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Wednesday with the Saints

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 6:35 a.m.

The Saints began the day on Wednesday with their regular team meeting, followed by offensive and defensive meetings this morning, followed by a lengthy session with the assembled media at the team’s downtown Miami hotel ... The media session was different from yesterday’s event in that the press conference and media availability was in ballroom settings at the hotel, as opposed to yesterday, which was conducted at the site of Super Bowl XLIV, Sun Life Stadium ... Selected players were seated

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Review of the Year 2009: Michael Jackson

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Published Dec. 22, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
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Few things, amid the madness and sensationalism that marked Michael Jackson's extraordinary life and still-mysterious death, were so grimly appropriate as the manner in which the world marked his passing. On 7 July, his body was carried in its solid-gold coffin to a sports arena in downtown Los Angeles, where an 8,000-strong crowd, plus a global TV audience estimated at one billion people, bore witness to popular music's equivalent of a royal funeral ...

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New Orleans Cake Cafe | A once-wandering baker feathers his Marigny nest with frosting

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Published Nov. 16, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

Steve Himelfarb made his name in New Orleans as a man on the move.For years, he earned a living selling slices of homemade cakedoor-to-door, an enterprise that took him all over town. Not long afterI first heard about him from friends downtown, the receptionist at theoffice tower wher ... By Ian McNulty ...

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Sandro's Trattoria | A Metairie restaurant proves a neutral ground between two popular styles of Italian dining

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Published Nov. 9, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

The downtown dining buzz right now is fixed on a pair of new Italianrestaurants, Domenica and A Mano. Drawing on highly specific regionaldishes, each is a welcome flip side to the beloved-but-predictableCreole-Italian fare that dominates the local red-sauce circuit.  Sandro's Trattori ... By Ian McNulty ...

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Saints Benson and Benson Family Finalize Purchase of Former Dominion Tower

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Published Sept. 15, 2009 at 8:29 a.m.

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Saints Owner Tom Benson and his family announced today the finalization of the purchase of the former Dominion Tower, while also announcing the building has been officially renamed Benson Tower ... This investment in the community and the local economy is the latest in Mr. Benson’s efforts to continue the renaissance of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. With a goal of developing the infrastructure of the local economy from the inside, Benson has been at the

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Saints Wrap Up Friday Workout

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Published Sept. 11, 2009 at 7:35 a.m.

The New Orleans Saints went through their last full practice of the week late this morning at their Metairie practice facility in preparation for the opening regular season game of the 2009 season against the Detroit Lions at the Superdome on Sunday at noon ... Saints Head Coach Sean Payton said following the practice that he has been pleased with the work the team has put in this week, including the extra work the squad was also to garner with the extra Monday practice that the team was

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Creole Cottage | Casual Creole flavors are the draw at a downtown Gretna roost

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Published Aug. 24, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

WHATCafe EtienneWHERE423 10th St., Gretna, 309-4072WHENLunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Wed.-Sat.RESERVATIONSAcceptedHOW MUCHModerateWHAT WORKSHomey, generous renditions of Creole classicsWHAT DOESN'TToo much repetition between appetizers and entreesCHECK, PLEASEHeavy dose ... By Ian McNulty ...

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Mike's American Grill | A downtown chef Takes a new approach in the Suburbs

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Published July 13, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.

Once a chef gets a reputation in this town, it can be a hard thingto shake. Just ask Mike Uddo, chef of Mike's American Grill inMetairie.  He built his reputation in the 1990s at his family'sG&E Courtyard Grill in the French Quarter. G&E closed more than10 years ag ... By Ian McNulty ...

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Giant Gundam Set to Terrorize Downtown Tokyo, Godzilla Unavailable for Comment

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Published July 2, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.

Giant anthropomorphized robots are pretty popular these days , but they've been a part of our worldwide pop-culture for quite a while. Three decades, in fact. A testament to the enduring appeal of this sci-fi subgenre is currently towering over a Tokyo park as we speak: a full-scale replica of the iconic  Gundam is almost complete ...

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Wednesday at the Square Concert Series

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Published June 17, 2009 at 4:42 a.m.

Concluding a memorable spring filled with packed crowds, great music and wonderful memories, The Young Leadership Council’s spring/summer concert series will end this evening with performances by GALATIC and the Hot 8 Brass Band ... Sponsored by the New Orleans Saints, tonight’s free concert series at Lafayette Square concludes 12 straight weeks of free concerts and festivities that has invigorated the post-workday midweek crowd in downtown New Orleans ... “The Saints are committed to the

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