Joel Mandina

5 days ago | whereyat.com | Joel Mandina

Summer Slowdown While New Orleans is fondly known as "The Big Easy," anyone truly in the know will tell you that it "ain't dat easy." Between the festivals and feasts in spring and fall lies the "summer famine," where visitor rates fall, restaurants shutter to renovate, and people tend to seek more hospitable climates.

3 weeks ago | whereyat.com | Joel Mandina

Gulf of Amexico When the President of the United States recently issued an executive order to officially change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, the polarized global response revealed the passion many hold for its serene and calming—albeit strategically important—warm waters.

1 month ago | whereyat.com | Joel Mandina

New Orleans Cultural Totems Popular culture and capitalism blurs in NOLA. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival held in 2025 between April 24 and May 4 is, obviously, an orgy for the senses. With so much to hear, taste, and see, even the most experienced fester needs a "North Star" to guide them to a safe space. Hence why, the seemingly random placement of flags, or totems, are spread across the panoramic of the Fair Grounds.

Feb 4, 2025 | whereyat.com | Joel Mandina

Big Game Bites into Overtime With the Saints season not quite living up to expectations, the city's eyes are now on Super Bowl LIX to be held on February 9 in the Caesars Superdome. Whether Cindy Crawford's iconic Pepsi ad or former Miss America, and Miss Louisiana, Ali Landry's Simone Biles-style "flip out over Doritos," food and drink are famously tied to America's favorite sport and its biggest day. But times, as they say, are changing.