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Jerry Bologna is bullish on Jefferson Parish. One would…

Mary Kelly — chair of this year’s Parade of Homes and builder outside sales for Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery — looks over lighting choices for this year’s 19 homes at Ferguson’s Metairie showroom to ensure only the best…

Since opening in February 2019, The Fillmore has filled the second floor of New Orleans’ Harrah’s Casino with top live music acts, including The Foo Fighters, Duran Duran, Lizzo and Willie Nelson. Since the pandemic, however, the 22,000-square-foot space’s music…

Part of a national network created to change the way the world views Down syndrome and send a message of global acceptance for all, GiGi’s Playhouse New Orleans is the 50th location of the GiGi’s Playhouse network. Operating out of…

Celebrating its second anniversary this month, Scale Workspace’s creative coworking community is designed to meet the needs of entrepreneurs, designers and developers. The two-story, roughly 10,000-square-foot building, located just one block from the National World War II Museum, is home…

California Sicilian-style green olives are the main ingredient of the Perrone & Sons olive salad, which remains one of the top sellers among the now over 7,000 products offered by the family-owned company that started with Progress Grocery in 1924.…

Every Tuesday for the past 20 years, Pontchartrain Conservancy (known as the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation prior to a rebrand on June 24) has been sending water quality scientists out to 12 area recreational sites to take water samples that…

When the Peiffer family went looking for expert help to bring the original glory back to their 6,000-square foot Lower Garden District home they turned to Robert Wolfe Construction, a historic construction specialist based out of Gretna. For one of…

DRIVEN BY A DESIRE TO BRING OLD WORLD-STYLE BAKING BACK TO NEW ORLEANS, Sean O’Mahony and his wife, Chamain, opened Breads On Oak at 8640 Oak Street in Uptown in June of 2012. The artisan, 100% plant-based bakery and cafe…

Not long after Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the statewide stay-at-home order on March 22, New Orleans emerged as one of the first “hot spots” for cases in the nation. By mid-April, Louisiana had over 21,000 confirmed cases and climbing,…

THE BASICS MISSION Green Light New Orleans invests energy in people by assisting New Orleans residents in person, one household at a time. Volunteers install free, energy- efficient lightbulbs, rain barrels and backyard vegetable gardens to demonstrate that a mass…

When you know you look good you feel like you can do anything — including get that job that will get you on your feet and keep you there. From providing a complete interview look and work appropriate attire at…

On October 5, 2009, at his home at the age of 17, New Orleanian Vijay Anand Hassan Nagendra lost his valiant six-year battle with brain cancer. “He was a…

Since its beginning inside a log cabin in the French Quarter in 1935, Aunt Sally’s Creole Pralines has grown to include an international ecommerce presence and two retail stores in New Orleans. One of the things that hasn’t changed in…

Imagine a small 3-year-old girl full of hope and endless possibilities. Now, imagine that same child, due to hard luck and unforeseen circumstances, sleeping in a car and living on the streets of New Orleans. Statistics show she’ll be sick…

In the boisterous world of Carnival parades, Royal Artists Inc. is perhaps the biggest player you’ve never heard of, but it hasn’t slowed them down one bit. This season, the 45-year-old firm realizes its highest-profile role yet: float builder for…

Owner and chief creative officer of Crystal Clear Creative, Kellie Mathas (left), worked alongside her lead project designer, Jared Carroll, and Tanya Birch, head of Dixie Retail Operations, to craft the new Dixie Brewery Museum. Located on the second floor…

Chris Snyder, Allen Frederick and Paul Patrick   Wednesday, October 16 | The Roosevelt New Orleans Along with networking, educational events, deal making, and access to capital, ACG Louisiana Capital Connection welcomed keynote speaker Frank Abagnale, Jr. Abagnale’s story inspired…

In 1993, Danielle Metz received three life sentences plus an additional 20 years for conspiracy to…

Dana Johnson, Gayle Benson and Liz Broekman   Tuesday, October 29 | NOLA MOTORSPORTS Gayle Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans, served as the key speaker at this year’s event, hosted by the the ABWA…

Chase Melancon, Rebecca Lombardo and Cameron Lombardo   Tuesday, October 15 | Loyola, Rousell Building Industry heavyweights joined to discuss the present and future of both residential and commercial real estate at this event held in partnership with NOMAR, CID…

Erica Moreau, Vanessa Boisbert and Dustin Braud   Thursday, October 10 | Legacy Kitchen Members and guests of the Jefferson Chamber Young Professionals group gathered to hear from JEDCO president and CEO Jerry Bologna.   Ian Blanchard, James Rosenbloom and…

Chris Kenya, Peggy Coleman and Darrah Schaefer   Thursday, September 5 Steve Gleason was the special honoree and Gov. John Bel Edwards the special guest at GNOSF’s luncheon celebrating Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees John Alario, Ron Gardner and Dr.…

Kim Singletary and Kelly Massicot   Thursday, October 10 | Ernst Café Members from throughout the business community, along with past and present staff of the magazine, gathered to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Biz New Orleans Magazine at a…

In 1965, an 11-year-old Robin Tate picked up empty Coke bottles from along the river front and from outside the A&P on Royal…

Kristin Palmer, Julie Stokes and Kelisha Garrett   Thursday, August 29 | Windsor Court Hotel The New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (NORLI) and the New Orleans Chamber joined to produce the inaugural Women’s Equality Summit. Loyola University President Tania Tetlow…