Archive for April, 2009

New book celebrates Ronald Lewis's 9th Ward museum, the House of … – The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com

April 29th, 2009

The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

New book celebrates Ronald Lewis's 9th Ward museum, the House of ...
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA
Lewis, who retired from New Orleans Public Service Inc. seven years ago after working on the streetcar tracks and organizing workers, said, "I gave 31 years to the system. I wanted to get a piece of the rock and get a little house. ...

Noessel's store displayed Comanche warrior shield – Corpus Christi Caller Times

April 29th, 2009

Noessel's store displayed Comanche warrior shield
Corpus Christi Caller Times, TX
In 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 ...

FOOD&TRAVEL: Trip to Bountiful – Duluth News Tribune

April 28th, 2009

FOOD&TRAVEL: Trip to Bountiful
Duluth News Tribune, MN
Since 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 ...

Class of 2007 gift installed on campus – Loyola University New Orleans

April 28th, 2009

Class of 2007 gift installed on campus
Loyola University New Orleans, LA
Last 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 ...

Tombs were open, bodies visible at Canal Street cemetery – WWL

April 27th, 2009

Tombs were open, bodies visible at Canal Street cemetery
WWL, LA
NEW 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 ...

Audio Reviews – Publishers Weekly

April 27th, 2009

Audio Reviews
Publishers Weekly, NY
A 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 ...

Joan Copeland Is Mrs. Venable in Suddenly Last Summer, Starting … – Playbill.com

April 24th, 2009

Playbill.com

Joan Copeland Is Mrs. Venable in Suddenly Last Summer, Starting ...
Playbill.com, NY
Both 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 ...

Four of Five Cities Call Sustainability a ‘Top Priority' – Environmental Leader

April 24th, 2009

Four of Five Cities Call Sustainability a ‘Top Priority'
Environmental Leader, CO
In 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 ...

RTA extends tie with French-based transit giant – The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com

April 23rd, 2009

RTA extends tie with French-based transit giant
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA
The 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 ...

Luce, Copeland, Mobley and Brown to Appear in Williams' Suddenly … – Playbill.com

April 23rd, 2009

Luce, Copeland, Mobley and Brown to Appear in Williams' Suddenly ...
Playbill.com, NY
Both 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 ...

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