07.02.02

COVER STORY

Soul Searching
Meshell Ndegeocello brings her visionary music and outspoken ways to the 2002 Essence Music Festival.
By Cristina Diettinger
PLUS: Essence Music Festival listings and seminar information

NEWS & VIEWS

Commentary
The costs of domestic violence.

National Routes
New Orleans-based radio producer Nick Spitzer joins ABC for the Fourth.
By Scott Jordan

Opening the Floodgates?
The New Orleans Civil Service Commission acts in a precedent-setting case dealing with appeals of letters of reprimand.
By Allen Johnson Jr.

Inside Jeff Parish
By Jeff Crouere

Scuttlebutt
TomarraCampbell; Allen Johnson Jr.

Bouquets and Brickbats
They get what they deserve.

Penny Post
Andrei Codrescu.

FEATURES

Washington Avenue: A Eulogy
Ronnie Virgets on what could become New Orleans' current Gallatin Street.

Health and Wellness

Local singerTimothea raises a cry about hepatitis C.
By Kandace Power Graves
Health News
By Kandace Power Graves
The Mackie Report
Owning your health.
Health Talk
Q&A with pediatric optometrist Dr. Cary Herzberg.

Blake Pontchartrain
New Orleans Know-it-all.

Shop Talk
Tomarra Campbell on the Jewish Community Center.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT


Hot Seven
Our suggestions for all that's worth doing and seeing this week, including the HotPick.


Special Events Listings


Music Listings

Club Directory


Theater
Dalt Wonk on Southern Repertory Theatre's Wit.
Theater Listings


Art
D. Eric Bookhardt on John Waters and Tony Scherman.
Art Listings


Film
Rick Barton on The Bourne Identity.
Film Listings