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The Crisis at Avondalenew
The latest on Avondale Shipyards, where thousands of people stand to lose their livelihoods.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
10-10-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Avondale Shipyards
SOS from Avondalenew
Avondale Shipyard is scheduled to close in 2013, but a campaign to save the multi-billion-dollar business is calling on the faithful for help.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
09-06-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Avondale Shipyard
Red Letter Daysnew
The revision of Louisiana's crime-against-nature laws ... and why they don't do anything for those already convicted.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
08-24-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Kiss Your Cyberprivacy Goodbyenew
Alex Woodward on a bill that would require your Internet service provider to track your every move online — and turn it over to the government for the asking. Privacy experts are howling ... but Louisiana's congressional delegation isn't sure how they'll
Smoking or Non-Smoking? Letting the Customers Decidenew
How a New Orleans pub went non-smoking for a day ... and will try it again this week.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
07-20-2011 |
Recreation
Thrifty Feasts in the Big Easynew
No Money? No problem. Here are dirt-cheap eats to get you through a week in New Orleans,
GIVERS Go Big Timenew
The Louisiana band whose cheerful first album is one of the biggest indie-music releases of the year.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
06-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: GIVERS
Eating Local: A Challenge or a Snap?new
The New Orleans locavore movement.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
06-03-2011 |
Food+Drink
Recycling Returns to New Orleansnew
The long, slow path back to curbside recycling in New Orleans.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
05-04-2011 |
Environment
John Legend & the Rootsnew
John Legend and The Roots will play at Jazz Fest in New Orleans, Sunday, May 1, at the Congo Square Stage.
Tags: The Roots, John Legend
One Year After the BP Spill, Mysterious Illnesses Keep Cropping Upnew
In the wake of the BP oil disaster, thousands of Gulf cleanup workers and residents have reported illnesses, with symptoms as tame as headaches or as violent as bloody stools and seizures.
New Orleans Eateries from A to Z: Gambit's Spring Restaurant Guide 2011new
During springtime, local menus blossom with fresh produce, seasonal seafood, new dishes and old favorites. Gambit's spring restaurant guide has the latest information on menus and specials at restaurants throughout the New Orleans area, from corner coffeeshops to fine dining destinations. Listings are arranged alphabetically and contain information on hours of operation, reservation policies and prices.
Gambit |
Sarah Andert, Rachel Arons, Will Coviello, Marta Jewson, Lauren LaBorde, Marguerite Lucas, Katie Walenter, Michael Patrick Welch, Missy Wilkinson, Peter Wilson and Alex Woodward |
04-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: New Orleans, restaurants
What Will it Take to Get New Orleans on the Map for Biking in the U.S.?new
Consider how far New Orleans has come: pre-Katrina, the city had limited plans for lanes and paths. Following the 2005 levee failures, those plans had to start from scratch, and as the city rebuilt, planners looked for ways to involve bikes at the same pace as the rest of the city.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
04-05-2011 |
Transportation
Mess in the Marignynew
Tensions between the NOPD's 5th District and the A.R.K. in the Faubourg Marigny are rising.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
03-29-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Faubourg Marigny, NOPD
Louisiana Poised To Ban Smoking in Bars?new
The Louisiana state legislature is poised to once again take up the issue of smoking in bars. Will 2011 be the year of butts-out at local watering holes?
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford, Kevin Allman and Alex Woodward |
03-15-2011 |
Policy Issues
