ON THE AVENUE: In a crime that disrupted business at New Orleans' storied Pontchartain Hotel, a 29-year-old man carrying out the garbage was shot and killed Friday on a side street near the St. Charles Avenue institution. It made for New Orleans' 201st homicide of the year, matching 2020's total for the most since 2007.
A FEST'S FUTURE: Cancelled for two consecutive years now, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience surprised its 2020 and 2021 ticketholders this week with refunds. But it made no mention of the $50 merchandise and food credit it had promised them, nor did it say whether it will be back in 2022.
A LIGHT UPTOWN: Hanukkah proved special for the Abramson family in 2021. After a one-year makeover and another year of landscaping and outdoor work, they marked the Festival of Lights in their newly renovated, tastefully appointed, century-old A. Hays Town-inspired cottage near Audubon Park.
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After the 2020 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Justin Bell was fine with rolling over his tickets to the following year, in part because the festival offered a $50 food and merchandise credit as a thank-you to fans who didn’t request refunds. Read more
The Festival of Lights ended only days ago, but the Abramsons’ collection of menorahs is still on display at their A. Hays Town-inspired house near Audubon Park. Read more
