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J.T. Nesbitt has been called many things: a genius, a fool, even a modern-day Don Quixote. In 2005, he was the most famous motorcycle designer in the world. J.T. came at his projects not as a mechanic but as an artist. His undergraduate degree is in pre-columbian sculpture.
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Dear Listener,
We were having such a good time, too! 'OZ was just broadcasting away from
Denver with four straight nights of live music. We were supposed to go
straight to the Detroit Jazz Festival over Labor Day Weekend, and then
straight to Minneapolis for the Friends o...
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It comes as no surprise to a true native of Southeast Louisiana that we dearly love our blue crabs. We love ‘em boiled, we love ‘em soft-shelled, we love ‘em in an Imperial, we love ‘em in Tetrazzini . . . come to think of it, there’s hardly a way we don’t love our blue crabs....
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When Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church lost their Central City location to an electrical fire, they found a temporary home inside Temple Sinai. As the Jewish synagogue rings with gospel praise, the circumstances give rise to a new friendship between the two congre...
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Find out the latest with our listing of recovery resources, news sources and discussion forums for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. You can also find out how to help Louisiana and Texas communities in need.
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The Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe is a small community of Indians who live along Bayou Pointe-au-Chien in South Louisiana. When the eye of Hurricane Gustav ripped through their community, almost every house in lower Pointe-au-Chien was damaged or destroyed. Find out how you can...
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Tribal communities in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes suffered extensive flooding as well as wind damage. Find out how to contribute to The United Houma Nation's struggle to rebuild after Hurricane Gustav.
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Arrested for public drunkeness then locked into a cell as the water was rising, Terry resigned himself to an ignoble death: "I felt like a rat in a cage that was tossed into the water . . ."
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"Jonathan Freilich's Freedom Double-O Naked Klezmer Jazz Latin Boogaloo: The Radio Documentary" is an hour-long radio documentary about guitarist, composer and band leader Jonathan Freilich, airing on WWOZ tonight at 10:30 p.m. and on Friday at noon.
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Many local organizations have planned events to commemorate the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Find a meaningful way to spend a difficult and emotional day among like-minded friends and neighbors in our list of Katrina remembrances.
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