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🌱 Omicron Restaurant Closures + Tragic Stabbing in Bywater
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Happy Wednesday, people of New Orleans! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's what's happening around New Orleans today.
First, today's weather:
Sunny and warmer. High: 62 Low: 48.
Here are the top three stories today in New Orleans:
- As Omicron surges, many local restaurants are closing temporarily due to outbreaks amount staff. (Eater New Orleans)
- An unidentified young woman was found stabbed to death in the Bywater neighborhood. (WWLTV.com)
- NOPD is continuing the search for the missing man, Bryant Gilbert, as his 90th birthday on Christmas Eve draws near. (WGNO New Orleans)
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Today in New Orleans:
From my notebook:
- The New Orleans Health Department is offering free, at-home COVID-19 tests at locations linked here: (Facebook)
- Regional Transit Authority will relaunch the agency website on Wednesday, December 22 at midnight, with features that make it easier for people to plan their trips and find information. (Facebook)
- NOMA is offering a virtual tea ceremony to learn more about the Urasenke Way of Tea dating back to the 16th century. (Instagram)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with a new update.
— Shannon Denney