Caesar Meadows News Today

Kyle Bravo was visiting family in Alabama this past summer when he got the word — or, in his case, the two letters “O” and “K.”

Sharon Lurye, Uptown Messenger Thom Karamus, left, and his neighbor Daniel Whamond carry the head of the Caterpillar for Karamus’ house float. Mardi Gras parades may be cancelled, but that hasn’t stopped residents of Central City from turning their neighborhood into a festive Wonderland. Central City is one of the many neighborhoods participating in Yardi Gras, an alternative to Mardi Gras parades where homeowners decorate their own houses as floats. On the 3200 block of Dryades, for exampl...