Archive for April, 2009
April 29th, 2009
Noessel's store displayed Comanche warrior shieldCorpus Christi Caller Times, TXIn 1860, Noessel announced that he would move to New Orleans and he turned over the store to sons Otto and Felix. But George returned soon afterwards and was elected to the City Council in June, 1861. Both Felix and Otto were listed on the muster rolls ... |
April 28th, 2009
FOOD&TRAVEL: Trip to BountifulDuluth News Tribune, MNSince time is always short, I normally fly into New Orleans and drive to Baton Rouge. This gives me a chance to visit some of my old favorite eating haunts in the crescent city. Instead of one big meal, I meet up with friends and table hop from place ... |
April 28th, 2009
Class of 2007 gift installed on campusLoyola University New Orleans, LALast week, a gift from the Loyola University New Orleans Class of 2007 was unveiled between the J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library and the Jesuit Ideals Walkway. The gift, a French Quarter Howard Clock, is a round-faced aluminum post clock that ... |
April 27th, 2009
Tombs were open, bodies visible at Canal Street cemeteryWWL, LANEW ORLEANS – At the foot of Canal Street, where the streetcar line ends and the tourists get off to sightsee, there is a place unlike anything they can find back home. It is one of the city's celebrated cemeteries, dating back to 1849, and noted for ... |
April 27th, 2009
Audio ReviewsPublishers Weekly, NYA Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams, read by a full cast. Caedmon, unabridged, two CDs, 2.5 hrs., $17.95 ISBN 978-0-06-171465-8 Williams's classic play begins with Blanche DuBois's arrival in New Orleans to stay with her sister and ... |
April 24th, 2009
Four of Five Cities Call Sustainability a ‘Top Priority'Environmental Leader, COIn 2008, about 30 cities including New York, Las Vegas, Denver, West Palm Beach, St. Paul, and New Orleans, agreed to disclose their carbon emissions, in an effort to find ways to curb emissions blamed for climate change. The survey also reveals that ... |
April 23rd, 2009
RTA extends tie with French-based transit giantThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LAThe 90-day deal, which was approved unanimously, is the third with Veolia, the conglomerate brought on board in October to help stabilize New Orleans' struggling bus and streetcar system, which has seen its customer base plummet by 70 percent since ... |
April 23rd, 2009
Luce, Copeland, Mobley and Brown to Appear in Williams' Suddenly ...Playbill.com, NYBoth plays are set in a house in the Garden District of New Orleans in 1936. The play was last presented on Broadway in 1995, and was recently presented Off-Broadway by Roundabout Theatre Company. The film version starred Elizabeth Taylor and Katharine ... |