Bright and articulate with a degree in urban planning, Park said she was "not the world's best gutter," so the 23-year-old volunteered for a month at The Idea Village, a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/398 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:47:30 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/397/t/Banking-on-New-Orleans.html Nicolas Perkin, a shaggy-haired 36-year-old fresh from California's financial jet set, boasts that he could have started his new company anywhere.

But he chose New Orleans both as a headquarters and namesake for his new technology firm, the New Orleans Exchange, to capitalize on the city's unique culture and heightened public spotlight since Hurricane Katrina.

"We were looking for a city to associate the exchange with," Perkin said. "New Orleans is... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/397 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:43 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/396/t/New-Orleans-a-good-investment.html Philadelphia and feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/396 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:43:13 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/394/t/Six-added-ExpressJet-flights-cut-N-O-airport-service-gap.html NEW ORLEANS - Optimism is flying high at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, where momentum is soaring and the gap is narrowing between the number of airline services available before and after Hurricane Katrina, airport officials say.

The most recent boost for the airport came when Houston-based ExpressJet Airlines added 10 daily, nonstop flights to new and pre-Katrina destinations. This addition is one... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/394 Fri, 25 May 2007 11:44:38 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/390/t/-K-ville-to-help-New-Orleans-economy.html "K-Ville," a cop drama series set in post-Katrina New Orleans, has been picked up for the Fox network's 2007-08 prime-time schedule, according to sources in Hollywood, a move that could pump millions of dollars of location production money into the local economy.

Officials at Fox, which announces its fall program lineup in New York City on Thursday, were not available to comment on the network's upcoming schedule. But a source affiliated with 20th Century Fox... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/390 Thu, 17 May 2007 11:28:59 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/386/t/Prestigious-institute-moves-to-New-Orleans.html The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz is relocating its prestigious jazz performance program from Los Angeles
to New Orleans.

Only a handful of students are chosen for the graduate-level college program, previously based at the University
of Southern California. The selection process feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/386 Thu, 17 May 2007 11:07:20 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/385/t/Airport-Traffic-taking-off.html The number of passengers flying into and out of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in February
climbed 47 percent from February 2006 but was down slightly from January, perhaps because of the shorter
month, according to data released Monday by the airport.

Last month, more than 568,888 people traveled on a flight to or from the airport, including those traveling on
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/385 Thu, 17 May 2007 11:06:39 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/384/t/Leaders-Upbeat.html New Orleans business owners who depend on tourism said Sunday that 2007 was off to a relatively good start.

That news came as the city released a snapshot of economic indicators that show positive signs of economic
growth.

Seven different groups held events at the Convention Center this past week, and according to the mayor's office,
hotel room tax revenues reached about 85... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/384 Thu, 17 May 2007 11:05:34 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/383/t/Meeting-Planners-enjoy-the-Big-Easy.html Concerns about the Big Easy's ability to host meetings and conventions since Hurricane Katrina - and fears
surrounding a recent spate of crime around the city - were largely allayed during Meeting Professionals
International's Professional Education Conference (PEC), held here in late January.

The event was the largest gathering of meeting planners in the city since Katrina struck in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/383 Thu, 17 May 2007 11:04:27 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/382/t/Road-home-picking-up-speed.html The Louisiana Road Home program is finally appearing to be on track and is reporting a record number of
closings, to date. According to numbers released by the Road Home, there are now 1,871 closings held. As of
one week ago, there were 749 closings which represents almost 1100 closings jump for the week which
included the Mardi Gras holiday. On February 12, there were only 632 closings. In... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/382 Thu, 17 May 2007 11:03:28 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/381/t/New-Orleans-home-to-Disney-s-next-princess.html New Orleans is no Disneyworld. But, there, at least, is a little Disney in New Orleans.

Walt Disney Co. held its shareholder meeting in New Orleans on Thursday. For Robert Iger, the Disney head,
the trip was more than just a corporate meeting. It was a journey into "never never land" where his own brother-
in-law was trying to rebuild.

Disney has announced at its... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/381 Thu, 17 May 2007 11:02:30 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/380/t/Federal-City-to-begin-construction-in-2008.html Construction will begin on Federal City about three months ahead of a September 2008 federal deadline, said
David Mize, a retired Marine major general heading the project in New Orleans.

Construction should start around June 2008 and take 18 months, with the roughly $160-million project ready for
occupancy by the end of 2009 or beginning of 2010, said Mize Tuesday while updating the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/380 Thu, 17 May 2007 11:01:25 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/377/t/Trump-New-Orleans-a-step-closer.html feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/377 Mon, 14 May 2007 23:30:20 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/376/t/Suburbs-rebound.html Read the entire story ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Phoebeshusband) http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/376 Mon, 14 May 2007 23:16:04 GMT http://neworleans.dmc2.yuku.com/topic/375/t/Signs-of-recovery.html

-- Crowds at Jazzfest reached 375,000 -- the highest total since 2003, a sign that tourists and locals are returning. Other recent events, like the French Quarter Festival and the Strawberry Festival in Ponchatoula, also saw their numbers resurge, with the French Quarter Festival posting a single-day record of 208,000.