Archive for February, 2009

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February 28th, 2009

Piney Woods Philosopher: To be young and broke in New Orleans
Southwest Virginia Today, VA
They 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 ...

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February 27th, 2009

The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

This weekend: Britney Spears kicks off her 'Circus' tour in New ...
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA
I wonder if Britney Spears planned it this way: Let south Louisiana get all of the Carnival foolishness out of the way, then restart the party by opening a national concert tour in New Orleans. Spear's national "Circus" tour kicks off Tuesday, March 3, ...

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February 27th, 2009

Smiley Anders for Feb. 27, 2009
2TheAdvocate, LA
Greg 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 ...

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February 26th, 2009

The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

Two public art projects, Steps Home and Streetcar Named Inspire ...
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA
•Where: Three outdoor locations: The New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park; St. Charles Avenue and Calhoun Street at Loyola University; and Common Ground Relief, 1800 Deslonde St. The problems are placement and scope. Two of DeDeaux's stoop sculptures ...

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February 26th, 2009

Dream comes true for Palos screenwriter
Southtown Star, IL
Palos 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 ...

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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 ...

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February 25th, 2009

New Orleans Airport Hotel Gets $28m Makeover
Cheapflights.com, MA
The 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 ...

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February 25th, 2009

On Exhibit
Loudoun Times, VA
Prudential 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 ...

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February 24th, 2009

CBS News

5 things to do in New Orleans on Mardi Gras or any time
Baltimore Sun, United States
2 - Take a ride. The St. Charles Streetcar is a nostalgic way to tour part of New Orleans. The streetcars travel a 13-mile route on St. Charles Avenue, past such sites as the Arts District, Tulane University and Audubon Park. ...
Video: New Orleans Ready for Final Mardi Gras Fling AssociatedPress
Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest: Let the good times roll in New Orleans Orlando Sentinel
As Endymion gets rolling, "smart" grandma labels kids The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
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February 24th, 2009

Revelers line Uptown parade route for Zulu, Rex
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA
Long 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 ...

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