaboards.com) owners Daren Sumrow and Mandy Simpson open a second location of their flagship store at 519 Wilkinson Street in the French Quarter...
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Frenchmen Art Market to close with a 'second line' July 25
Frenchmen Art Market will leave its space with a ceremonial "second line" July 25 after five years as part of the strip's bustling nightlife. The market and its vendors will move to the market's...
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gae-tana's reopens today
Longtime Uptown women's clothing boutique gae-tana's (7732 Maple St., 504-865-9625; www.gaetanas.com) reopens at 10 a.m. today after being closed more than three months to repair damage from a...
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Dynamo Toys, woman- and LGBT-friendly adult accessories shop, opens on St....
With its robin's egg-blue walls and colorful merchandise displayed inside a converted St. Claude Avenue shotgun, Dynamo Toys & Supplies (2001 St. Claude Ave.) could be any New Orleans boutique —...
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Volunteering at WrestleMania Axxess: one man's story
I first met Robb Roemershauser in 2007; he was the maestro behind the Aboveground Zine Library, a vast archive of self-published periodicals that was one of many wonders within 511 Marigny before that...
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New Orleans record stores celebrate Record Store Day 2018
Record stores worldwide open their doors for the 11th annual Record Store Day on Saturday, April 21, with dozens of limited edition releases, reissues and other exclusive singles and full lengths. New...
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What's next for Canal Furniture Liquidators after the April 23 fire
On the morning of April 23, the warehouse containing Canal Furniture Liquidators was engulfed in flames. Store owner Holis Hannan had a 9 a.m. meeting scheduled that day to discuss a hotel liquidation.…
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