Category: Blog
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Community Spotlight: Lighting Fundraiser
Light up the night with string lighting on Midland Street! Purchase tickets at LoLoBee’s, Modes, or VNO’s! Proceeds go towards bringing some more character to the streets of such a great community! The event is Sunday, August 28th at VNO’s, so it’s not too late to get tickets!
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Beet Poetry: The Story of Beet Sugar
When Michigan’s 13 beet sugar factories finish their annual ten-week slicing season this week, more than 325,000,000 pounds of bagged white sugar will be ready for consumption from the 1940 crop. It’s big business in Michigan, which ranks third in the nation, just behind California and Colorado. Sunday Graphic obtained this picture story of the…
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Show Us What You Got!
At LoLoBee’s, every night is open mic night. Poetry? Music? Magic Tricks? Set out the tip jar and showcase your talents! Our space is one for creative expression and friends gathering. Feel free to come in whenever and do your thing! We will occasionally have scheduled events, so be sure to check the calendar! And…
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Rougarou’s Hart
Le Coeur de Rougarou (Rougarou’s Heart) n the late 1800’s, the LaRose family lived outside of what is now Houma, Louisiana. Their property lay on the edge of a deep and dark bayou. At night, the feral sounds that came from the swampy woods terrified the locals. Mutilations littering the tree line had terrorized the…
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Grand Opening Spotlight: Release the Bees
We’ll start off our grand opening celebration with plenty of pomp and circumstance! The first event of the day will be our version of a ribbon cutting right at open, August 13th at 12pm. Everyone will coat themselves in powdered sugar, and then we will be releasing a swarm of thousands of bees!! BEEEEESSSSSSSS Just…
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Grand Opening Spotlight: Second Line
A second line is small parade led by a small brass band. The parade celebrates a special event like a birth, death, wedding, or—in our case—a business opening! The second line tradition is a convergence of Creole and African culture brought to New Orleans, and now LoLoBee’s brings this tradition to you! Join us in…
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