Entries Tagged as 'NOLA'

Urban Next Summit

June 12th, 2008 by mikekarnj

"If you had to rebuild your city, how would you rebuild it?" Almost three years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is still recovering from a storm that destroyed 80% of the city. While many a...
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Bounce Music :: Ya Heard Me?!

May 21st, 2008 by mikekarnj

"It's not ghetto music. It's not R&B. It's project music." Bounce Music is the grimey/ghetto dance music straight out of New Orleans. According to the film Ya Heard Me, "Bounce is not just...
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New Orleans is Forever GOOD

May 19th, 2008 by mikekarnj

New Orleans is Forever GOOD May 30, 2008 8:00 - 11:00 PM Republic $10 New Orleans alldaybuffet presents a night with legendary bounce music, cocktails, and food from the renowned culture ...
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Forever New Orleans :: Exclusive Video

April 10th, 2008 by mikekarnj

We want to fully leverage the great spring activities to generate momentum through the year. Appreciate you forwarding this link along to one person. More is icing.
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Wade In The Water - An American Crisis Through Children’s Eyes

April 4th, 2008 by Jerri Chou

Singleton Charter School was the first to reopen after the storm and the help was welcome. “One of the first things you noticed at that time in New Orleans is that everyone was exhausted,” teach...
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Spring Break in NOLA Part I: Fighting for jobs and development

March 21st, 2008 by Scott Hechinger

Friend and ADB co-founder Scott Hechinger has been spending his spring break (?! he's in law school) working for the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act. He's been kind enough to keep a log of his experien...
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Getting Some Play With KaBOOM!

March 20th, 2008 by Abe Silk

And the lack of basic services in so many urban black neighborhoods - parks for kids to play in, police walking the beat, regular garbage pick-up and building code enforcement - all helped create ...
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