Book Reviews: Three disappointments Nov 17, 2009
It is a psychological thriller set in both post-Katrina New Orleans and, earlier, in Minnesota. The storyline itself is good, and the reader suspects early-on the true identity of the perpetrator, but not featuring Pigeon and a park is a disappointment. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Injured Paul's status is expected today Nov 17, 2009
Paul, who had to be helped off the floor after suffering the injury in Friday's loss to the visiting Portland Trail Blazers, did not travel with the team to Atlanta for Saturday night's game and underwent medical tests and evaluations in New Orleans ... New Orleans (3-8) was unable to offset not having Paul in Saturday night's 121-98 loss to the Hawks at Philips Arena ... Entering Tuesday night's home game against the Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans has lost three consecutive games and seven... (Nola.com -- Sports)
County's first airport manager boards final flight Nov 17, 2009
Born Sept. 19, 1919, in New Orleans, Kennedy learned to fly before many children her age were driving automobiles. In a 2004 interview with the Calaveras Enterprise, Kennedy said she would hitchhike to an airport outside the Big Easy to wash and wax airplanes. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
It Gets Started Tuesday Nov 16, 2009
Pressey is the son of former NBA Great and New Orleans Hornets coach Paul Pressey. Mizzou Arena - Home Sweet Home. (Mutigers.com)
Hornets Coach Has No Update on Chris Paul Nov 15, 2009
Washington - New Orleans coach-general manager Jeff Bower says the Hornets have no update on point guard Chris Paul's left ankle injury ... Paul was injured and had to be helped off the court late in the third quarter of an 86-78 loss to Portland in New Orleans on Friday. (ABC 7 News, DC)
New Orleans focuses on the visual Nov 15, 2009
PhotoNOLA: New Orleans usually celebrates its music, but this festival is all about the visual arts. Events include book signings, demonstrations, and lectures from professional photographers and photo exhibitors such as Casey Kelbaugh, who will chat about nontraditional ways to get your photography out into the world. (Boston Globe)
Christmas in New Orleans Nov 14, 2009
New Orleans is renowned for its music, food and history ... Family Fun in and Around New Orleans ... No article on New Orleans is complete without the mention of food. (Suite101.com)
Sentimental Journey Nov 14, 2009
There s a musical cruise departing from Little Theatre on the Bay this weekend, with stops in New Orleans, Cape Cod, Paris and China. It s the sixth-annual Little Ole Big Band show, Sentimental Journey, featuring music with a theme of travel and exotic locales. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Decline continues in Valley hotel business Nov 14, 2009
78; New Orleans was down 18. 6 percent to $114. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Former Fort Mill High star happy to be coming home Nov 14, 2009
He was inactive for the first four games but got in two weeks ago against New Orleans, and has made a name for himself since. Subbing for an injured Thomas Johnson, Walker had three tackles and batted down a pass against the Saints, then followed with five tackles, including one for a loss, against Washington last week. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Battle Of Unbeatens Nov 14, 2009
The winner will be in the drivers seat to New Orleans. winners of five in a row will try to make it six this Saturday night when they host the Warhawks in Movie Gallery Stadium. (CollegeInsiders.com)
Bucknell Cross Country to Race at Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships Saturday Nov 14, 2009
(Short Hills, N.J./Millburn) and (New Orleans, La. Columbia Prep (N.Y.)) also moved up among Bucknell's top finishers, scoring at the championship meet. (Bucknellbison.com)
Welcome To The Family Nov 14, 2009
The son of 11-year NBA veteran and New Orleans Hornets assistant coach Paul Pressey, has the lineage to fit perfectly into The Fastest 40 Minutes of Basketball. His father was the college roommate of Anderson at the University of Tulsa and played for Nolan Richardson for two seasons at Tulsa before beginning his professional career. (Mutigers.com)
Falcons ready to get on the bus; help Smitty pay the fine Nov 14, 2009
He had three tackles and a blocked pass against New Orleans ... Are you really a New Orleans Saint, Carolina Panthers, or Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Hired guns of YourEncore help solve corporations' problems Nov 13, 2009
Within hours, three retired engineers were enroute to New Orleans, joining a P&G team to perform triage on the woebegone facilities. Together, they got fresh water flowing; in two months, the lines were up and rolling. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Bobblehead gets a Valley tour but is shut out of Jay-Z show Nov 13, 2009
You see, Little Tito is a traveling bobblehead, and he's made his way around the country -- from the owner's suite at Fenway Park, to eating beignets in New Orleans, to going to the NBA Finals in Los Angeles and touring the Budweiser brewery in St. Louis. But his story starts here in Fresno. (Fresno Bee)
The Holiday Season at Disneyland Resort Makes Spirits Brighter for Celebrations With Family and Friends Nov 13, 2009
This holiday season, guests will get to see and meet the newest Disney princess, Tiana, the star of a new show in New Orleans Square at Disneyland Park ... It begins with a Mardi Gras-style cavalcade from New Orleans Square to the Mark Twain Riverboat in Frontierland ... The finale of the Sleeping Beauty's Winter Castle show includes the legendary "Believe ... in Holiday Magic" fireworks, which take guests on a journey of sights and sounds of the season and ends with a touching rendition of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Alabama city's new cruise ship arrives a day late Nov 12, 2009
The Fantasy carries more than 2,000 passengers and was previously based in New Orleans ... The Carnival Triumph succeeded the Fantasy in New Orleans. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Economy may put crimp on travel Nov 12, 2009
The New Orleans resident will venture to Los Angeles around the first part of December. This way, he'll be available to work the holiday rush at a New Orleans Toys "R" Us ... "I guess it was time to do a little traveling," he said, while waiting Wednesday morning on a train from Jackson to New Orleans. (The Clarion-Ledger)
New Orleans may drop from NCAA Div I to Div III Nov 12, 2009
(AP) NEW ORLEANS - The University of New Orleans may become Louisiana's second school to begin a move from the NCAA's Division I to Division III. ... 2009 New Orleans Net LLC. All Rights Reserved. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Preservation Hall and Sony RED Distribution Announce: 'Preservation, an Album Benefiting Preservation Hall and Its Music Outreach Program' Nov 12, 2009
A LANDMARK COLLABORATION BRINGING TOGETHER LEGENDARY AND EMERGING ARTISTS INCLUDING PETE SEEGER, TOM WAITS, MERLE HAGGARD, JIM JAMES, ANDREW BIRD AND MORE FOR A CELEBRATION OF NEW ORLEANS MUSIC ... NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the last year, more than 20 of American music's most exciting artists traveled to Preservation Hall in New Orleans to collaborate with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on classic New Orleans repertoire ... The end result is a timeless and joyous celebration of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
New Orleans pondering move from D-I to D-III Nov 12, 2009
University of New Orleans may move fromto Division III - NCAA Basketball - SI.com ... University of New Orleans may drop to Division III ... University of New Orleans may move from Division I to Division III. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
AFC East: Are Patriots back? We'll find out Nov 11, 2009
"Just like I'm watching Carolina beating New Orleans, and all of a sudden there's New Orleans coming back now.". "I haven't had a chance to cover the Bears because we don't play [them] for a while, but Arizona's got a hell of an offense, you know that. I saw where Tommie Harris got kicked out of the game [for fighting]. It's not every day you can sit home and make progress while you're not playing.". (ABC 7 News, DC)
Airlines' On-Time Rate Hits 6-Year High Nov 11, 2009
The worst included SkyWest Flight 4547 from Atlanta to Oklahoma City, AirTran Flight 455 from New Orleans to Atlanta, and three Atlantic Southeast flights to Atlanta. Three regional carriers -- American Eagle, Atlantic Southeast and Mesa -- had the highest rates of canceled flights. (KERO 23, CA)
New beauty products will make girls feel like princesses Nov 10, 2009
The upcoming Disney movie "The Princess and the Frog" follows Disney's first African-American Princess Tiana on a journey of friendship, kindness, and determination across the New Orleans region of Louisiana. Princess Tiana learns several important life lessons which is why Lisa Price, the founder of the Carol's Daughter Collection, felt it was important to create a line of beauty products that represented Tiana's adventures. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Kragthorpe Previews Saturday's Home Game Against Syracuse Nov 10, 2009
Syracuse's Doug Marrone is 3-6 in his first season as the head coach at Syracuse after spending three seasons as the offensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints. Contact the Cardinals Ticket Office. (Uoflsports.com)
NorthwestFootball.net Power Rankings: Week 8 Nov 9, 2009
com: NorthwestFootball. net Power Rankings: Week 8. (JagsInsider.com)
US House passes health care bill Nov 8, 2009
Joseph Cao, a first-term Republican who holds an overwhelmingly Democratic seat in New Orleans. Opposed were 176 Republicans and 39 Democrats. (India Times)
Casper event wins national travel award Nov 8, 2009
The announcement came at the Sports Travel Awards luncheon in New Orleans last week. The award was based on thousands of initial nominations sent in by readers of Sports Travel Magazine. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
WWII Museum adds theater, restaurant and "canteen" Nov 7, 2009
NEW ORLEANS Peter Vandyke's steps have slowed since he stormed Normandy Beach, but his 1942 Army uniform still fits and he wore it proudly as the National World War II Museum dedicated a $60 million expansion as Tom Hanks and other celebrities looked on Friday. Peter Vandyke, 91, wearing his Army jacket from 1942, with his purple heart medal, enjoys the celebration at the National World War II museum for the grand opening of the Solomon Victory Theater, Stage Door Canteen and the American Sector... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Site picked for VA clinic in Bogalusa Nov 7, 2009
The projected opening has been pushed back about a month, but the location has now been decided and soon local veterans won t have to travel to New Orleans or Biloxi to reach a Veterans Affairs Clinic. During a City Council meeting Tuesday, Bogalusa Mayor Mack McGehee announced that the VA selected attorney Dale Branch s old office, at 319 Memphis St. as the site for its Bogalusa outpatient clinic. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries' Nov 6, 2009
Actor Tom Hanks speaks to reporters as he arrives at the World War II Museum in New Orleans on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The museum is opening it 300 million expansion project with the screening of the Tom Hanks-produce war film "Beyond All Boundaries." (AP Photo/Bill Haber) Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Hokies limit Pirates Nov 6, 2009
Every time Drew Brees and the Saints' potent offense stumbles, New Orleans' resurgent defense is right there to pick up the slack ... The New Orleans Saints have tied their best start to a season. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tom Hanks-produced '4-D' film comes to WWII Museum Nov 5, 2009
NEW ORLEANS Actor Tom Hanks says viewers are in for a realistic "wartime experience" when the new film he produced, "Beyond All Boundaries," opens at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Friday ... The Canteen is part of a $300 million expansion of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, in time for the grand opening and Victory Theater showing of "Beyond All Boundaries,'' a war film produced by Tom Hanks opening on Friday. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber) Luis Betancourt puts a door in... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Pump your brakes Nov 4, 2009
Regarding the Wojnarowski link, I m pretty sure I posted this on the blog over the summer and I ll repeat it again for the Hawks, Chris Paul is the most easily acquirable superstar in the league, and it s not out of the question that penny-pinching New Orleans would consider a trade involving Joe Johnson ... Hows this for an answer to CP3 s problems n New Orleans Bibby/Teague/Marvin for CP3. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Area teams set for playoffs Nov 4, 2009
If CHS advances out of the second round and into the quarterfinals, which will be played at the state volleyball tournament at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner starting Nov. 12, they face a potential game with No. 5 seed Academy of the Sacred Heart (14-19) from New Orleans. In Division V, Delcambre (14-19) drew the No. 17 seed and will travel to No. 16 seed Hosanna Christian (15-11) in a game that will be played at 6 p.m. Thursday. (New Iberia, LA)
Lumberjack Golf Team Places 10th at SE Louisiana Nov 4, 2009
Central Arkansas 290-292-290 - 872 New Orleans 280-300-292 - 872 5. Texas-Arlington 291-296-288 - 875 6. (Sfajacks.com)
When in New Orleans, eat like the locals do Nov 3, 2009
NEW ORLEANS - The Crescent City is known as much for its cuisine as for its carousing ... New Orleans is dotted with favored must-do's, ranging from old-fashioned fancy to the latest experiment from high-profile chefs. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Airlines Ratchet up Holiday Surcharges Nov 3, 2009
On that day, you'll pay a $20 each-way surcharge to take American from Dallas to Los Angeles, United from Chicago to New Orleans, Delta from New York to Albuquerque, N.M., and US Airways from Charlotte, N.C., to Orange County, Calif. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (ABC News -- Wire)
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News Story - Idaho State Journal. Airlines raise holiday charges. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Veterans get new VA clinic in Slidell Nov 1, 2009
The clinic which has been operating at 60491 Doss Drive in Slidell since May offers military veterans a new place to get medical care, and that is a blessing, because since Hurricane Katrina destroyed the VA Hospital in New Orleans, veterans have had to travel far and wide to get medical care ... While the VA was working on plans to build a new 1 billion hospital in New Orleans, they decided that setting up small community veterans clinics was the way to go ... And the clinics will stay here... (Slidell Sentry-News, LA)
On the Steelers: Too Mean, Too Hard, Too Good Nov 1, 2009
Both occurred in one instance when Drew Brees, now the NFL passing dandy with the New Orleans Saints, chastised Harrison when Brees' Purdue team played Harrison's Kent State. Brees told Harrison his tough play could injure him and keep him from going high in the NFL draft. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
LUMCON, others getting $12M for dead zone research Nov 1, 2009
05:58 PM CDT on Saturday, October 31, 2009. The Associated Press. (WWLTV.com, LA)
3 travel deals Oct 31, 2009
3 deals: Bermuda, Flagstaff, New Orleans ... 3 deals: Bermuda, Flagstaff, New Orleans ... Holiday savings at W Hotels in New Orleans. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Top College Spring Break 2010 Desti... Oct 30, 2009
It's about 2 hours from Tallahassee, 5 hours from Atlanta, 5 1/2 hours from New Orleans, and 10 hours from Houston. Spring Break Mexico. (Suite101.com)
DVD picks: 'Z,' 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame' and 'Easy Rider' Oct 30, 2009
Back story: This hippie landmark traces bikers Wyatt and Billy (, ) who travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans "in search of America." Look for Phil Spector in the opening scenes. Just about 40 years ago, Easy Rider set America on its ear and rescued Oscar nominee from his string of cheap movies at American-International. (USA Today -- Life)
Arizona tribe opens Las Vegas-style casino Oct 30, 2009
"You can earn comps here in Phoenix and take them to Las Vegas or Atlantic City or Kansas City or New Orleans," he said. "It's something that our competitors locally can't afford and can't provide.". (AZCentral -- News)
Oct. 29 Letters to the editor Oct 30, 2009
They travel at their own expense to help rebuild New Orleans. People who are truly proud to be American find themselves picking up beer cans and fast food trash along our roadsides. (Littleton Independent, MA)
What's coming next week in travel Oct 30, 2009
UST-NEWORLEANS-EAT:SA-Forget marching: Let's eat, drink through New Orleans. 1200 by Chris Macias. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Mesquite man runs wild Oct 30, 2009
When Mesquite native and the citys Director of Human Resources George Mones ran his first marathon in New Orleans, La. in 1983, that feeling of triumph was alive and well. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Trips that suck Oct 29, 2009
Transylvania, New Orleans and Forks, Wash ... k.a Draculas Castle) in Romania to historic vampire haunts in New Orleans ... For some, New Orleans has become synonymous with vampires thanks to Anne Rice and her Vampire Chronicles. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Stecker predicts 'crazy' scene for Falcons-Saints Oct 29, 2009
A visit from the Atlanta Falcons stirs emotions with the New Orleans Saints even when both teams struggle ... Coach Mike Smith says Stecker may make an immediate contribution on special teams when Atlanta plays at New Orleans on Monday night ... Stecker's best season in New Orleans was in 2007, when he had 448 yards rushing with five touchdowns and had 36 receptions. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Wren's Nest museum still grapples with race issues Oct 28, 2009
And other plantations, like the Laura Plantation near New Orleans, say that the stories started there and that Harris simply adapted them, showing the deep roots these stories had in Southern folklore. For Curtis Richardson, who is one of several regular storytellers who perform at the Wren's Nest, being black in a museum that celebrates such a controversial body of work can be tough. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Atlantas small-town vision Oct 28, 2009
1) 24/7/365 liquor sales like New Orleans; if not 24-hr, at least make 7 day liquor sales available like Des Moines, Chicago, San Francisco, New York. 2) DO NOT CLOSE THE CITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
No. 5/8 Men's Soccer Hosts Cincinnati on Wednesday Night Oct 28, 2009
Boudreaux's 11 shutouts this season is a career-high and school-record for the New Orleans native. Cincinnati enters the game with an overall record of 8-8-0 and a league record of 3-6-0. (Uoflsports.com)
Southwest launches $25 fare sale Oct 28, 2009
In addition to the $25 one-way fares for trips up to 374 miles, the airline is offering $50 flights to Denver, $75 to cities including Dallas, Reno and San Francisco, and $100 each way to cities including Philadelphia, Seattle, Milwaukee and New Orleans. The sale fares, which must be booked by Thursday, are based on distance. (AZCentral -- Business)
Analysis: New Orleans mayor's Cuba trip questioned Oct 28, 2009
Analysis: New Orleans mayor's trip to Cuba raises eyebrows, questions about benefit to city ... (AP) NEW ORLEANS (AP) - When Mayor Ray Nagin jetted off to Cuba recently, the buzz around town and on the Web had little to do with trade opportunities or disaster preparedness, the jaunt's stated mission ... University of New Orleans political scientist Ed Chervenak offered a different take: "I just really believe that they're politically and psychologically exhausted at City Hall, and they don't... (CBS News -- Opinion)
Gaylord, a favorite place for Dutch couple Oct 28, 2009
Their stops have included Florida s Everglades, the Kennedy Space Center, New Orleans, the Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, an attempt to visit Yellowstone National Park ( too much snow, the roads were impassable, said Schneider), Mount Rushmore, the Badlands and the Upper Peninsula before the last leg of their journey which brought them to the Heska s tidy ranch-style home on West Street. I have been very impressed with the friendliness of the people here, Jeenendaal said of their tour of... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Q&As with the Men's Basketball Staff Oct 28, 2009
A: My favorite city that I've been to for the Final Four was New Orleans and second would be Indianapolis. New Orleans is number one because of the atmosphere that was there and the great food, I loved the food there. (Pac-10.org)
Amtrak subsidies total $32 per passenger, private study says Oct 28, 2009
Leading the list was the train traveling between New Orleans and Los Angeles the Sunset Limited which lost $462 per passenger. Taxpayers subsidize the losses to keep the passenger train service running. (USA Today -- Travel)
'311 Day' Moves to Las Vegas for 2010 Oct 27, 2009
The event is typically held in New Orleans. As a result, the mayor of New Orleans officially proclaimed March 11th as "311 Day" in New Orleans ... However, due to a massive medical convention overtaking the vast majority of hotel rooms in downtown New Orleans, the 311 Day concert for 2010 is moving to Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Volleyball Makes Quick Work Of Memphis In 3-0... Oct 27, 2009
NEW ORLEANS - Junior middle blocker and sophomore outside hitter combined for 25. 5 points, and the Green Wave offense connected at a season-high. (Tulanegreenwave.com)
Patriots return from London with another rout Oct 27, 2009
New England leads the AFC East with a 5-2 record and next plays at home against divisional rival Miami (2-4), which led New Orleans 34-24 after three quarters but lost 46-34 Sunday ... New Orleans poses a real threat to end the Patriots' streak of regular-season wins against NFC teams, which reached 17 against the Buccaneers, the longest by one team against the other conference since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 ... " The Patriots have done it on offense and defense. Meriweather had two... (Concord Monitor)
Where NFL shouldn't go; Benson's revenge Oct 27, 2009
We were on the road against New Orleans and there was a running back named Destry Wright who wrecked his ankle. His head and his body were faced down, but his foot -- -- was still faced up. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Henderson: One for the Ages Oct 27, 2009
Wherever we go, ter is a great New Orleans contingency, a Saints contingency, dressed up in the Black and Gold and the Who Dat gear and you hear them ... The number one seed in the NFC right now is your New Orleans Saints. (WWLTV.com, LA)
