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July, 2008: We're Redoing the Studios and Offices!

Mon, 07/14/08
You can't slow down growth, and 'OZ is growing by leaps and bounds. Our studio and office space is growing, too, so WWOZ has gone to work with hammers and saws instead of broadcast trucks and mics. We have plans for many areas in our French Market home. We need to make roo... Read more

Roll with the NOPD Crisis Unit

Wed, 07/09/08
Authored by Eve Abrams
The New Orleans Police Department's Mobile Crisis Unit attends to the city's mentally ill on their worst days. Read more

Yoga in the Lower Ninth Ward

Tue, 07/08/08
Authored by David Weinberg
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. Read more

Rain or Shine Community Garden

Mon, 07/07/08
Authored by David Weinberg
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. Read more

Student Design Expo

Fri, 07/04/08
Authored by David Weinberg
The Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum has teamed up with several New Orleans Public Schools to teach kids design concepts by using hands-on projects. Read more

A Youth Documentary: Teen Baby Mamas

Thu, 07/03/08
Authored by Eve Abrams
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? Read more

WWOZ Cookbook

Fri, 06/27/08
During Jazz Fest, WWOZ celebrates two of the senses that give our city soul — food and music. We’re creating a cookbook of recipes from local New Orleans musicians. We want our local musicians to be part of the excitement by submitting their favorite recipes for the cookboo... Read more

A Youth Documentary: Growing Up Without a Father

Thu, 06/19/08
Authored by Eve Abrams
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. Read more

July Festivals in and Around New Orleans

Wed, 06/18/08
The Essence Festival The Essence Festival is a celebration of African American music and culture that takes place during the Fourth of July weekend at the Superdome in New Orleans. "The Party with a Purpose," as the Essence Fest is called, includes seminars, work shops and... Read more

Harrah's Joint's Jumpin'

Tue, 06/17/08
A New Orleans R&B Revue Back in the '50s, it was the Big Beat Sound of New Orleans that excited young radio listeners around the country. Many of those bands and performers are well into their seventies and eighties these days, and rarely if ever perform. Now there is a ch... Read more

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