The New Orleans Arts District Association (NOADA) will host what they are calling "the city's best street party after Jazz Fest" this Saturday, May 3, on Julia Street in the Warehouse Arts District Downtown. The theme for this year's event is Jammin' On Julia to the Tunes of the 60s.

Six blocks of Julia Street will be blocked off to allow visitors to enjoy the art galleries... read more

DDD Cultivates Greener Downtown

If you take a walk Downtown, you may notice things are a little greener these days. The Downtown Development District has been busy replacing the 507 trees damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The trees are planted along the sidewalks and neutral grounds... read more

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Wednesday at the Square Heating Up

The weather is getting warmer, and local musicians are helping to heat things up at the Young Leadership Council's free weekly concert series, Wednesday at the Square (WATS).

The Pine Leaf Boys and Marcia Ball performed this week, closing out the first full month of concerts. The Zydepunks will open next week for Porter-Batiste-Stoltz.

The DDD, which created the successful concert series, handed over responsibility for producing the events to the Young Leadership Council in 2006.

The National World War II Museum, located in the heart of Downtown New Orleans, announces a visit and presentation by historian and Pulitzer Prize winning author Dr. David M. Kennedy on Friday, May 9 at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Kennedy will present "A Tale of Three Cities: How the United States Won World War II." He will map out the three cities in 1942 and 1943 which, together, tell the story of the U.S. grand strategy ultimately responsible for the Allied victory... read more