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Recent Press

The New York Times
It Takes A Neighborhood
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
By Roberta Brandes Gratz
Five years ago the media was full of articles about the death of New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina, the pundits declared, had proved that the city was unnatural and unsustainable. The mass exodus after the flooding would leave it hobbled at a fraction of its former size, and some even advocated government policies to keep it that way.

Wall Street Journal
New Orleans, 5 Years On
Thursday, September 2, 2010
By Larry Blumenfeld
Some people celebrated renewal. Some mourned loss. Others touted progress or lamented lingering inequity. Still others sought just another day, a regular one, in the city they call home. Nearly everywhere, the word “resilience” popped up. Read the full article

Good NOLA
TEDxNOLA: Crisis Breeds Creativity
Monday, August 30, 2010
By Brooke Boudreaux
Some people swoon over chiseled jaw lines, broad shoulders and six-pack abs; and I certainly would not mind looking at such a person. But what really makes me swoon is intelligence. Anyone that can speak passionately about a subject that interests them and anyone that I can learn from. So when I was offered the chance to cover the first TedxNOLA event, I jumped at it. Read the full article

Politics Daily
Katrina Anniversary in New Orleans Brings Pride, Anguish and Anxiety About Future
Sunday, August 29, 2010
By Ben Sandmel
NEW ORLEANS — As New Orleans observes the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina �" “celebrates” is not the right word �" a swirl of emotions has enveloped the city. There is a palpable sense of good fortune at simply being alive, tempered by unrequited grief and anger, remembrance of loss, flashbacks of post-traumatic stress, and anxiety that another big storm could yet strike this year. Read the full article

The Times-Picayune
Conference Focuses on Creativity During Crisis
Saturday, August 28, 2010
By Aimee Miles
Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, chef John Besh, musician Brandon Marsalis and actor Wendell Pierce were among the public figures in attendance at the TEDxNOLA conference, where hundreds came to hear them speak. Read the full article

OffBeat Magazine
TED Shares with New Orleans
Friday, August 27, 2010
By Cierra Stovall
As New Orleans approaches its five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, TEDxNOLA wants to help the city move onward. Read the article

New Orleans CityBusiness
Event Focuses on Opportunities Arising from Crisis
Thursday, August 26, 2010
By CityBusiness staff reports
Mention TED in South Louisiana and most folks will think you’re talking about keeping turtles out of shrimp nets. But a different TED is reaching buzz status in New Orleans just in advance of the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Read the full article

GoodNOLA
TED Goes to NOLA
August, 24, 2010
On August 27, the City of New Orleans will join the ranks of cities with ideas worth spreading as it hosts TEDxNOLA, a full day of the globally renowned TEDTalks as part of this year’s Katrina anniversary week. The event, “TEDxNOLA: Crisis and Creativity,” is a local, self-organized conference convened to explore the pivotal role crises play in developing innovative, groundbreaking ideas, and is bringing together some of the world’s most visionary intellects to examine the opportunities left behind in the wake of disasters including New Orleans Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu. Read the full article

Gambit Weekly
It’s TEDucational
August 23, 2010
By Gambit Weekly Reports