KKProjects to name a
few. Many of the spaces
in the St. Claude Arts
District (SCAD) are
artist-run, and they
tend to show work that
is more contemporary,
young, and fresh than
what you might ;nd
at more established
art venues. We are
currently members of
The Front collective,
which is run out of
a building that we
completely rehabbed
with the help, sweat,
and love of our parents
and other artists in the
collective. hotironpress
.com; scadnola.com;
nolafront.org
We’re fans of artist Mel
Chin who converted a
house into a giant safe—
called SAFEHOUSE—
where he is storing kid-created “fundred” dollar
bills to raise money
for lead remediation
projects. Zeitgeist
is a space that shows
independent and art
;lms, most of which are
fairly obscure and hard
to come by anywhere
else in the city. fundred
.org; zeitgeistinc.net
Plum Street Snoballs
are not to be confused
with snow cones.
Though the snow
cone is more widely
known, a snoball has
super;ne ice with a
silky texture and a
hundred di;erent ;avor
options—including
coconut cream and
pink lemonade—to suit
everyone’s fancy.
For drinks, we
head to the By water
neighborhood. We
like Saturn Bar, a
dark, dingy dive that
serves as a hangout for
local characters and
occasionally o;ers
punk rock shows. We
go to Markey’s Bar for
darts and shu;eboard.
Bacchanal, a wine
shop and wine bar, has
a beautiful courtyard
in the back where
local musicians and
guest chefs perform.
plumstreetsnoball.com;
Saturn Bar 504.949.7532;
markeysbar.com;
bacchanalwine.com
Sights to See
The steamboat captain’s
houses in Holy
Cross are beautiful
old houses built to
resemble steamboats,
with crazy-huge round
wooden balls strung
along the roo;ine in a
scalloped fashion. It’s
a cool “gee-whiz” drive
by and also a good spot
for walking along the
levee. The Canal St.
Ferry chugs back and
forth all day long across
the Mississippi River
carrying passengers
from downtown New
Orleans to Algiers. It’s
only $1 for vehicles and
free for pedestrians.
With the wind in your
face and the water
splashing below, it’s a
fun ride that o;ers great
views of do wnto wn
New Orleans and
the French Quarter.
friendso; heferry.org
Good Eats (and Drinks)
We like to drown
everything in the
delicious barbecue
sauces at The Joint,
and that’s probably
what gives the By water
place its sticky-sweet
ambiance. Elizabeth’s
Restaurant, near the
French Quarter, has
di;erent menus all the
time with variations
on New Orleans and
down-home Southern
cooking. Everything
there is so good. Jenny
loves the special crab
sandwich on challah at
the New Orleans Cake
Café and Bakery in
the Marigny. Each day
they also o;er delicious
chilled cupcakes in
;avors like mimosa,
champagne, and white
wedding cake with
almond buttercream.
alwayssmokin.com;
elizabeths-restaurant
.com; nolacakes.com
We love getting sacks
of oysters from P&J
Oysters in the French
Quarter. If we’re out in
La;tte doing a swamp
tour, then we get our
seafood from Denny
Higgins at Higgins
Seafood. Of course,
a sack is a good deal
of oysters, and you’re
going to need some
elbow grease and an
oyster knife (which
Jenny’s dad custom
makes at leblades.com).
Shrimp and other fresh,
raw seafood can also
be bought directly
from the ;shermen
at the Crescent City
Farmer’s Market held
twice a week. We try
to get to the CSA-style
Hollygrove Farmer’s
Market every Saturday
where $25 nets a big
box of mostly organic
local produce, seasonal
fruits, veggies, and
herbs that we can eat
all week. oysterlover
.com; Higgins Seafood
504.689.3577;
crescentcityfarmers
market.org;
hollygrovemarketand
farm.wordpress.com/
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Borrow and Buy
A nonpro;t with a
large warehouse, The
Green Project sells
salvaged architectural
and construction
materials. This became
a useful trading spot
in New Orleans post-Katrina because of all
the antique and nearly
irreplaceable parts
and pieces of houses
that have been torn
down that can—and
should—be reused.
Inside the store is
another outpost called
Recycle for the Arts
that sells gently used art
supplies and other odds
and ends. The Iron
Rail Book Collective, a
nonpro;t reading room
and lending library
that hosts movie nights
and teach-ins, also
houses the ;nest, most
comprehensive public
zine library in the area.
thegreenproject.org;
ironrail.org
