11. Robert Smallwood

Date: November 27, 2006 Tomorrow night is the 40th anniversary of Truman Capote's legendary "Black and White Ball" at the Plaza Hotel in New York. Tomorrow night in New Orleans two local not-for-profit organizations will throw a similar ball to...

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12. Chefs in Exile

November 23, 2006 Chef Stacey Meyer and freelance writer Troy Gilbert, both New Orleans natives, have been friends since high school. Since Katrina they've been partners on a project they call "Chefs in Exile"...   Listen

11/22/2006

13. Habitat for Humanity

Date:  November 23, 2006 Last November, the New Orleans Area Habitat For Humanity ammounced ambitious plans to build a "Musicians' Village" -- a community of 75 single-family homes plus several duplexes designed for older musicians --...

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14. Harry Shearer

Date: November 20, 2006 Harry Shearer is a man of many voices and many hats: Actor, director, comedian, artist, radio personality, musician, record producer, and most recently novelist: he just published his first novel, "Not Enough Indians."...

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15. Andre Perry

Date: November 17, 2006 Back in 1929, Blind Alfred Reed asked the question in song: "How can a poor man stand such times and live?" Commentator André Perry says that's still a good question -- especially in post-Katrina New Orleans......

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