Ecademy: user blogs (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
I'm thinking of going to this, sounds great....... Have been to New Orleans twice and the place is magic. New Orleans Festival Free Festival at The O2 Celebrating New Orleans Music and Culture on October 24th and 25th 2008 The unmistakable sounds, sights, tastes and styles of New Orleans are set to descend on London later this year when, for two days in October, The O2 will...
ken foster (Free subscription) | yesterday
I'm bracing for an insanely busy weekend, beginning tonight with the opening of the New Orleans Film Festival. Tonight, I'll be introducing Mike Leigh's new film Happy Go Lucky at Canal Place; tomorrow night, I'll be introducing another British film, How to Be, followed by a Q and A with actor Robert Pattinson via phone and Mike Pearce in the flesh. On Monday at the Prytania, I'll be introducing...
Delta Farm Press RSS Feed (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dozens of agricultural leaders from throughout Louisiana met recently in New Orleans to discuss ways to help make the state’s agricultural industry competitive in the 21st century.
CJR Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
I like Oxford American. Lots of people say it's the New Yorker of the South, which is to say that some of its elegant, long-form pieces brim with Southern hospitality. The voices are polished, engaging. "Come on in," they seem to say. Well, hurricane season winding down, and so Katrina and New Orleans are out of the headlines again,...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
After weeks of speculation about its arrival, the start of a new coaching era for the Oakland Raiders will begin, at last, on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints at the Louisiana Superdome.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
For a calendar of volunteer opportunities, visit links.sfgate.com/ZEPE. A sampling of organizations seeking volunteers: Habitat for Humanity (504) 861-2077 www.habitat-nola.org volunteer@habitat-nola.org It rebuilds homes throughout New Orleans and undertakes...
Hell in a Handbasket (Free subscription) | yesterday
I wrote about how the city government in New Orleans is now forced to return guns illegally seized during Katrina. Can't find the essay here? That is because I posted it over at The Boyz....
The Informed Traveler (Free subscription) | yesterday
Laissez les bons temps rouler… For the best of the Big Easy, head to the W New Orleans where you can get your groove on at Rande Gerber’s Whiskey Blue and tuck into some Louisiana comfort food at Zoe Lounge. Just steps from the French Quarter, the stylish hotel promises an indulgent sensory experience– from [...]
SI.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
While most of us were focusing on the sorry state of our retirement funds, plenty of news broke around the NFL that will affect your fantasy lineup this weekend.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | yesterday
Veteran New Orleans-born jazz giant Donald Harrison is building both the future of his city and an undeniable legacy. Harrison can at any time be found hard at work mentoring the minds of young musicians or darting from city to city on a seemingly endless whirlwind tour of performance dates across the globe. To an arguably greater extent than many of his fellow notable native New Orleanian jazz...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Saying you've experienced New Orleans because you visited the French Quarter is a lot like saying you've experienced California because you went to Disneyland. Two neighborhoods that are more authentic, less touristy and thoroughly about the local experience -...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Three years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is the tale of two vastly different cities. In the French Quarter, where jazz burbles out of Preservation Hall and mobs of tourists saunter down Bourbon Street with their go-cups, it's pretty close to the best...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Chris Paul notched a game-high 17 points and added five assists, as the New Orleans Hornets crushed the Indiana Pacers, 105-71, in preseason action.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today NeighborWorks America announced its partnership with Make It Right in New Orleans, La. Through the partnership, NeighborWorks America provides prospective
ac360blog (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Liz McCartney | MY STORY I am honored and humbled to be recognized as one of CNN's top ten heroes of the year. Initially, I was shocked and, honestly, I still am! I meet so many amazingly caring and hard working people every day that it feels awkward to be distinguished.
