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1 week ago | 
bizneworleans.com | Ashley McLellan
The Brave Farmer, which offers bee removal and relocation services, is the brainchild and passion of owner Amanda Bravender — a professional licensed hair and makeup artist by trade — and her husband and co-owner, Joshua Bravender. The two began providing this in-demand niche service almost by accident. “While I still actively work in hair and makeup, beekeeping started as a hobby that turned into something much bigger,” said Bravender.
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1 week ago | 
myneworleans.com | Ashley McLellan
Summer is in the air — the sweet aroma of honeysuckle; the unmistakable smell of pool water; that tinny feeling just before a thunderstorm. It’s a time to embrace a slower pace, lighten the linens and relax by an outdoor oasis. Our summer issue is full of summer inspiration. Our cover feature showcases the marriage of Caribbean cool and classic clean design for an outdoor living room with plenty of places to play, party and relax with friends.
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1 week ago | 
myneworleans.com | Ashley McLellan
Quilton ottoman from Hay in “Bumblebee,” dwr.com Larissa Loden butter hair claw clip, larissaloden.com KitchenAid’s 2025 Color of the Year “Butter” yellow stand mixer, kitchenaid.com Bed Threads French flax linen European pillowcases in “Limoncello and Turmeric,” bedthreads.com - Partner Content - Le Creuset cast iron petal braiser in “Honey,” williams-sonoma.com Estelle Colored Glass cake stand in yellow, estellecoloredglass.com Draper James yellow seersucker one piece bathing suit,...
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1 week ago | 
myneworleans.com | Ashley McLellan
The latest publication by The Historic New Orleans Collection, “Call Me Larry” is a touching, bittersweet, inspiring personal account of growing up gay in 1950s New Orleans. Larry Bagneris, along with co-author Ryan Gomez, details the story of his Creole upbringing, exploring the French Quarter, involvement in political activism both in Houston and at home here in New Orleans, and his leadership advocating for gay rights.
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1 month ago | 
bizneworleans.com | Ashley McLellan
Up to 1.3 million American women transition into menopause each year, a fact that impacts not only their individual lives, but the national workforce.
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1 month ago | 
myneworleans.com | Ashley McLellan
Each year we celebrate the women of New Orleans with a special issue highlighting top achievers, leaders across the area, business owners and influencers. We have stories of success, good reads by female authors, recipes, news and more. Our 2025 class of Top Female Achievers is always an inspiring look at some of the best and brightest working behind the scenes to make big changes in the Big Easy.
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1 month ago | 
myneworleans.com | Ashley McLellan
Award-winning essayist Nicole Graev Lipson explores the world of being a woman with her debut memoir. From girlhood to womanhood, girlfriend to lover, teacher and leader, Lipson attempts to define her own identity through a series of essays from throughout her life and discovers the beautiful complexity of being a woman. The book has been touted as “An impressive book debut…. Deftly crafted essays likely to resonate with grateful readers,” by Kirkus Reviews.
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2 months ago | 
myneworleans.com | Ashley McLellan
I don’t know about your family, but in ours, one of the most treasured items is the family cookbook. For us it’s an old copy of the “Picayune Creole Cookbook” that has become dog-eared and splattered with roux, copious notations and additions made in the margins as generations expand recipes for large gatherings or find substitutions and make each dish a little more personal. In New Orleans, celebrations with family and friends often means home cooking.
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2 months ago | 
myneworleans.com | Ashley McLellan
The wildly popular French Quarter Festival takes over the Vieux Carré April 10 – 13 with performances by a wide range of artists including Irma Thomas, Kermit Ruffins, Anders Osborne, George Porter, Jr., The New Orleans Klezmer All Stars, John Cleary and many, many more. And what would a New Orleans festival be without great food? This year, fill up on menus from Addis NOLA, Boulevard American Bistro, Nori Guys, Smoke & Honey, Sun Chong, Cochon King BBQ, just to name a few.
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2 months ago | 
bizneworleans.com | Ashley McLellan
Whether you live in the Bywater, Mid-City, the Seventh or Ninth wards or beyond, the rich, historied stories of the people and small businesses across the city are essential to the fabric of New Orleans. Recognizing the importance of preserving these stories, in 2004 two local teachers, Abram Himelstein and Rachel Breunlin, co-founded a nonprofit called The Neighborhood Story Project (NSP).
