Barbara Sparks, born Barbara Joiner on November 11th, 1943, died peacefully after a lengthy illness. Ms. Sparks was well known in the Mardi Gras Indian community and was inducted in the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame in 1999. Read more

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. Read more

Dan and Paula Johnson from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin have taken their love affair with New Orleans and WWOZ to a whole new level. Read more

Chuck Carbo, Rounder recording artist and original member of the Spiders, has passed. Funeral services are yet to be finalized. Hayward "Chuck" Carbo, the original lead singer of the 1950s R&B vocal group the Spiders, died in New Orleans on Friday, July 11, at age 82. The ... Read more

It might be the end of the Creole Tomato season, but there are still plenty of good tasting 'maters out there. Who doesn't like a good tomato soup? Plus, this recipe is much better than anything you can find in a can. How about a nice tomato soup for a hot day? Read more

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

The New Orleans Police Department's Mobile Crisis Unit attends to the city's mentally ill on their worst days. Read more

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 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