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It's a rainy Saturday morning in January at the Robinson home in the Ninth
Ward, but it feels a little like Christmas as the kids gather around Aria
Martin, a volunteer from the Kid Camera Project.
The kids are receiving their graduation cameras. They were the first
parti...
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When you live in New Orleans, you have to know a thing or two about
costuming. A handful of New Orleanians explain how it's done, what it means,
and why it's so darn important.
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Our Live Mardi Gras Coverage
WWOZ show hosts are out there enjoying Carnival 2008. Check out their blogs
to find out what parades and parties they are attending.
WWOZ will be riding in Zulu, so look out for the broadcast truck during the
parade and check back occasionally...
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Grammy Nominees For The 50th Grammy Awards
Consecutive Mondays in January — "Jazz from the Market" — from 4 until 7
p.m. New Orleans Time
Charles “Charlie B” Burchell will feature the music of the Grammy
nominees for the 50th Grammy Awards.
Tom Morgan’s Annual Mardi Gr...
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Dear Listener,
Every which way you look, winter this year wants to be spring — it’s warm
enough that I’m still buying fresh Louisiana strawberries in the grocery.
The Phorty Phunny Phellows took their street car ride — which means Mardi
Gras has already started.
And ‘OZ...
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A celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tipitina's going on the week of
January 14th that contains some recollections of the early days and some
short vignettes about more recent times.
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Accessibility to healthy foods is still extremely limited in many New Orleans
neighborhoods. Students at O. Perry Walker High School in Algiers partner
with members of the Food and Farm Network to help educate members of their
community about alternatives.
To see some of ...
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Ernie K-Doe, the late "Emperor of the Universe," has a new hit. One of the
hottest commercials during the British holiday season was for a TV ad using
the song "Here Come the Girls," a 1970 recording by New Orleans' own Ernie
K-Doe.
According to a WWOZ listener in Great B...
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Ernie K-Doe, the late "Emperor of the Universe," has a new hit. One of the
hottest commercials during the British holiday season was for a TV ad using
the song "Here Come the Girls," a 1970 recording by New Orleans' own Ernie
K-Doe.
According to a WWOZ listener in Great B...
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As a senior in college with only 30 credits left to graduation, Mathew
Garicki decided to quit school and walk across the entire United States in
the name of peace. Mathew recently stopped here in New Orleans and I met up
with him in a park to talk to him about his journey....
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