/tags/new-orleans New Orleans en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:57:32 GMT /arts-life/2018-08-09/colorado-film-industry-works-to-keep-local-talent-local For 30 years, Annie Hamilton has handled casting for many of the television and film projects made in Colorado -- including, most recently, the Jane… Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:57:32 GMT /arts-life/2018-08-09/colorado-film-industry-works-to-keep-local-talent-local Stacy Nick /2015-08-21/in-new-orleans-hardest-hit-neighborhood-a-recovery-by-sheer-will Nine years after Hurricane Katrina, the area still had no grocery store. So, using his savings, Burnell Cotlon opened one himself. "If there's a problem," he says, "somebody's got to make a move." Fri, 21 Aug 2015 08:44:00 GMT /2015-08-21/in-new-orleans-hardest-hit-neighborhood-a-recovery-by-sheer-will NPR Staff /music/2015-05-02/new-orleans-jazz-and-heritage-festival-is-vital-to-the-blues The New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival is a major event on America's festival calendar, each year it attracts a huge crowd and many great acts of many… Sat, 02 May 2015 15:00:00 GMT /music/2015-05-02/new-orleans-jazz-and-heritage-festival-is-vital-to-the-blues /music/2015-02-28/the-brass-tacks-of-new-orleans-bands There was a time in the city known for being without rules, New Orleans, that there were some rules for brass bands. Those days are gone.New Orleans brass… Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:00:00 GMT /music/2015-02-28/the-brass-tacks-of-new-orleans-bands /2014-10-23/who-sang-it-first-mockingbirds-and-musicians-cover-each-other-in-new-orleans The mockingbird is known for latching on to sounds and repeating them. But in the case of a certain four-note phrase New Orleans musicians use to communicate, the bird may be the original artist. Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:22:00 GMT /2014-10-23/who-sang-it-first-mockingbirds-and-musicians-cover-each-other-in-new-orleans Eve Abrams /npr-news/2013-09-17/judge-orders-new-trial-in-new-orleans-bridge-shooting-case A judge said five former New Orleans police officers deserve a new trial because of the "grotesque" misconduct of federal prosecutors. The officers were convicted in connection to the shooting deaths of two men in the aftermath of Katrina. Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-17/judge-orders-new-trial-in-new-orleans-bridge-shooting-case Eyder Peralta /2013-09-10/during-katrina-memorial-doctors-chose-who-lived-who-died With waters rising and their hospital on the verge of losing power, Memorial Medical Center staff were faced with an ethical question: Who to save first? Sheri Fink reconstructs their decisions — from hastening patients' deaths to evacuating the sickest last — in Five Days at Memorial. Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:05:00 GMT /2013-09-10/during-katrina-memorial-doctors-chose-who-lived-who-died /2013-09-08/five-days-of-ambiguous-morality-at-katrina-hit-hospital Sheri Fink's Five Days At Memorial, describes the horrific conditions at a New Orleans hospital shortly after Hurricane Katrina. Facing floodwaters and corporate mismanagement, some staffers euthanized sick patients. Fink's judgment of those actions is admirably — and frustratingly — nuanced. Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:38:00 GMT /2013-09-08/five-days-of-ambiguous-morality-at-katrina-hit-hospital Susan Jane Gilman /npr-news/2013-08-29/post-katrina-new-orleans-a-story-of-modern-pioneering It's been eight years since the hurricane devastated the city's Lower 9th Ward. Resident Ronald Lewis says rebuilding is a story still in progress. In a shed in his backyard, he's collected New Orleans memorabilia, evidence "of the resilience of the people." Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:34:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-29/post-katrina-new-orleans-a-story-of-modern-pioneering Debbie Elliott /npr-news/2013-08-20/treme-cookbook-captures-the-flavor-of-a-show-and-a-city Melissa Block talks with Lolis Eric Elie, a writer and editor behind the HBO series Treme about a new cookbook written in the voices of the show's characters. Elie says it reflects both old New Orleans traditions and more recent influences. Tue, 20 Aug 2013 20:07:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-20/treme-cookbook-captures-the-flavor-of-a-show-and-a-city Melissa Block