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 been a fabulous year so far — and we’re still going!” said Sandra Herman, founder of the Celebrate Canal! Coalition. […]
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 Herman. Celebrate Canal Coalition receives Cutting Edge’s 2025 Trumpet Award for cultural leadership Media Contact: Justin Vlosich, Gambel PR NEW ORLEANS […]
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 was an impactful and significant time for DDD and Downtown New Orleans as a whole. In April, DDD leadership traveled […]
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 South a century ago, has been vacant since Katrina. More than two years after putting the historic Loews State Palace […]
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 main stop for New Orleans visitors and families alike. In recent years, Canal Street has lost a bit of its […]
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 may be a sign of Canal Street’s upswing rather than decline BY ANTHONY MCAULEY NEW ORLEANS — The possible permanent […]
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, art installations, and community programming taking place this summer to engage both residents and visitors, highlight the area’s cultural significance, […]
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 for fun experiences to enjoy throughout the month all on Canal Street. Grab your thinking cap and your camera (phone) […]
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 calls himself “Ceaux” is more than proud of his masterpiece in the middle of New Orleans. “Ceaux” is Courtney Buckley. […]