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Blight or might: A Monologue by Charlotte Ash
nola.com News
Jan 30This is a story about Kweku Nyaawie, his neighbors and what happened when he became physically unable to complete the restoration of his house at 616 Port St. in the Marigny. Ku came to New Orleans shortly after Katrina and... »
Jazz pianist and singer Champian Fulton visits Snug Harbor tonight
nola.com Music
Jan 28Dinah Washington was a major influence on her style of singing »
Nicholls' Folse Institute wins regional honor
Ksla - La Headlines
Jan 27The John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University is preparing for a shot at a national title after a top student won a regional competition for the fifth year in a row. »
The Wee Trio to reinvent David Bowie songs at Snug Harbor
nola.com Entertainment
Jan 22Jazz trio covers various songs, including 'The Man Who Sold the World' »
The Wee Trio to reinvent David Bowie songs at Snug Harbor
nola.com Music
Jan 22Jazz trio covers various songs, including 'The Man Who Sold the World' »
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Best of the Beat Business Awards: The Winners
offBeat
Jan 26Last night in an invitation-only event at the Joy Theater, OffBeat roasted George Porter, Jr. and saluted Rounder Records’ Scott Billington at its Best of the Beat Business Awards. Porter is this year’s Lifetime Achievement in Music honoree, and he was... »
Kristen Palmer: "Won't somebody think of the children!"
Library Chronicles
Jan 18Councilmemeber Palmer appears in today's Times-Picayune once again lying (or at least deluding herself) about the recently passed curfew law. The law which Palmer disgustingly justifies on the grounds that it "protects children" in fact exists in order... »
Curfew: Stripping kids’ access to the cultural heart of New Orleans
The Lens
Jan 18By C.W. Cannon, The Lens contributing opinion writer | When I lived in Europe, I used to josh my British friends with a plan for Britain’s economic future (which looked dim at the time). I suggested that they tear down every structure built after the S... »
Krewe du Vieux announces new route
Gambit Blogs
Jan 17Now that football's over, we segue neatly into Mardi Gras — and one of its opening acts, the Krewe du Vieux, which rolls Sat. Feb. 4 on a slightly amended route through the Faubourg Marigny and French Quarter.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments... »
Curfew for the Few?
Gambit New Orleans: News
Jan 16If the curfew is truly about safety, then people across the city deserve the same protection as the French Quarter and Marigny Back in November, after the Halloween night shootings that made national news, New Orleans City Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Mo... »