New Orleans plans jazz district central park
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New Orleans plans a new &#36;700  million jazz district and central park, aiming to use the  devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina as an opportunity to  rebuild the damaged core of the city.
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By Sylvia Rector, Detroit Free Press  May 24--An ambitious new jazz club and upscale restaurant has opened in the Star Southfield Theatre complex, boasting a 300-seat theater, a 350-seat fine-dining restaurant with its own smaller performance stage and a 150-seat martini bar and VIP room.
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 15--La Crosse officials will consider a request in January to have the city engineer prepare plans for other types of barriers on the Riverside Park levee.
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New Orleans will host the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Monday, providing a boost to a beleaguered city still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble recently relocated from the South Side of Chicago to Queens.
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Paris is set to have a new monthly guide to what's going on in the City of Lights from restaurants, shopping and cultural events from next week.
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The New York City Police Department (NYPD) and representatives for United for Peace and Justice have agreed on a site for a protest rally this weekend, as well as the route for the march that will precede it, sources familiar with the
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By Daniel Carson, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Feb. 9--PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Dillard's has joined the growing list of retailers flocking to Panama City Beach's Pier Park development.
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Tourists will be given tip cards with 10 suggestions for navigating New York City.
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Twenty-six years ago, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude envisioned Central Park awash in billowing, saffron-colored fabric, a massive public art project that would transform 23 miles of footpaths.
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By P.J. Lassek, Tulsa World, Okla.  Sep. 15--Public gathering spaces would be the first areas developed on islands proposed for the Arkansas River, the River Parks Authority was told Thursday.
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By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 14--BAY ST. LOUIS -- The 10-year anniversary of when Charles Gray first pushed his idea of a historic preservation ordinance to the Bay City Council is this summer.
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The owners of the House of Blues, a popular chain of concert venues, are negotiating with the District to build a $120 million complex near the new Washington Convention Center that would include a live-entertainment hall, a hotel, retail stores and restaurants.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - The home of legendary jazz saxophonist John Coltrane has been added to both the New York State and the National Register of Historic Places.
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Will the Crescent City's reforms come fast enough to keep businesses from leaving?
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Perched above a shopping mall in a skyscraper at the heart of corporate America, the new home of New York's leading jazz orchestra is a long way from the smoky basements and soulful southern cities of the past.
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By Neil Gonzales  REDWOOD CITY -- Someday, downtown could feature high-rise gardens.  "We potentially could have rooftop parks if done correctly," city Planning Commissioner Nancy Radcliffe said.