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New Hope for New Orleans Food Trucksnew

A new push to streamline food truck regulations in New Orleans.
Gambit |
Kevin Allman and Alex Woodward |
10-15-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: New Orleans Food Trucks
Who Were the Big Winners at This Year's Big Easy Theater Awards?new

At this year's awards, there were 27 categories of nominees for work done in 2010, along with six special commendations. Le Petit Theatre's production of Hairspray, the Crescent Theatre Collective's Frozen and Theatre 13's 39 Steps were the evening's most-lauded productions, each with multiple wins.
New Orleans Theater Company Slices Up the Camp Classic 'Valley of the Dolls'new
Forty years before Lindsay, Britney and Paris, there were Neely, Jennifer and Anne, whose bedhopping, booze-swilling and "doll"-popping gave readers a peek into the tawdry side of showbiz.
A New Generation Redefines Craftwork on its Own DIY Termsnew
While old-school craftwork was forged by economic necessity and practicality as much as creativity, today's craft movement is both artsier and slipperier. It carries echoes of both '70s macrame power and '90s grrl power. It has a fierce anti-consumerist message, yet it's based on making and buying things.