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Entries by Karen Dalton-Beninato from 02/2011

A Bowl Game for the Rest of Us Raises Funds in New Orleans

| Posted 02.03.2011 | Impact
Read More: Green Bay Packers, Clorox, Charity, Espn, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, New Wave Brass Band, Voodoo, New Orleans Musicians, Super Bowl, Jesse Palmer, City Park, Super Bowl 2011, Philanthropy, New Orleans, Impact News

In a friendly private game of flag football, both teams used strips of toilet paper as flags and toilet bowls were integrated into the trophies.

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How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Huff

| Posted 02.09.2011 | Media
Read More: New Orleans, HelloNewOrleans.Com, Journalism, Huffington Post, Oil Spill, Mississippi River, Media, Hellometro, Media News

What drew me to start writing for the Huffington Post five years ago after the New Orleans levee failure was the freedom to speak truth to power when the truth was not publishable elsewhere.

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Shop Like an Egyptian: Interview With Owner of Pharaoh's Cave in NOLA

| Posted 02.11.2011 | World
Read More: New Orleans, Egypt, Freedom, French Quarter, Alexandria, Pharaoh's Cave, Mubarak, Egypt Freedom, Nola, Egypt Protests, World News

Khaled Hegazzi of Alexandria, Egypt, proprietor of Pharaoh's Cave retail shop in New Orleans' French Quarter, has cause for celebration as crowds in E...

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For Valentine's Romance, New Orleans Bistro Delivers

| Posted 02.12.2011 | Huffington Post
Read More: New Orleans, Food, The Ritz, Jeremy Davenport, Dining, Valentine's Day, Chef Matt Murphy, Davenport Lounge, M Bistro, Huffington Post News

Romantic ballads and gourmet surprises abound at M Bistro and Davenport Lounge in New Orleans, and you can reserve a cheaters' booth for Valentines Da...

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First Parade of Carnival Celebrates "25 Years Wasted"

| Posted 02.21.2011 | Travel
Read More: Carnival, Hbo, New Orleans, Mardi Gras, Krewe De Vieux, David Simon, Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Travel News

When a friend tells you they're marching on the Palin / Jindal float and you have to ask "Which one?" it's time for Krewe du Vieux marching through th...

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The Bird Project: Healing Ruffled Feathers by Design

| Posted 02.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Green Living, Environment, New Orleans, Sustainable Living, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf, BP Oil Spill, Nadine Blake, Tippy Tippens, Green News

The Bird Project is a perfect blend of Tippy Tippens' background in design and her desire to help in the aftermath of the BP Oil Spill. Her sculpted b...

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Dr. John Plans Soul Fire Gathering

| Posted 02.27.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: New Orleans, Soul Fire, Howlin Wolf, Turtle Women Rising, Dr. John, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Helloneworleans, Entertainment News

If you'd like to give New Orleans' own Mac Rebennack a/k/a Dr. John a proper sendoff before his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, come to...

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