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Celebrate Canal! Coalition Sets Sights on Next Phase
Celebrate Canal! Coalition Sets Sights on Next Phase By Kelly Hite NEW ORLEANS – The Celebrate Canal! Coalition is marking a milestone year of revitalization, community engagement, and growing momentum for one of New Orleans’ most historic corridors. “It’s

Celebrate Canal Coalition receives Cutting Edge’s 2025 Trumpet Award for cultural leadership
Celebrate Canal Trumpet Award 2025. Katelyn Denty, Gordon Linge, Jill Jeskin, Karen Coaxum, Eric Cager, Sandra Herman, Laurie Guimont, Alexandra Holliday and Dajah Roberts. Karen Coaxum, Eric Cager and Sandra Herman. Eric Cager and Sandra

DDD Releases Q2 2025 Market Report
DDD Releases Q2 2025 Market Report Downtown Development District proudly presents its Q2 2025 Market Report to the community, providing an updated assessment and analysis of the economic vitality of Downtown New Orleans. Q2 2025

Loews State Theater in New Orleans
Loews State Theater in New Orleans has sat empty for years. The price to buy it just fell. By STEPHANIE RIEGEL The historic Canal Street movie house, billed as the largest theater in the Deep

Celebrating and Saving Canal Street in New Orleans
Louisiana Insider, Episode 217: Celebrating and Saving Canal Street in New Orleans By Kelly Massicot Canal Street in New Orleans has a long history of fashion, culture, nightlife and great food. For decades it was a

How do we create a new Golden Age for Canal Street?
Tommy Tucker How do we create a new Golden Age for Canal Street? WWL First News with Tommy Tucker LISTEN HERE

Palace Café shuttering may be a sign of Canal Street’s upswing rather than decline
Pedestrians walk past the closed Palace Cafe by Dickie Brennan & Co. in the 600 block of Canal Street in New Orleans, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune Palace Café shuttering

Celebrate Canal! Announces Summer Events
Celebrate Canal! Announces Summer Events July 2, 2025 | By Kelly Hite NEW ORLEANS — Celebrate Canal!, an initiative focused on revitalizing New Orleans’ historic Canal Street corridor, has announced a series of public events,

The Great New Orleans Scavenger Hunt
The Great New Orleans Scavenger Hunt Celebrate the city with a hometown scavenger hunt sponsored by Celebrate Canal! From indoor air-conditioned play to educational experiences, art, culture, food and more, we’ve mapped out a plan

Scrim discovers his ‘Window on Canal’
Scrim discovers his ‘Window on Canal’ by: Wild Bill Wood, WGNO NEW ORLEANS — You can tell by the paint brush in his hand and the seriously-satisfied expression on his face, the Louisiana artist who

Celebrate Canal: New Orleans’ Champs-Elysées
Celebrate Canal: New Orleans’ Champs-Elysées By Betsie Gambel, Founder, Gambel Communications Once a grand boulevard, Canal Street lost its luster as suburban lifestyles became popular. Locals recount stories of white-gloved visits to Godchaux’s, Waterbury nectar sodas,

Follow Scrim Down Canal Street: New Public Art Exhibit Debuts in New Orleans
Follow Scrim Down Canal Street: New Public Art Exhibit Debuts in New Orleans BY MADISON VOORHIES Starting Saturday, May 17, Celebrate Canal! invites locals and visitors to explore “Windows on Canal,” a playful new art

New public art experience ‘Windows on Canal’ changing the scenery
New public art experience ‘Windows on Canal’ changing the scenery You may have seen giant pieces of art being installed on several businesses along canal street. Those art installations are part of a new public

Canal Street signs get artistic makeover to draw families back downtown
Canal Street signs get artistic makeover to draw families back downtown CEO of Celebrate Canal Sandra Herman says that art comes with a purpose. Author: Mike McDaniel WWL Louisiana (WWL)Some well-known signs on Canal Street

“Windows on Canal” brings whimsical art adventure to heart of New Orleans
“Windows on Canal” brings whimsical art adventure to heart of New Orleans Follow Scrim through Canal Street’s artistic menagerie NEW ORLEANS (May 5, 2025) – Get ready to see something new and exciting on Canal

The Face of Philanthropy
The Face of Philanthropy New Orleans Magazine May 2025 The New Orleans Entertainment Coalition was created in 2019 with the goal of fostering the arts and supporting local and regional artists. Sandra Thompson Herman, after

See plans for big Canal Street art installations
See plans for big Canal Street art installations April 8, 2025 | By Chelsea Brasted New, large-scale art installations are now on view along Canal Street. Why it matters: The art project looks a lot like

All Eyes on Canal Street Thanks to One Local Woman
All Eyes on Canal Street Thanks to One Local Woman The largest thoroughfare in New Orleans, Canal Street is getting the attention it deserves thanks to an effort spearheaded by one local woman. April 1,

Celebrate Canal Coalition’s Sandra Herman
Celebrate Canal Coalition’s Sandra Herman Founder and CEO April 1, 2025 | BY LINDSAY MACK | ST. CHARLES AVENUE APRIL 2025 Drawing on her many years of leading initiatives and building projects in government work, Sandra Herman

Celebrate Canal! announces “Windows on Canal” public art series
Celebrate Canal! announces “Windows on Canal” public art series Follow Scrim through Canal Street’s artistic menagerie February 25, 2025 Celebrate Canal! announced today the debut of “Windows on Canal,” a captivating public art series that

She’s taken on big Louisiana issues before. Can Sandra Herman revive Canal Street?
She’s taken on big Louisiana issues before. Can Sandra Herman revive Canal Street? December 8, 2024 | By RICH COLLINS, nola.com Staff Writer Sandra Herman loves to solve problems. As a young state employee in the