CONGRATULATIONS to New Orleans Saints and Doug Thorton and crew

Congratulations to Superdome manager Doug Thorton (a neighbor of mine whose wife Denise is also a hero in our city for her efforts to rebuild neighborhoods through the Beacon of Hope) and the New Orleans Saints for their triumphant return to the dome. Thank you to the NFL for their support of our city. For a complete story that includes links to videos on what it took to rebuild the dome in 13 months click on http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/25/saints.return.ap/index.html.

RollingStone.com Review of Michael White/Henry Butler Show

Check out the review by David Fricke (editor of Rolling Stone) of Dr.Michael White/Henry Butler show this past weekend at Merkin Hall. Click HERE for the review.

Three Stories/Columns Worth Reading

Here are three stories/columns worth reading:

Story in the Times Picayune on Denise Thorton and Beacon of Hope, the neighborhood group helping put Lakewood back together again...Click HERE for the story.

Two columns by Clancy DuBos in this weeks (9/5/06) Gambit Weekly...
"Commentary" and "Politics".