A Global Resolution

Given the broken state in which the Orleans Levee District's nonflood assets sit right now, the state is best suited to get them repaired.

Art = Smart

KID smART, a local arts-education organization, gives underserved kids important life skills -- one plate at a time.

• by Sarah Andert

Bringing It Home

Alvin Batiste carved his place in the jazz continuum by teaching others how to take their place there -- and by showing that those who teach can also play.

• by Jason Berry
• Tags: Cover Story, --

Sound Proof

Count Basin looks back on a memorable Jazz Fest

• by Count Basin™, Sarah Andert, Will Coviello, Alison Fensterstock, David Kunian, Ian McNulty, Kara Nelson and Noah Bonaparte Pais
• Tags: Special Feature, --

The Best and the Worst of the Week

Hap's Stance

• by Ronnie Virgets

Scuttlebutt

• by Jeremy Alford and Allen Johnson Jr

The Suck Index, Continued

• by Clancy DuBos

How can I help put a halt the declining number of sites in our city's important jazz history?

Is Lake Pontchartrain man-made?

An Edwardian Death Room

• by Andrei Codrescu

Armed Forces Day at the National World War II Museum

A&E Feature

What to Know Before You Go

• Tags: The Gambit Picks, --

Growing up in America

• by Alison Fensterstock
• Tags: Rhythm Section: by Alison Fensterstock, James McMurtry with Happy Talk Band

Good Guys with Metronome the City

Roping 'Em In

• by Dalt Wonk
• Tags: Previews and Reviews, Kris Shaw, Meredith Lee Hotard, Alan Payne

Color Me Kubrick

City of Lights

• by Rick Barton
• Tags: Film Reviews, Daniele Thompson, B-, (PG-13), Cecile de France, Claude Brasseur, Valerie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Laura Morante, Sydney Pollack, Avenue Montaigne

Greg Miles: Portraits of New Orleans Musicians

• Tags: Art Review, -None-

Animal Magnetism

• by D. Eric Bookhardt
• Tags: Art Review, Through May, Through June, DESIRE IN AMERICA : Paintings by Elizabeth Fox, RECENT PAINTINGS : New Work by Kelli Scott Kelley, d.o.c.s. gallery, 709 Camp St., 524-3936; www.docsgallery.com, Taylor/Bercier Fine Art, 233 Chartres St., 527-0072

Upper Crust

Argentine-style steaks are the specialty at La Boca

• by Ian McNulty
• Tags: Restaurant Review, Dinner Monday-Saturday, Credit Cards, Not Accepted, La Boca

Food News

• by Ian McNulty

Wine of the Week

• by Brenda Maitland

From the Editor

Contributors

All-Color Cheers

Drink a toast to vibrant glassware

• by Lisa Latter

The New Bohemian

Redefine Boho Chic with a touch of luxe

Moving Outdoors

Metro Retro

• by Lee Cutrone

To the Cottage Born

• by Lee Cutrone

Dual Nature

Whether you're laboring or lounging, warm weather calls for hot frocks

The Message On the Bottle

Learn to decipher the language on the label and find the anti-aging product that's right for you.

• by Sarah Andert

Here Comes the Sun

It's time to stock up on the latest products for total-body UV protection.

• by Sarah Andert

What are the big colors this season?

• by Sarah Andert

Historical Framework

One crafty local gives salvaged doors a second chance.

• by Kara Nelson

www.peyrouxscustomcurtains.com

• by Sarah Andert

Peggy

• by Lee Cutrone