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Gambit Weekly

05.10.05

COVER STORY

My City, My Story
Local students find their voices through The Neighborhood Story Project.

NEWS & VIEWS

Commentary
Covering the uninsured

Arts Disconnection
Last year, Superintendent Anthony Amato pledged to deliver arts education. Yet teachers and students now face a lost program and lots of uncertainty.
By Lili LeGardeur

Editor's Note

Penny Post
Andrei Codrescu on navel, novel

Politics
Clancy Dubos on William Jefferson, the father of the year

Bouquets and Brickbats
They get what they deserve.

FEATURES

Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
Count Basin™ offers a minute-by-minute recounting of Jazz Fest .

Boundary Issues
In New Orleans, there's no place like your own neighborhood – however you measure it.

Gambit Weekly's
Travel & Getaways

A Guide to Getting Away from It All

Card Sharks, Body Rubs and Redfish
How to spend two days gambling and fishing in Biloxi without ruining your marriage
By Jeremy J. Alford

The H-List
Starting points for exploring Houston's new downtown district
By Matt Sonzala

River Rambler
For Jazz Fest recuperation, teanquil canoeing options are just hours away.
By Ben Sandmel

Road Trippin'
A ride through some of the wildest, coolest, strangest and most interesting musical landmarks of the Southeast
By Eric Snider, Mark Sanders, Laurel Snyder, Craig Seymour, Scott Harrell, Tony Ware, Lee Valentine Smith, John Grooms and Edward M. Gaines Jr.

Ultimate Shopper
Kandace Power Graves on pendants
PLUS: Shopping news and Shoptalk

Blake Pontchartrain™
New Orleans' know-it-all.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A&E
Best Bets of the week

Music

Opening Act
Alex Rawls on Jazz Fest and the Ponderosa Stomp

Review
John Swenson on the Ponderosa Stomp -- web exclusive!

Listings

Recommended

Stage

Proscenium
Dalt Wonk on Bustout Burlesque and Once on This Island