January 2009
GALATOIRE'S MAY BE SOLD
Galatoire’s, the legendary restaurant that has been run by the family of founder Jean Galatoire since 1905, is on the verge of changing hands.
Jennfier Zdon / T-Picayune Archive Galatoire’s is among the oldest fine dining restaurants in America.
On Thursday, Melvin Rodrigue, the restaurant’s chief operating officer, addressed widespread rumors about a potential sale, which he...
“This is really well put together. And… Staggering:”
– http://www.theplaceswelive.com/
“Defend the Coast DNO Shirt on Stanton Moore of Galactic on Conan...”
– http://www.galacticfunk.com/NEW2007/media/conan08.php?skin=4
Watchclaytoncubitt:
“Cafe Du Monde, coffee and beignets in New Orleans” by Brandon Beck
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After Katrina, New Orleans is going green
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The city known more for French Quarter trash than recycling or renewable energy is going green. In rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina, homes are being fitted with solar panels, organic farming is catching on and the city’s got a new fleet of hybrid buses.
On the flanks of those buses, a catch phrase — Cleaner, Smarter — could be the anthem for the movement by...
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Anne on the Move | New Orleans
A few weeks ago I went to New Orleans to work on a fashion shoot. Now, this is a place where the people really let their freak flags fly! (I mean that as a compliment — and I’m not talking about the tourists on Bourbon Street!) There is so much creativity and talent there, and everyone seems to dress the part. I wanted a little piece of that action, and going to vintage stores and flea markets...
“New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon has already broken its participation record”
– VIA THE TP > > >
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Repair work getting started on many New Orleans...
Standing along a newly paved block of Laurel Street near Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans officials on Tuesday marked the completion of efforts to rehabilitate side streets across Uptown and announced the kickoff of several other road projects slated for this year.
Topping the list new jobs is the reconstruction of Desire Street in the 9th Ward, which is scheduled to begin today, Public Works...
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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin vows to make French...
The political tug-of-war over New Orleans’ 2009 budget continued Monday as Mayor Ray Nagin announced he will make cuts in the level of sanitation services in the French Quarter next week despite steps taken by the City Council to preserve the “Disneylike” cleaning that has won raves from locals and visitors since it debuted two years ago.
To head off what he said would be a...
“New Orleans is no longer struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina. Instead,...”
– Page Six Magazine story about New Orleans
NOLA CRIME NETWORK -- NEIGHBORHOOD UPDATES
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NOLA CRIME NETWORK
http://www. nolacrimealerts. com/ NOLA Crime Alerts NOLA SMS Crime Alert Network PDF Print E-mail Saturday, 24 January 2009 18:31 WHY: One night soon after the tragic murder of Wendy Byrnes in the French Quarter, a friend of Wendy’s was mugged in the Marigny. Concerned friends sent out text messages to others warning them of the specific area to avoid and to be careful in general -...
“I couldn’t help it,” Mr. Link said. “I ran out of room everywhere else.”
There’s just one maniacal touch: his sausage closet. Inside it, where others might stash paper supplies or cleaning products, he has rigged the space with S hooks and loops of string. Like a secret, surreal forest of meat, big sausages dangle vertically from wall to wall. The air is kept at a constant 55 degrees — a sausage’s favorite temperature, as it happens. Nearby is a spray bottle of water...
NICE OBSERVATION OF LIFE IN NEW YORK BY NEW...
January 18, 2009 MAYBE it’s my imagination or simply wishful thinking, but it seems to me that there are almost no busybodies in New York. That is one reason I moved to the city when I graduated from college, one reason I love living here and one reason I’ll probably never leave.
I grew up in New Orleans, a city where Jerome, the man who cut my hair all through junior and senior high school,...
MESSAGE FROM SWEET HOME NEW ORLEANS
Hello everyone!
I wanted to spread the news that Sweet Home New Orleans has a new home base! Our offices are now located at:
831 Elysian Fields Ave. (between Dauphine and Burgundy)
New Orleans, LA 70117
However, our mailing address continues to be:
828 Royal St. #833
New Orleans, LA 70116
Thanks again to everyone for the support and good wishes!
Kate Benson
Program Director
Sweet...
YOUR NEW MARDI GRAS SOURCE THIS YEAR?
* Mardi Gras February 24 2009 *
Message from Honorable Mayor Nagin All About King Cakes
Looking for a way to get a King Cake and not pay royally for it? You’ve found the right place. We know that the price of planning a party or lesson plan can get costly. So our experts have devised some pretty clever ways you can get more cake for your buck....
One month after throwing his shoes, Muntader... →
bjornstar:
This is why we fail.
The journalist, Muntader al-Zaidi, 29, who was immediately arrested, has been allowed only two visitors - and none since Dec. 21, according to those close to him. His family and his lawyer say they do not know where he is being held and are gravely concerned about him.
“This just in: We’re going to DC for ObamaGras. Sunday-Thursday. Get in...”
– The whole crew, DNO, DNO Video
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With deal, Saenger Theatre may sing a new song....
New Orleans officials today are set to announce an innovative plan for a city agency to take ownership of the majestic Saenger Theatre while leaving management in the hands of its longtime owners, who intend to reopen the shuttered playhouse by 2011.
The deal counts on $38 million in federal and state money and tax credits to restore the iconic movie palace that has festered since...
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Cinema Treasures: Saenger Theater
1940s postcard showing a night view of the Saenger
The Saenger Theatre in New Orleans was the flagship of several Saenger theaters throughout the South, and the New Orleans theater was the largest of them all, seating 3,400. Built in an Atmospheric style by Emile Weil, the Saenger cost over $2.5 million to construct, and its opening in 1927 celebrated with a parade attended by thousands along...
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“The U.S. Census Bureau has adjusted the city of New Orleans’ 2007...”
– VIA THE TP > > >
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Bush comments on Katrina sound sour in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President George W. Bush can defend the federal government’s response to Hurricane Katrina. But to Gertrude LeBlanc, the view from her home in the city’s Lower 9th Ward is all the evidence she needs to believe it was a failure.
A row of concrete foundations is all that’s left where her neighbors’ houses once stood.
“Bush didn’t give a damn...
thanks lindsey
“heard zulu unveiled their 100th anniversary poster at nagin’s party the...”
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50th Year Commemorative Doubloon and Booklet
To recognize the 50th Anniversary of the Rex Doubloon, a special Commemorative Doubloon has been created, along with a booklet documenting the history of the Rex Doubloon. Created in gold anodized aluminum, the front of the Commemorative Doubloon reproduces the original Rex image, while its reverse carries the seal from a commemorative Rex medallion created in 1884. Each 50th Year Commemorative...
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New Orleans kicks off Carnival with festivities
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Roll out the king cakes, plastic beads and Mardi Gras masks … the Carnival season has kicks off in New Orleans.
January 6th, the 12th night on the Biblical calendar, marked the beginning of the 153rd annual pre-Lenten celebration. Before it wraps up February 24th, almost 100 parades will have rolled in the area and thousands of riders will have thrown tons of glitzy...
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New Orleans Kicks Off Mardi Gras Season
NEW ORLEANS - The city of New Orleans officially kicked off the Carnival season Tuesday at Gallier Hall, as Mayor Ray Nagin hosted his annual king cake party.
City and krewe leaders celebrated 153 years of Mardi Gras in dance, music and, of course, king cake.
Tuesday was Twelfth Night, which marks the day the Three Kings met the infant Jesus. The day kicks off seven weeks of festivities.
The...
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Pattaya International Mardi Gras 2009
What has been described as Pattaya’s first electrical carnival parade, the Pattaya International Mardi Gras 2009 event was announced at City Hall on the afternoon of the 7th January by Mayor Ittipol Khunplume.
This spectacular parade organised by City Hall in partnership with TAT and private business sectors will take place in Pattaya on the 23rd January to promote and boost business and the...
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Dethroned queen threatens lawsuit against old...
THIBODAUX – One day after members of the Krewe of Shaka unanimously voted to dethrone her as their reigning queen, a Thibodaux woman said she planned to sue the organization to recoup thousands of dollars she spent preparing for this carnival season.
The Thibodaux-based club will file a countersuit against former queen Charlotte Brown, 37, should she sue them, for “embarrassment to the Krewe of...
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New Orleans food rises post Katrina
When Zagat issued its last ratings for New Orleans, Commander’s Palace, the turquoise Garden District landmark known for its food and ambiance, was still being pieced back together afterHurricane Katrina wrecked it.
It took 13 months and a $8.5 million renovation to restore the restaurant for business, and only one new issue of the Zagat Survey to put Commander’s back on top. The...
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“New Orleans’ new district attorney is warning that his office may need to...”
– via the ap > > >
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Reopened theater stages comeback for New Orleans...
NEW ORLEANS — Closed for more than three years, a prominent performing arts center is scheduled to reopen Thursday in what city leaders call a symbolic step forward in the city’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
The 2,100-seat Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts venue — home to the city’s symphony, ballet and opera — was badly damaged during the 2005 floods that followed...
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“New Orleans prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against two protesters who...”
– via the ap
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PechaKucha Night : New Orleans : Volume 1
Thursday January 15th, 2009 Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center [map] Doors 6pm / Start 7pm FREE [w/RSVP]
PechaKucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.
The key to PechaKucha Night is its patented democratic system. Each presenter is allowed...
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“This was the year Mayor Ray Nagin got pissed off — a lot. The guy who for years...”
– from “the Year of Living Angrily” by Clancy Dubos in the Gambit.
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Still Waiting for the Recession in New Orleans
Inside Harrah’s Casino, one of New Orleans’ main tourist attractions, men and women are pounding away at slot machines, puffing on cigarettes and freely ordering cocktails, seemingly oblivious to the economic crisis sweeping much of the country. Maybe it’s all an escape. “Oh, I don’t spend that much,” says Linda Buggee, 60, while walking through the...
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Defend New Orleans?
new orleans has a super hero..
seriously.
check out his myspace page > > >
read the tp article > > >
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Survey: Number of New Orleans households growing
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - As 2008 closed, the population of New Orleans reached 73.7 percent of pre-Hurricane Katrina levels based on the number of households actively receiving mail. The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center said Wednesday that although growth slowed significantly in the city during the first half of the year, the city gained 3,873 households in the last five months of 2008. At...
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Pitt, Jolie's first Hurricane Katrina relief homes...
London (IANS): Survivors of the Hurricane Katrina have moved into the first of the six eco-friendly homes paid for by Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
According to mirror.co.uk, the couple set up the foundation - Make it Right - with 3.5 million pounds of their own money following the 2005 disaster. They will build an additional 150 green properties in New Orleans for the...