Archive for December, 2009

Market Street Railway offering up holiday rides on its streetcars tomorrow – San Francisco Examiner (blog)

December 18th, 2009

Market Street Railway offering up holiday rides on its streetcars tomorrow
San Francisco Examiner (blog)
The Market Street Railway, a non-profit organization that partners with Muni, will be offering up rides on its vintage 1924 New Orleans streetcar, ...

Chris Henry of the Cincinnati Bengals dies from auto accident – Examiner.com

December 17th, 2009

Examiner.com

Chris Henry of the Cincinnati Bengals dies from auto accident
Examiner.com
The New Orleans & Carrolliton Line is the oldest street railway still in operation today? The St. Charles streetcar line is one of two national moving ...

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Candidates square off in mayoral debate – WWL

December 15th, 2009

Candidates square off in mayoral debate
WWL
NEW ORLEANS – Just days after the deadline to officially enter the race to become the next New Orleans mayor, ...

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Recent Performance of BAM’s STREETCAR Delayed for Blanchett’s Arrival – Broadway World

December 15th, 2009

New York Times (blog)

Recent Performance of BAM's STREETCAR Delayed for Blanchett's Arrival
Broadway World
'A Streetcar Named Desire' is the story of the determined, yet fragile, repressed and delicate Blanche DuBois, set in the New Orleans apartment of her ...
Blanche DuBois Arrives Late at BAMNew York Times (blog)

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NO: No tickets for parking on neutral grounds during expected heavy rains … – WWL

December 14th, 2009

NO: No tickets for parking on neutral grounds during expected heavy rains ...
WWL
by WWLTV.com NEW ORLEANS – With the expectation of several inches of rain in the Metro New Orleans area between Monday night and Tuesday afternoon, ...

A Streetcar Named Monorail – LBPOST.com

December 14th, 2009

A Streetcar Named Monorail
LBPOST.com
... record: “A Streetcar Named Desire” is the tale of a woman who takes a streetcar route named “Desire” when arriving at her sister's home in New Orleans. ...

New Orleans theater legend Stocker Fontelieu dead at 86 – WWL

December 14th, 2009

NOLA.com

New Orleans theater legend Stocker Fontelieu dead at 86
WWL
Stocker Fontelieu, the New Orleans theater legend whose 60-year career included a stint as executive director of Le Petit ...
Local theater legend Stocker Fontelieu diesNOLA.com

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COMMENTARY: Streetcar expansion should be true to city roots – New Orleans CityBusiness

December 14th, 2009

COMMENTARY: Streetcar expansion should be true to city roots
New Orleans CityBusiness
It was set in 1920s New Orleans, and one of the most striking aspects of the book was the characters' use of the city's then-elaborate streetcar system. ...

Trip to Big Easy makes travel easy, fun – Ironton Tribune

December 12th, 2009

Trip to Big Easy makes travel easy, fun
Ironton Tribune
Another favorite destination is “Gnaw Lynn's” LA which is how the locals pronounce New Orleans. Anytime the Crescent City pops up on my travel radar I take ...

Theater Review: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ – The Epoch Times

December 11th, 2009

Theater Review: 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
The Epoch Times
Blanche has come to New Orleans from her hometown in Mississippi to stay awhile with her married sister, Stella (Robin McLeavy). ...

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