http://www.yourstreet.com/news/new-orleans-la YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Nicolas Cage’s homes in the French Quarter and Garden District are listed for sale at auction Nov. 12 as a local lender foreclosed on the properties for unpaid mortgage debts, according to the Orleans Parish Civil Sheriff’s office. In July, the Internal... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752152/apparently,-you-need-more-than-national-treasure-to-pay-the-bills Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:54:08 -0700 I haven’t been paying attention to the wonderful Mayor of New Orleans lately mainly because he has become irrelevant. No one pays attention to him locally because he is a buffoon. Actually he is the leader of the buffoon’s. Now that doesn’t mean he... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752153/open-mouth,-insert-foot Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:37:08 -0700 Compliments of [Katsumi], our Flickr pool. THE RISING SEA : Town Hall hosts Orrin Pilkey and Rob Young, professors and authors of The Rising Sea , tonight as the second installment of a series on sustainability issues titled Soundings From Island Press. The two will... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751902/can-t-miss-it-tuesday Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:00:08 -0700 The Twin Towers are setting sail today. Made with steel forged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center, the USS New York this morning begins its maiden voyage from New Orleans to the city for its Nov. 7 commissioning ceremony. There is no s... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746788/our-ship-s-come-in- Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:13:08 -0700 The STEPS coalition is hoping to get seats at a town hall meeting with President Barack Obama on Thursday in New Orleans to make their voices heard on hurricane recovery issues. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748017/coast-group-wants-seats-for-obama-rsquo-s-visit Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:15:08 -0700 NEW ORLEANS — A jury already has ruled against the plaintiffs in the first trial over hurricane victims’ exposure to fumes while living in government-issued trailers after hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748020/mock-trials-sought-for-fema-trailer-suits Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:21:08 -0700 Readers, I have returned. I hope to dig into the blog soon and share a few highlights of my two weeks in Ocracoke and one week in New Orleans with the Association of Food Journalists. I fell in love with the Cajun Caprihina, a drink created by Marvin Allen, the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742267/i-m-back Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:56:08 -0700 Two Winona teenagers missing for more than a week have been found in New Orleans. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744119/2-missing-winona-teens-found-in-new-orleans Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:18:08 -0700 WINONA, Minn. (AP) - Two Winona teenagers missing for more than a week have been found in New Orleans. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744045/missing-winona-teens-found-in-new-orleans Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:29:08 -0700 NEW ORLEANS -- A house that can rise with floodwaters debuted in New Orleans last week. Called the FLOAT House, the unique dwelling is an answer to the challenge posed by the Big Easy's flood risk, starkly illustrated by the destruction from Hurricane Katrina in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748813/floating-house-possible-solution-for-rebuilding-new-orleans Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:22:08 -0700 Photo of the 2008 Honk! Festival tagged "Bostonist" by AP Donovan Marching Bands The Honk! Festival might be the largest annual gathering of leftist adult marching bands in the world. Based in Davis Square, it's definitely our favorite. The schedule lists 25 bands,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749287/saturday-happenings Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:00:08 -0700 The Sixth & I Historic Synagogue , with its unique ambiance and stunning acoustics, has fast become one of D.C.'s best music venues since it began hosting concerts just a couple of years ago. Live Nation is offering DCist readers an exclusive chance to experience... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742161/enter-to-win-tickets-to-three-concerts-at-sixth-i Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:30:08 -0700 Want the latest scoop from the AFJ Conference that's currently taking place in New Orleans? Catch Andrea Weigl's updates on twitter: @andreaweigl http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740821/weigl-tweets Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:32:08 -0700 It might be worth the drive to New Orleans for the cuisine of John Besh , whose Restaurant August in NOLA is generally acknowledged to be the best in town (take that, Emeril!). Fortunately, Besh is bringing himself and his food to Houston tonight as he presents his... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744556/john-besh-my-new-orleans Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:00:08 -0700 New York Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez said Wednesday that he was fined $5,000 by the NFL for his low block on New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma last weekend. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746332/sanchez-says-nfl-fined-him-5k-for-low-block Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:33:08 -0700 New York Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez says he has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for his low block on New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma last weekend. READ MORE>> http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746446/sanchez-says-nfl-fined-him-5k Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:55:08 -0700         This is going to sound a little stupid, but there was a hell of a lot more running involved in the Great Urban Race than I originally thought there would be. Having done one urban adventure race prior to the GUR , I definitely had certain... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745402/nobody-told-me-you-needed-to-be-an-olympic-athlete-for-the-scavenger-hunt Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:00:08 -0700 This nonfiction novel, to revive an old-fashioned term, has the makings of a modern classic. Zeitoun (McSweeney's, $24) is about a Syrian-American small-business owner and father of four who remained in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, paddling a canoe through... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744187/dave-eggers Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:00:08 -0700 This event begins at 1pm with a panel discussion involving people in New Orleans and Chicago discussing the arts, curation, and the roles of the arts in society. The panelists in New Orleans and Chicago will be connected over the internet, using Skype. A large... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734430/panel-discussion-and-performance-chicago-cultural-center Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:28:11 -0700 Urban Strategies Inc., a St. Louis nonprofit, has won a $1 million federal stimulus grant to support its work rebuilding a New Orleans housing community. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6735275/urban-strategies-wins-1m-in-stimulus Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:32:08 -0700