A flower grows in the Lower 9
17 May 2012, 7:13 am
Jenga Mwendo, who returned to New Orleans after Katrina, is planting backyard gardens in the Lower 9th Ward. Growing food, she says, is deeply rooted in the culture and history of the neighborhood.

Rex foundation donates $15,000 for youth programs at Taylor Playground
16 May 2012, 9:37 am
The Pro Bono Publico Foundation, an organization formed in 2006 by members of the Rex Carnival organization, recently donated $15,000 to the New Orleans Recreation Development Foundation, the fundraising arm of the city's Recreation Development Commission. The cash gift...

Grow Your Own Little Hanging Garden of Babylon with the Volet Végétal [Wish You Were Here]
10 May 2012, 8:16 pm
# wishyouwerehere Just because you're six stories up and the closest thing to a balcony you've got is the fire escape, doesn't mean you can't have yourself a kick-ass herb garden. The Volet Végétal concept could give even the densest city dwellers access to a little greenery. More »

Veterans celebrate graduation from Winthrop University
5 May 2012, 10:32 pm
They served and protected. Now they graduate. Veterans among the 650 Winthrop students who received degrees Saturday.

Winthrop to award 650 undergraduate degrees Saturday
4 May 2012, 11:00 pm
Winthrop University will hold undergraduate commencement at 11 a.m. Saturday at Winthrop Coliseum on Eden Terrace in Rock Hill.

DOUGLAS-SCHAUMBER
29 April 2012, 5:00 am
Christian Monroe Holliday Douglas ofGreenville,SCand Peter (Drew) Carey Schaumber ofWashington,DC were  married  on  Saturday  the  28th  of  April  2012, at First (Scots) Presby terian Church inCharleston,South Carolina.

BU Track Wraps Up Final Day at Drake Relays
28 April 2012, 8:11 pm
DES MOINES – Baylor's track and field teams combined for six top-four finishes on the final day of action at the 103rd running of the Drake Relays on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. "There were lots of

Adam and 3 Joes crowned kings of Slidell crawfish cook-off
28 April 2012, 7:16 am
For winning team, the third time's the charm

Five pounds of pot seized on I-10
27 April 2012, 2:43 pm
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office seized five pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop near mile marker 31 eastbound on I-10. "When Sgt. Cole spoke with the driver of the car, Torie T. Harris, 35, of 2346 charbonnet Street in New Orleans, he began to act suspiciously. After receiving consent from Harris, Sgt. Cole conducted a search of the car and recovered five pounds of marijuana, with an ...

TF Wins 11 Events at Michael Johnson Dr Pepper Classic
22 April 2012, 3:56 pm
WACO, Texas – Baylor's distance crew on the women's side swept their three events to help lead the team to a total of 10 wins on Saturday in the Michael Johnson Dr Pepper Classic at the Hart-Patterson