INTERIORS AND LUXURY RENTALS

ISABEL BALART

Assistant Editor, The Scout Guide New Orleans

MY NEIGHBORHOOD: OLD METAIRIE

IF I’M NOT WORKING, YOU CAN FIND ME Sipping skinny margs at The Velvet Cactus in Lakeview, watching LSU games at Wrong Iron, or styling outfits for friends.

FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD Discovering all of the new businesses popping up on Metairie Road.

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT Ristorante Filippo, Pho Orchid, and Radosta’s

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD BAR Martine’s Lounge

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY Power walking around Old Metairie with friends

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD SMALL BUSINESS Victoria’s Nails

SARA ESSEX BRADLEY

Photographer, The Scout Guide New Orleans

MY NEIGHBORHOOD: MID-CITY

IF I’M NOT WORKING, YOU CAN FIND ME In City Park. There’s so much to do. NOMA, the Botanical Garden, miles of trails, Celebration in the Oaks at Christmas...

FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD The Canal Streetcar. It takes us downtown or to the French Quarter in about 15 minutes.

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT Mopho for casual or Café Degas for date night.

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD BAR Twelve Mile Limit for a fancy cocktail in a divey hip bar, or Finn McCool’s for the neighborhood pub vibe.

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY Sitting on my porch with my husband. It’s a friendly neighborhood and we are constantly meeting new neighbors and dogs.

WHERE TO LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Broadside–great outdoor venue.

PAUL MORSE

Photographer, The Scout Guide New Orleans

MY NEIGHBORHOOD: THE GARDEN DISTRICT

IF I’M NOT WORKING, YOU CAN FIND ME Walking through the neighborhood and going to music festivals in town.

FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD The architecture, colors, textures, light, and our neighbors.

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT Commander’s Palace and Lilette

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD BAR Barrel Proof, or Snake and Jake’s Christmas Lounge

FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY Mardi Gras!! Meeting friends on St. Charles during the parades. Tossing beads to neighbors and friends from floats on parade day.

WHERE TO LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Tipitina’s