Archive for February, 2009
February 28th, 2009
Piney Woods Philosopher: To be young and broke in New OrleansSouthwest Virginia Today, VAThey noticed that the house was at 4411 Iberville Street and the streetcar that would drop them at the newspaper was the streetcar named DESIRE (A street and section of New Orleans)! Getting back to the basement, they found the large refrigerator full ... |
February 27th, 2009
Smiley Anders for Feb. 27, 20092TheAdvocate, LAGreg Tenhundfeld says, “I went down to New Orleans to watch Bacchus on St. Charles Avenue. “We were by a large group of Tulane students. “It is a shame that Tulane shut down its mechanical engineering department, since these students hand-carried in ... |
February 26th, 2009
Dream comes true for Palos screenwriterSouthtown Star, ILPalos Heights native Dan Kunka stands on the New Orleans set of the movie "12 Rounds," for which he wrote the screenplay. On March 27, he will watch as his first produced screenplay, "12 Rounds," opens in theaters nationwide. "I'm nervous because now ... |
February 25th, 2009
Crescent City Blues: An Episodic Account of New Orleans Pre- and ...New York Observer, NY... conducting hundreds of interviews as he tried to rebuild New Orleans story by story. The first two-thirds of Nine Lives takes place between the mid-1960s and Aug. 29, 2005, and paints every corner of the city, from men repairing streetcar tracks on ... |
February 25th, 2009
New Orleans Airport Hotel Gets $28m MakeoverCheapflights.com, MAThe hotel - located a mile from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) - offers an outdoor pool, fitness center, business center, free airport shuttle and 42-inch flat -panel televisions in each of its 262 rooms. Aside from amenities and ... |
February 25th, 2009
On ExhibitLoudoun Times, VAPrudential Carruthers Realtors, 4 E. Colonial Highway in Hamilton, announces a four-month exhibit, February-Msy, of the work of Tia Maggio. Maggio attended Pratt Institute in New York City and earned a degree in fine art and art history from the ... |
February 24th, 2009
Revelers line Uptown parade route for Zulu, RexThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LALong before the sun came up or any floats started rolling, thousands drove in, lined up and started partying along the miles parade route in Uptown New Orleans, in typical Fat Tuesday fashion. By 7 am, the length of Jackson Avenue, the portion of the ... |