Archive for March, 2009

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March 25th, 2009

Tennessee Williams literary fest begins in NO
San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Williams was born in Columbus, Miss., in 1911 and moved to New Orleans in 1939. He won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for "A Streetcar Named Desire" in 1948 and for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" in 1955. Other noted works include 1952's "The Rose Tattoo," ...

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March 24th, 2009

2nd Story Presents A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 4/24-5/24
Broadway World, NY
2nd Story Theatre presents Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "A Streetcar Named Desire", a smoldering tale of passion and illusion set in steamy New Orleans. Directed by Ed Shea, "A Streetcar Names Desire" runs from April 24 through May ...

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March 23rd, 2009

John Cena Q&A: ‘12 Rounds’
Manila Bulletin, Philippines
Automobiles, streetcars and ferryboats are transformed into potential weapons of mass destruction in “12 Rounds” starring wrestling idol John Cena. In the movie, Cena plays everyday cop Danny Fisher in New Orleans struggling to save his kidnapped ...

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March 23rd, 2009

MoviesOnline

John Cena Interview, 12 Rounds
MoviesOnline, Canada
John Cena stars as New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher. When Fisher stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind ...

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March 23rd, 2009

New Orleans gets back on track with comms
PRWeek, NY
Perry credits the agency for “innovative and creative” thinking, such as taking a New Orleans streetcar on a media tour in cities including New York, Chicago, and Washington, DC. The NOCVB also did media tours in Europe, and it hosted about 700 ...

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March 22nd, 2009

Wreck blocks streetcar service
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA
Monaco said the accident is emblematic of a larger problem with drivers' lack of awareness of streetcars. The RTA plans to conduct an upcoming public outreach campaign to boost awareness of all vehicles and pedestrians on New Orleans streets, she said.

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March 22nd, 2009

3 1/2 years later, help keeps pouring in
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA
You've probably heard it a lot during your time here in the New Orleans area, from the people whose homes and schools you've worked to put back together and whose favorite public spaces you've helped revive, or from those who've just crossed your paths ...

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March 21st, 2009

New Orleans’ story told well but oddly
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA
... Ninth Ward of New Orleans. > Billy Grace, king of the Mardi Gras carnival, who epitomized uptown society for better and worse. > Ronald Lewis, a retired streetcar track repairman who created an unusual museum in the backyard of his modest home. ...
JOANN FITZPATRICK: We could all learn something from Katrina survivors The Patriot Ledger
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March 21st, 2009

New Orleans: Food, folks and all that jazz
Austin American-Statesman, TX
By Helen Anders NEW ORLEANS — Music pours from each pore of this city in an insistent, incessant stream of diverse melodies and messages. A French horn bleats a Spartan "All of Me" as we walk across Jackson Square. A guitarist picks the theme from "The ...

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March 21st, 2009

The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

John Cena, Renny Harlin bring local vibe to '12 Rounds'
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA
Patti Perret / 20th Century FoxPreparing to shoot an action scene involving a New Orleans streetcar and some big-screen fireworks, '12 Rounds' director Renny Harlin, left, describes his vision to star John Cena, at right, with back to camera, ...

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