Can Creativity save New Orleans?

On November 1, 2008, Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1], the largest biennial of international contemporary art ever organized in the United States, will open to the public in museums, historic buildings, and found sites throughout New Orleans. Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1] has been conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, and will showcase new artistic practices as well as an array of programs benefiting the local community. Over the course of its eleven-week run, Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1] plans to draw international media attention, creative energy, and new economic activity to the city of New Orleans.



Methinks.

For more information:
http://prospectneworleans.org/

Follow up to oil Spill

80 miles of river affected.
Wildlife refuge already affected.
Tourism affected.
Oh, and tons of cargo and other priceless commodities that the rest of the country survives on.
Affected.

Dirty Coast brands some fans!

NOPD Targets the homeless with entrapment

MOVING TARGET

The NOPD baits the homeless and other perpetrators with beer, candy and cigarettes to net burglary arrests.

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