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Wanderlusters Sing Hillbilly Soul in Saigon – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans

September 10, 2013 VietNOLA

Nick Rivette and ex-New Orleanian Davis Zunk of the Saigon-based Americana band the Wanderlusters talk crooning country for Saigon teenagers and Aussie embassy types.

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Click Here For Your Waiter – Midnight Menu +1 – It’s New Orleans

September 10, 2013 Midnight Menu +1

Max Gaudin worked so many crappy restaurant jobs that he created online service Sidework to create a better life for staff, owners, and diners. Marie Guevara recently relocated from Paris to the French Quarter to be pastry chef at Stella.

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I Was a Stand-In for a Horse – Happy Hour – It’s New Orleans

September 5, 2013 It's New Orleans: Happy Hour

Eternal hockey star Lenny Alsfeld bankrolls the party and Olga’s movie. Crimestoppers’ Darelene Cusanza enlists Dr John to fight crime. Leah Sarris teaches the hottest doctors (over a stove) and Andrew Duhon rolls in.

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The Comebacks – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

September 4, 2013 Out to Lunch

Greg Ensslen is founder of the Freret Street Market and one of the prime movers in bringing Freret Street from blight to boom. President of the Greater Mid City Business Association Josef Wright presides over the sprawling new hospital district and resurgence of Carrolton Avenue. Plus we hit the swamps with Lost Lands.

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VietNOLA – Coming Out Vietnamese Style – VietNOLA – It’s New Orleans

September 2, 2013 VietNOLA

Timmy Vo goes where no man has gone before – openly gay in New Orleans East. Coming out in a traditional Vietnamese-American community has gotten people talking, notably the youth.

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