Archive for July, 2009

Sarah Baker: local author writes in two distinct genres – Examiner.com

July 12th, 2009

Examiner.com

Sarah Baker: local author writes in two distinct genres
Examiner.com
As Sarah Storme, she writes contemporary romance, and as SH Baker, she writes historical mysteries set in 1920s New Orleans. As Sarah Storme, she was a ...

Strapped Cities Outsource Transit Lines – Wall Street Journal

July 12th, 2009

Strapped Cities Outsource Transit Lines
Wall Street Journal
New Orleans's transit authority recently reached a deal with a private company to finance and run its streetcars and buses. Outsourcing can introduce new ...
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Connell: New Orleans never disappoints – Port Huron Times Herald

July 12th, 2009

Connell: New Orleans never disappoints
Port Huron Times Herald
NEW ORLEANS -- Perhaps the best thing I can say about New Orleans is that it's pretty much the way I pictured it. That's not meant as a backhanded ...

Uptown elegance at Danneel Park – The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com

July 11th, 2009

The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

Uptown elegance at Danneel Park
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Hurstville, a neighborhood in Uptown New Orleans which (according to its Web ...

A Streetcar Named Desire – Brisbane Times

July 8th, 2009

A Streetcar Named Desire
Brisbane Times
The story focuses on Blanche dubois, arriving in New Orleans to stay with her sister and animalistic brother-in-law, where her fantasies of primness and ...

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A Fresh Look for New Orleans' Working-Class Neighborhoods – Americas Quarterly

July 8th, 2009

A Fresh Look for New Orleans' Working-Class Neighborhoods
Americas Quarterly
Just upriver from the French Quarter—New Orleans' oldest and most famous district—the wrought iron balconies and handsome Creole townhouses ...

Former Copeland's restaurant Uptown to become seafood eatery run … – The Times-Picayune – NOLA.com

July 8th, 2009

The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

Former Copeland's restaurant Uptown to become seafood eatery run ...
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
The dingy peach-colored building is a frequent target of graffiti, blighting one of New Orleans' most prominent intersections and street-car routes. ...

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A Streetcar Named Desire – WA today

July 8th, 2009

WA today

A Streetcar Named Desire
WA today
The story focuses on Blanche DuBois, arriving in New Orleans to stay with her sister and animalistic brother-in-law, where her fantasies of primness and ...

2009 Triumph Bonneville SE – That '70s Show – Motorcyclist Magazine

July 7th, 2009

2009 Triumph Bonneville SE - That '70s Show
Motorcyclist Magazine
I (wisely) avoided cocktail hour on the second night and instead went AWOL in New Orleans' Garden District, pottering among the streetcars and stroller ...

Big news for Big Easy flyers – first nonstop international New … – Examiner.com

July 7th, 2009

Examiner.com

Big news for Big Easy flyers - first nonstop international New ...
Examiner.com
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, MSY fielded more than 150 nonstop flights per day. Today, the number is 119. The city offers nonstop service to some 34 ...

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