Redefine 829

Redefine 8/29: 10 Images of New Orleans Recovery

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Philanthropy, Meet the Press, Make It Right, Treme, Jazz, Hurricane Katrina, ReDefine 8/29, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Barack Obama, Slidepollajax, Katrina Anniversary, Travel News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

If you've been following this five-part series on my journey post-Katrina, you're as ready to move on to another topic as I am, so I'll wrap it up quickly and move on to 10 pictures of rebirth and recovery.

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With A Little Help From Our Friends: A 5 Year Katrina Evacuation

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Musicians Village, Make It Right, Philanthropy, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Hurricane Katrina, Green, BP Oil Spill, ReDefine 8/29, Sustainability, Gulf Oil Spill, Coastal Heritage Society of Louisiana, Global Green, Meet the Press, Rachel Maddow, Brian Williams, Impact News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

When you've lived through it, hearing anyone call a disaster someone's Katrina is like hearing a pundit speculate on Obama's That Time Your House Burned Down when you're the one whose house burned down.

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Julie & Julia: When the World Writes You Back

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blogs, Comments, New Orleans, Publishing, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Julia Child, ReDefine 8/29, Julie & Julia, Julie Powell, Movie, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, Food, Amy Adams, Eating Matters, Politics of Food, Cooking, Writing, Julie and Julia, Feminism, Food Politics, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

No matter what twists we see in Publishing 2.0, a love story running through Julie & Julia is that sometimes, after the solitary act of writing, the world writes you back.

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A Great Year for Heavy Donations

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Donations, ReDefine 8/29, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Giving, Happiness, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Even as the economy slows down, the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund seems to be a magnet for donations that weigh a great deal.

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R.E.M., Sack Boy and a Voodoo Doll

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nomrf, New Orleans, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, Rem, Voodoo Music Experience, ReDefine 8/29, Dr. John, Happiness, Little Big Planet, Von Dutch, Green Living, Playstation, R.E.M., Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

A random reveler at the Voodoo Music Experience handed me a voodoo doll with a lock of hair and said, "be careful."

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Green Furniture Program ReDefines 8/29 in New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, New Orleans, Furnishing Our Neighbors, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, ReDefine 8/29, Green News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

The first blog I ever wrote for the Huffington Post was two years ago for the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund's ReDefine 8/29 program, so watching...

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