
Justin Mitchell
Managing Editor| The New Orleans Advocate at The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
Managing Editor, Audience Engagement for @nolanews. @poynter fellow. @sunherald, @mcclatchy alum. he/him. 🏳️🌈
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4 days ago |
nola.com | Justin Mitchell
The heat and humidity are back, and one thing is for sure: we need a cold, syrupy, sweet treat to get us through summer days in New Orleans. Sno-ball season is upon us, and there are dozens upon dozens of stands in the metro area serving up classic shaved ice treats and creative concoctions worthy of an Instagram grid post. We're on the hunt for the best sno-balls in New Orleans, the West Bank, Jefferson Parish and the northshore, but we need your help.
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4 days ago |
nola.com | Justin Mitchell
Gulfport will choose a new mayor on Tuesday, and the tense race has gained national attention in the days before voters head to the polls to elect a new leader for the largest city on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Attorney Hugh Keating, a Republican, is facing off against Democrat Sonya Williams-Barnes, a former Mississippi House Representative and funeral home director who currently works for the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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5 days ago |
nola.com | Justin Mitchell
Kerri Colby is currently dazzling "RuPaul's Drag Race" fans as a contestant on the newest All-Stars season, and in just a few weeks she'll be down in the Big Easy to headline New Orleans Pridefest, an annual June event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. This is the 10th year for Pridefest, which will be held at night for the first time ever after organizers said guests suggested the time change due to summer heat.
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Justin Mitchell
A New Orleans teenager who had perfect attendance his senior year of high school just won a brand new car from NOLA Public School and Premier Automotive Group. Jonathan Vazquez, 17, was one of 60 seniors with perfect attendance all year at NOLA-PS schools. He graduated from Morris Jeff High School and plans to study automotives and game programming. He won the 2025 Toyota Corolla in a random raffle.
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1 week ago |
nola.com | Justin Mitchell
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I mean, duh! New Orleans named the best food city in the world in 2025. Here's how we came out on top, and which restaurants were mentioned. @chelseathesnack @NOLAnews https://t.co/7Dr7EZyBEE

Living in New Orleans goes something like this: James Franco and Patrick Schwarzenegger were at the same event as you, mixing and mingling, and you were too mesmerized by drag queens to notice. @NOLAnews https://t.co/nXSwhoa3c2

Jim Cantore & other hurricane experts are speaking out after NOAA and NWS layoffs by DOGE: "Informing the public with life-saving weather information is something that should be supported by all Americans," one meteorologist said. @NOLAnews https://t.co/08SOdp5UYu