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Greening Mardi Gras: Environmentalists push alternatives to plastic Carnival beads in New Orleans
Read full article: Greening Mardi Gras: Environmentalists push alternatives to plastic Carnival beads in New OrleansIt’s a beloved Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of beads or other trinkets to parade watchers.
As Mardi Gras nears, a beefed-up police presence and a rain-scrambled parade schedule in New Orleans
Read full article: As Mardi Gras nears, a beefed-up police presence and a rain-scrambled parade schedule in New OrleansNew Orleans’ annual Carnival celebration has entered its high-intensity home stretch with a beefed-up police presence and a weather-scrambled parade schedule.
Fat Tuesday means big business for New Orleans bakers under exploding demand for king cakes
Read full article: Fat Tuesday means big business for New Orleans bakers under exploding demand for king cakesIt’s Carnival season in New Orleans and that means the morning lines outside popular bakeries are long and the pace inside is brisk to meet customer demand for king cake.
Mardi Gras parade shooting in New Orleans kills 1, wounds 4
Read full article: Mardi Gras parade shooting in New Orleans kills 1, wounds 4The New Orleans police chief says a teenager died and four other people were wounded — including a 4-year-old girl — when gunfire broke out during a Mardi Gras parade Sunday night.
Spreading the joy: Longer parade routes OKd for Mardi Gras
Read full article: Spreading the joy: Longer parade routes OKd for Mardi GrasCOVID-19 precautions wiped out most New Orleans’ Mardi Gras festivities in 2021, and a shortage of police officers forced the city to shorten routes for some of its lavish seasonal parades in 2022.
Shop local for Halloween costumes
Read full article: Shop local for Halloween costumesIf you are looking for a costume then why not shop local. Make Believe Costumes and Dancewear has been supplying costumes to Jacksonville and the surrounding area for over 32 years. They are not only just a Halloween store, they are so much more!! Do you need a costume for that costume themed birthday party or perhaps the Renaissance Fair? How about a mask for Mardi Gras? Well then stop in and see what they can do for you. Everything from flapper costumes to super heroes for all ages and sizes.
Celebrating Mardi Gras with traditional Cajun cuisine & drinks from Copeland’s!
Read full article: Celebrating Mardi Gras with traditional Cajun cuisine & drinks from Copeland’s!Happy Fat Tuesday! Copelands of New Orleans stopped by the show to showcase a traditional Cajun dish in celebration of Mardi Gras: etouffee.
'I love Mardi Gras': Carnival spirit takes over New Orleans
Read full article: 'I love Mardi Gras': Carnival spirit takes over New OrleansParty-minded people dressed in traditional purple, green and gold filled New Orleans' streets for the city's first full-dress Mardi Gras since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Miami’s South Beach confronts disastrous spring break
Read full article: Miami’s South Beach confronts disastrous spring breakPeople in a mostly maskless crowd walk down Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach, Monday, March 22, 2021. A party-ending curfew is in effect in Miami Beach, imposed after fights, gunfire, property destruction and dangerous stampedes broke out among huge crowds of people. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Florida’s famed South Beach is desperately seeking a new image. Ad“We definitely want people to come and have fun," Miami Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola said Monday. Miami Beach took less proactive measures under Republican Gov.
Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon Street
Read full article: Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon StreetTourists from Brooklyn take photos on a nearly deserted Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. “We were expecting a little bit lower key than the normal Mardi Gras,” Wheeler said. Coronavirus-related restrictions in New Orleans included canceled parades, closed bars and a near shutdown of rowdy Bourbon Street. That, and unusually frigid weather, prevented what New Orleans usually craves at the end of Mardi Gras season: streets and businesses jam-packed with revelers. To the east, Mobile, Alabama, which boasts the nation's oldest Mardi Gras celebrations, had also canceled parades.