When Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church lost their Central City location to an electrical fire, they found a temporary home inside Temple Sinai. As the Jewish synagogue rings with gospel praise, the circumstances give rise to a new friendship between the two congregations.
Arrested for public drunkeness then locked into a cell as the water was rising, Terry resigned himself to an ignoble death: "I felt like a rat in a cage that was tossed into the water . . ."
The Archbishop of New Orleans announced recently that St. Henry's will be closing at the end of the year. There have been many who have accused the Archbishop and the Catholic church of closing the church in order to sell the land for profit.
Green Light New Orleans is reducing New Orleans' CO2 emissions, not to mention our energy bills. They do it for free, and with loving-kindness, one light bulb at a time.
The New Orleans Police Department's Mobile Crisis Unit attends to the city's mentally ill on their worst days.
Michelle Baker is the owner of the Swan River Yoga Studio on Magazine Street, where she teaches yoga during the week. After the storm, she wanted to expand her practice beyond Magazine street and into some of the harder-hit neighborhoods of New Orleans.
Rain or Shine is a community organization that is looking to turn many of the city's blighted properties into community gardens. Today we take a trip to the garden where volunteers work with kids, teaching them the basics of gardening.
The Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum has teamed up with several New Orleans Public Schools to teach kids design concepts by using hands-on projects.
Youth radio reporter Kadija Garner explores the issue of teen pregnancy in New Orleans. What are the options for pregnant teens? How are teen mothers judged by others and by themselves?
Youth radio reporter James Oliver tells the story of his relationship with his father, who has been absent for the bulk of James's life — in part due to a stay in prison.
