November 2010
Apparently, the attendance benchmark is back on...
The future of New Orleans’ NBA franchise could again be uncertain.
If the Hornets do not average crowds of at least 14,213 for the next 13 games at the New Orleans Arena, the franchise can opt out of its current lease agreement with the state, according to Doug Thornton, vice president of SMG, the company that manages the Arena and the Superdome.
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New Orleans Saints Super Bowl license tag goes on...
Members of the Who Dat Nation can get their long-awaited license tags commemorating the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl win starting Wednesday, 10 months after the victory.
Michelle Rayburn, a spokeswoman for the state Office of Motor Vehicles, said that 4,400 special license tags have been stamped out by Prison Enterprises, the arm of the corrections system that produces the plate.
More will...
December book events in New Orleans
As part of the PhotoNOLA festival, the New Orleans Photo Alliance and Octavia Books will host an eight-person book-signing event Friday, 5-7 p.m, the Historic New Orleans Collection Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St. Featured will be photographers Dave Anderson (“One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds”); Michelle Bates (“Plastic Cameras: Toying with...
Bayou Classic: Grambling State vs. Southern
GRAMBLING STATE (8-2, 7-1 SWAC) VS. SOUTHERN (2-8, 1-7)
Kickoff: 2 p.m. Saturday
Facts and Figures - Site: Louisiana Superdome (65,000) - New Orleans, La. Records: Grambling State, 8-2; Southern, 2-8. Television: NBC. Series record: Southern leads, 30-28. Last meeting: Grambling State won, 31-13. Conferences: Grambling State, SWAC; Southern, SWAC. Coaches: Grambling State - Rod Broadway...
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Gulf oysters fewer, pricier after oil spill but...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cajun chef John Folse worried in the weeks before Thanksgiving that BP’s oil spill meant he’d have to dish up fowl and fish without his rich, dark oyster stew or fried oyster dressing, anathema to a keeper of Louisiana culinary customs. “It’s kind of sacrilegious,” Folse said last week. “People say, ‘My God, it’s not...
Program to Offer $20 million to Area Businesses to...
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Mayor Mitchell Landrieu today announced that New Orleans has been selected to join the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative. The partnership between the City and Goldman Sachs will create jobs and stimulate economic growth by committing $20 million in capital for small business loans and subsidizing results-oriented business education for current small business...
Dead gators found in Gibson
Dana Jeffcoat looks Monday over the remains of alligators he found on a walk behind his trailer in Gibson.
Wildlife agents are investigating dozens of alligator carcasses found Sunday near marshes in Gibson.
Dana Jeffcoat, who lives on North Bayou Black Drive near Greenwood Middle School, said he found them Sunday morning when he was going for a walk.
“I love nature, but I hate seeing...
New Louisiana state flag with bleeding pelican is...
A new state flag, featuring a more angular pelican tearing its bleeding breast to feed its young, was unveiled Monday during the swearing-in ceremonies of two state officials.
The flag’s design is similar to the existing flag but the brown pelican, the state bird, is more sophisticated and has three red drops of blood flowing from its breast, said Jacques Berry, chief spokesman for...
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I met Andy Gallacher while shooting on Grand Isle, LA. He’s a fascinated story teller and a spot on BBC rogue 7D totin journalist. I mean a real gem.
His story above about Ruby Bridge is told from such a nice perspective. Thanks Andy!
Antiques & Collectibles: If an original, New...
Question: The picture in my photo was found at a yard sale. I would like information about it and its value. - H.D., Buena Vista Township
Answer: Your art, signed by Nestor Fruge, depicts a New Orleans courtyard, one of Fruge’s favorite subjects. Born in Louisiana in 1916, the 94-year-old Creole artist is a self-trained watercolorist who lived in New York, Paris and Mexico before...
New Orleans Fringe Fest midterm report
Lead Paint Libretto runs at the New Orleans Fringe Festival.
The New Orleans Fringe Festival opened Wednesday, and there are 60 shows spread across more than 20 venues through Sunday. It’s hard to wade through all the options and even get a sense of what some of the genre mashups will offer. I have tried to stick to the fringiest of shows, and here are some recommendations.
The...
Most affordable dining? New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans diners got more than good food last year. They also got a price break.
According to the latest Zagat Survey, the average cost of a meal in New Orleans has dropped for the first time in a decade, from $28.52 in the last survey to $28.36 this year.
Not a huge drop, but enough to rank the Crescent City as the nation’s most affordable dining out locale, well...
Jeffrey Wright in A Free Man of Color at Lincoln...
Photograph by T Charles Erickson for Lincoln Center Theater. Earlier this season, Lincoln Center Theater placed a risky bet on an adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. They opened it cold, without the benefit of an out-of-town test run, and hoped Patti LuPone could carry it. Tonight, L.C.T. effectively doubles down by opening another ambitious, new play. A...
5th Annual Draw-A-Thon this weekend
DRAW-A-THON 2010 24 Hours of Drawing Fun!
PRESS STREET presents the 5th Annual 24 Hour Draw-a-thon!
When: November 20th 6:30 am – November 21st 6:30 am Where: The Green Room (above The Green Project @ 2831 Marais, New Orleans LA 70117)
A FREE 24 hour drawing marathon! (Don’t worry…it’s NOT a lock down…folks can come and go as they please; stay an hour or two or ten or twelve or the entire...
Sting Like A Bee: Kitty Defeats Alligator, and...
Cat versus alligator: who will win? One of life’s great questions has finally been answered with the help of this footage caught by an unsuspecting Canadian holiday-maker enjoying his vacation in Louisiana.
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Enough is enough: a rally and candlelight vigil...
The Barre family along with Bounce Nation, a New Orleans-based nonprofit organization, bounce artists Sissy Nobby, Big Freedia and Crowd Mova Crystal as well as community activists  Sess 4-5 will be holding a public rally/candlelight vigil at Nuthin’ But Fire Records to celebrate the life of Anthony Barre (December 15, 1987-November 14, 2010) known as Messy Mya.
As Messy Mya, Barre was a...
N.Y. Times: Nutria ‘guilt-free’ fur
Adorning the bodies of waifish models as they strut the catwalks of a New York City fashion show this week will be a pest in the eyes of many Louisianans: the nutria.
Known locally as a destroyer of levees, the pesky rodent is the centerpiece of a fashion show in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
While the fashion industry has been squeamish about using fur, the nutria is being marketed by Louisianans...
Louisiana charges super low pollution fees
An analysis by an environmental group shows Louisiana charges polluters much less than what the nation’s air quality laws call for, leaving the state’s environmental regulators cash strapped and unable to police polluters effectively.
The Environmental Integrity Project, a Washington-based environmental watchdog, said on Tuesday that Louisiana charges companies about $15 per ton of...
Interview: White Zombie's Sean Yseult Awakens...
New Orleans resident, Sean Yseult, interviewed in LA Weekly about her new book.. Read Here.
“I’m not being coy at all. I’m not running for president in 2012....”
– Bobby Jindal, speaking with the AP
Reggie Bush plans return
New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush, who has missed the past seven games due to a broken fibula, plans to play Sunday against Seattle, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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Spill Report Faults BP and Contractors
WASHINGTON — Inadequate training and supervision of key personnel aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and a lack of focus on safety were among the factors that contributed to the explosion that killed 11 workers and sent millions of barrels of oilgushing into the Gulf of Mexico, according to a preliminary report by a team of scientific experts.
BP, which owned the well, and its chief...
“I must say, what a beautiful place, ” the 23-year-old English actor said...”
– From TP article about Tom Felton, the actor who played Draco in Harry Potter
Henry Butler profiled in documentary about blind...
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New Orleans-born pianist Henry Butler is one of the featured artists in the documentary “Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers,” airing at 7 p.m. Wednesday (November 17) on HBO2.
Butler, who lost his sight to infantile glaucoma, is filmed taking pictures around the French Quarter with the help of an assistant. The documentary also visits his gutted New Orleans home, flooded by...
Po-Boy Fest 2010 winners announced
Despite the grumbling about last year’s wall-to-wall crowds on Oak Street and the epic wait in lines for the honored sandwich, the 4th Po-Boy Preservation Festival on Sunday was packed once again. According to early estimates from one festival organizer, as many as 45,000 to 50,000 people attended this year, up from 30,000 last year.
The po-boy competition was fierce. The winners are:
Best...
Discovery Kingdom's sawfish off to New Orleans
Romance can be tricky for anyone, but imagine if you had a 2-foot saw protruding from your forehead.
Such is the case for Buzz, a 14-foot sawfish from Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo. Not only is Buzz one of the oddest looking creatures on the planet, but he’s also one of the loneliest. Only five sawfish exist in captivity and his species, once abundant in the Gulf of Mexico, is hovering...
Most of New Orleans slated to receive recycling...
One casualty of Hurricane Katrina could finally be back in a majority of New Orleans next year: recycling. A new deal, officially struck Monday, between the city and Metro Disposal includes recycling pickup for New Orleans East, Gentilly and the Lower 9th Ward. Now another major garbage company is offering to do the same, which could bring recycling services to the area it services in Uptown,...
Sexy Trees of the Marigny Calendar
The Sexy Trees of the Marigny Calendar was created by Marigny resident and artist Candy Chang for Marigny Green, a neighborhood volunteer committee of the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association. Marigny Green promotes sustainable living through local initiatives on tree planting, biking, energy-efficient lighting, and recycling. Marveling at the sexiness of a Live Oak Tree, Candy...
