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Print Edition #15: November 30, 2007
2007 brought more good news than bad
Friday, Nov. 30, 2007
When you tally it up, 2007 has been a good year for Baton Rouge. Read story.
What's Up?
Friday, Nov. 30, 2007
Jindal’s new view?, You can’t handle the truthiness, It’s like a Red Stick thing, daddy-oh, Denim pride Read story.
Lighting lives
Friday, Nov. 30, 2007
Question: What are those trees doing in front of the Shaw Center?
Answer: Celebrating life. Read story.
Emma Chammah’s scooter seat
Friday, Nov. 30, 2007
For Emma Chammah, buying a Honda Metropolitan scooter was not some kind of reaction to gas-guzzling SUVs, it was actually the 23-year-old architect’s first vehicle purchase—ever. Read story.
Long Distance: Kevin Mawae
Friday, Nov. 30, 2007
HERE: LSU offensive lineman, 1989-93, THERE: Center for NFL’s Tennessee Titans (Nashville, Tenn.) Read story.
Shop like a tourist
Friday, Nov. 30, 2007
Four downtown museums offer unique gifts for the people on your Christmas list. Read story.
My old school
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
Generations of fondness for B.R. High clash with harsh financial reality for the crumbling landmark Read story.
It’s a blunderful life
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
2007’s most amusing, depressing and stunning screw-ups Read story.
Car problems
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
Lone commuters may be just as responsible for "Cancer Alley" as is big oil. But the easiest solution isn't so easy. Read story.
A cure for B.R.’s ERs
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
Innovative volunteer clinic eases ER overcrowding. Read story.
Plan a December to remember
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
2007 is nearly done, but it's not too late to make it unforgettable. Our 225 action calendar of shopping, dining, relaxing and self-improving is the only road map you'll need to FINISH STRONG! Read story.
Riffs: Johnny DeAngelo, Owner, New York Pizza Co.
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
On the cultural food differences between Louisiana and New Jersey. Read story.
Hot Lunch: Harrington’s Café
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
Harrington’s Café features plenty of crunchy salads, juicy burgers and napkin-worthy po-boys, but it really shines with Creole and Cajun seafood dishes. Read story.
Best bets
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
Aussie folkster Ben Lee, Garden State crooner Cary Brothers and pop starlett Kate Voegele keep things hush hush Dec. 4 for a singer-songwriter showdown at New Orleans House of Blues Parish Room. Read story.
Videoheads
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
With the exploding popularity of YouTube in 2007, it is a little surprising that shaky live clips still outnumber directed and edited music videos by such a wide margin among local artists given the free promotion the video site affords. Read story.
Review: Hi-five (s/t)
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
Do not dismiss Hi-Five as a Green Day mall-punk outfit based solely on their somewhat adolescent name. Read story.
Riffs: John Lambremont, We Landed On The Moon! guitarist
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
On Radiohead’s In Rainbows. Read story.
Inspired by: Robbie Taylor
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
Robbie Taylor is a true blue throwback. Read story.
Swing low
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
One of the most daring, and occasionally foolish, choices a screenwriter can make is to create a story whose extras have larger problems than its main character. Read story.
Riffs: Kelli Richmond, K2 Pictures, freelance publicist
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
On films’ effects on fashion Read story.
Holiday movie preview
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
Before heading into 2008, a foreboding year which pundits believe will see a protracted screenwriter’s strike, Hollywood ends 2007 with its usual flurry of event pictures and Oscar-baiting performances. Read story.
Riffs: Amelia Cox, Executive director, Baton Rouge Gallery
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
On the power of art Read story.
It’s The Nutcracker, y’all
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre takes Tchaikovsky’s classic out of the German countryside and sets it firmly in Bayou country
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Riffs: Jay Dardenne, Louisiana Secretary of State
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
On creating his recommended Louisiana books list Read story.
Review: It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
Sportscaster and former coach John Madden reportedly once observed, “The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.” Read story.
Review: Wake up, world
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
To a certain degree, any statement from the scientific community—including those on global warming—comes with some level of uncertainty. Read story.
Houston, we have a problem
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007
Baton Rouge traffic is threatening to make my daughter into an impatient and frustrated driver, and she’s not even in kindergarten yet. Read story.
What are you prepared to do?
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007
If 2008 were a clean slate and you could choose where the community goes next, where would you take us? Read story.