The Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge, after a 54-year pause, is hosting live music once again. The legendary Central City nightclub reopened Friday (March 1) with performances that paid homage to its storied history. The Dew Drop on the LaSalle Street was the city’s leading Black music venue during rock ‘n’ roll’s formative years. […]
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Mardi Gras 2020 has some new and revised rules: Port-o-lets, prohibited throws, ladders and parade elements
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By Sue Strachan, Uptown Messenger
Need to go to the bathroom during a parade?
For Carnival 2020, parade-goers might have to walk farther to use private port-o-lets on trucks parked in the streets.
This was part of one of two ordinances passed unanimously Thursday (Jan. 30) by the City Council “updating sections of the Municipal Code that address Mardi Gras regulations, clarifying parade terms and codifying reforms,” states a City Council press release.