Dirty Coast is one of the most recognizable local t-shirt companies around town. Infamous for their New Orleans inspired tees, such as "Be a New Orleanian. Wherever you are." and "Where's Nagin?", the company got started shortly before Katrina, but things really took off as displaced New Orleanians began snatching up these tshirts as a way of showing hometown pride.Dirty Coast is hosting an End of Summer Party tonight at Tipitina's uptown. Rotary Downs and The Other Planets will be playing and doors open at 9pm. It's only 8 bucks to get in and sounds like it will be a lot of fun. (The Dirty Coast folks usually know how to throw a pretty good party.) Dirty Coast also recently opened their new retail location at 5704 Magazine Street. I haven't had a chance to drop by and check it out, as I'm rarely uptown these days, but I'll have to make a special visit soon.
Dirty Coast was featured awhile back as one of StayLocal.org's success stories. This will obviously be my last Where to Shop piece here on BloggingNewOrleans, as today is our last day to post, but may I refer you to Stay Local's extensive local business listings? In these days of recovery it's especially important to keep our dollars in the local economy. If you need a reminder why, just check out their top 10 reasons on why to shop local.
