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return_to_nolaWhere: Phoenix Effect, a brand new coffee shop -slash- bookstore in the French Quarter
When: Monday evening
What: The grand opening
It's funny. No one can really recall what the space looked like before Phoenix Effect was there.
It's the French Quarter--every bit of usable space has been taken ten times over. And yet somehow, a brand new, incredibly large, impressively immaculate coffee shop -slash- bookstore is just...there. Smack dab in the middle of the Quarter, with two stories, balconies lined with tables, gorgeous wrought iron, a golden-hued facade, and music drifting soft into the air. The chalkboard sign outside is simple:
PHOENIX EFFECT
Grand Opening
"The past is always tense, the future perfect."
Many people are passing it by without a second glance. But any reincarnate in the area feels compelled to stop, give it another glance, turn around and go inside. All the doors and windows are open to the beautiful night, and the warm-wood-and-funky-painted walls exude a welcoming energy. It's almost like coming home.
People are everywhere, milling about and enjoying the free food and drinks (which are all excellent). There is a central courtyard that has been cleared of tables to become a dance floor. Twinkle lights and colorful flags festoon the indoor-outdoor space, with balconies above looking down on the action. There are comfy couches and bookshelf after bookshelf lining the walls with pretty much any book you can think to want. (Literally.)
The decor is a mix of time periods and styles that all seems to blend together seamlessly, and in one corner stands a friendly young woman handing out log-in details for a private usernet you can sign up for, just for Phoenix Effect customers. Even if you've never cared about that sort of thing before, you feel weirdly excited about setting up a profile and giving it a go.
All in all, it's a beautiful space on a beautiful night with a lot of new and familiar faces.
When: Monday evening
What: The grand opening
It's funny. No one can really recall what the space looked like before Phoenix Effect was there.
It's the French Quarter--every bit of usable space has been taken ten times over. And yet somehow, a brand new, incredibly large, impressively immaculate coffee shop -slash- bookstore is just...there. Smack dab in the middle of the Quarter, with two stories, balconies lined with tables, gorgeous wrought iron, a golden-hued facade, and music drifting soft into the air. The chalkboard sign outside is simple:
PHOENIX EFFECT
Grand Opening
"The past is always tense, the future perfect."
Many people are passing it by without a second glance. But any reincarnate in the area feels compelled to stop, give it another glance, turn around and go inside. All the doors and windows are open to the beautiful night, and the warm-wood-and-funky-painted walls exude a welcoming energy. It's almost like coming home.
People are everywhere, milling about and enjoying the free food and drinks (which are all excellent). There is a central courtyard that has been cleared of tables to become a dance floor. Twinkle lights and colorful flags festoon the indoor-outdoor space, with balconies above looking down on the action. There are comfy couches and bookshelf after bookshelf lining the walls with pretty much any book you can think to want. (Literally.)
The decor is a mix of time periods and styles that all seems to blend together seamlessly, and in one corner stands a friendly young woman handing out log-in details for a private usernet you can sign up for, just for Phoenix Effect customers. Even if you've never cared about that sort of thing before, you feel weirdly excited about setting up a profile and giving it a go.
All in all, it's a beautiful space on a beautiful night with a lot of new and familiar faces.
