Sounds of the town

The collective cacophony of New Orleans – the little peeps, the loud noises, the tuneful music and random conversations, the sounds of nature and the pounding of machines – all of it is grist for a new, interactive Web site and community media project called Open Sound New Orleans.

Its...

Fun in the Scrum

Young local athletes in a sport that’s largely unknown in New Orleans are making a big name for themselves in national circles. For the third consecutive year, an all-star team of rugby players representing three New Orleans-area high schools won the nation’s premier competition for their under-20...

Making sure MR-GO goes

Locals may have cheered at news of the federal government’s decision earlier this year to close its Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet. After all, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina made clear the man-made waterway’s role as it funneled storm surge into local communities and dissolved the wetlands...

At a time when population growth is at the forefront of New Orleans recovery issues, some local universities are preparing to welcome a larger-than-expected influx of new students this coming school year.

Tulane University, the University of New Orleans, Xavier University and Loyola...

Post-disaster economy bucks national trend

As the New Orleans area approaches the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one picture of the city is emerging as a community with fewer people but who make more money and have an easier time finding jobs than before the disaster, according to an economic analysis conducted recently by the...

The first in a new wave of transit buses are hitting city streets this month and a new look isn’t the only change. All the new buses are equipped to run on bio-diesel fuel, a cleaner-burning diesel fuel made from natural, renewable sources such as vegetable oils.

“It’s an environmental...

Young teachers flocking to NOLA

As New Orleans’ long-troubled public education system is being rebuilt and revitalized after Katrina, the national teacher recruiting group Teach for America is sending a bumper crop of young educators to the area to staff schools and invigorate local classrooms. 

The local chapter...

Green light for a greenway

A strip of land in the heart of New Orleans that has successfully served the city as a waterway and a rail line may soon see its third function as an urban greenway – a paved bicycling and walking path potentially connecting neighborhoods and neighbors.

That’s the vision that energizes...

ArenaBowl: Returning to Super City

When officials with the Arena Football League were in town last year for their sport’s championship game, the ArenaBowl, the action on the field at the New Orleans Arena wasn’t the only thing that captured their attention. They were also sizing up the city as a location for future championship...

Sheikh Chic

While hurricane recovery may seem achingly slow to locals living with its day-to-day challenges, frequent visitors to New Orleans often remark on the progress between their trips made evident across the city. One recent visitor in particular had a special reason to celebrate the city’s steps...