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11/10/2008 - Anti-blight agency to buy Gentilly Woods mall
Flexing newfound financial muscle, the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority recently used public money to outbid a private developer for an abandoned shopping mall, offering $700,000 more than its competitor to get direct control over a key recovery project site.
11/10/2008 - Black Leaders Gather in New Orleans to Discuss Policy Agenda
Fresh off the historic victory of Senator Barack Obama as the first African American to win the White House, Black leaders will gather in New Orleans November 19-23 for the State of the Black World Conference (SOBWC) to explore ways to seize the opportunity to advance policies critical to the Black community, labor, the middle class and poor people.
11/9/2008 - What will Obama do about New Orleans recovery?
During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama issued a policy paper pledging to "keep the broken promises made by President Bush to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast" and "ensure that the federal government will never again allow such catastrophic failures in emergency planning and response to occur."
11/7/2008 - New Orleans is Back
After three years of painful rehab, New Orleans is getting a little art therapy. This week, the city kicked off Prospect.1: America’s largest biennial of international contemporary art, ever.
11/6/2008 - City Puts Up $40M To Help Abandoned Homes
Mayor Ray Nagin announced a major effort to target abandoned homes by putting nearly $40 million into programs to remove empty buildings that clog neighborhoods.
10/27/2008 - Full Cycle: Wisner bike path
Bicyclists can now whiz along the new Wisner bike path, a smooth ride with views of City Park and Bayou St. John.
10/27/2008 - Group Builds Homeownership Din
Leaders of the grassroots alliance Jeremiah Group celebrated Sunday evening that they had "serious commitments" from key individuals in advancing a home ownership agenda for low-income families.
10/26/2008 - Starbucks to Help Perk Up New Orleans
For the first time in its history, Starbucks Coffee Co. will hold its annual leadership meeting outside the city where it's based. The conference begins Monday in New Orleans and will bring together about 10,000 Starbucks employees through Thursday.
10/24/2008 - Signs of recovery
Evidence of recovery can be seen all over the metro New Orleans area. Those signs brighten our mood and show that we are on the mend. We'll be watching for these harbingers of rebirth and taking note of some of them every week.
10/23/2008 - New Orleans Voodoo music festival hits decade mark
Stephen Rehage lost thousands of dollars in the making of the first New Orleans Voodoo Experience, the outdoor music festival he first produced in 1999 that only drew about 8,000 people.
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