The Nola Files

Doing Good - Featuring the great organizations we have had the pleasure to work with, those of us helping New Orleans tackle it's many issues / Curious Tourist - Some common questions about the city we hear from visitors / Interviews - Our chance to talk to interesting follks in hte community / The Index - This is a rolling A-Z of topics that have shaped the city / The Dirt - Our own ramblings, experiences and opinions

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The Dirt

Let's write in the sky!

UPDATE TO THE UPDATE:  So we have tried 2 different billboard companies in Atlanta and both turned us down for fear of Falcon fans burning the whole place down. Understandably they realize that Fal...

The IndexThe Special Man - Dirty Coast
Doing GoodFunny Bones Improv - Dirty Coast

Funny Bones Improv

Funny Bones Improv is a non-profit organization whose mission is to perform interactive, improvised comedy shows for sick children in hospitals, currently in Chicago and New Orleans. This video ca...

Doing GoodYouth Run NOLA - Dirty Coast

Youth Run NOLA

Running welcomes everyone. A group of middle and high-school teachers founded Youth Run NOLA in the fall of 2010 as a response to students needing and asking for more structured, supportive after-...

Doing GoodCrescent City Farmers Market - Dirty Coast

Crescent City Farmers Market

Eat well to live well. The mission of the Crescent City Farmers Market is to benefit local farmers, fishers, consumers and communities in the fertile crescent of Greater New Orleans by operating w...

Doing GoodTeam Fox NOLA - Dirty Coast

Team Fox NOLA

April is Parkinson’s Disease awareness month so we’ve teamed with Team Fox NOLA to not just raise awareness, but also help find a cure.   In 2000, Michael J. Fox officially retired from acting and ...

Doing GoodDancing Grounds - Dirty Coast

Dancing Grounds

This organization is one of our partners at ScreensforGood.com. Dancing Grounds is building up their local community through the joys of dancing. They bring high-quality, inclusive, and accessible...

Doing GoodNew Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity - Dirty Coast

New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity

This organization is one of our partners at ScreensforGood.com. Habitat for Humanity is a global organization that is devoted to building homes for families. The New Orleans affiliate (NOAHH) start...

Doing GoodHabitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast - Dirty Coast

Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Habitat MS Gulf Coast was founded in 2007 when Harrison County Habitat and Habitat of Jackson County merged to better serve their community. Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Mississippi Gulf C...

Doing GoodWoodlands Conservancy - Dirty Coast

Woodlands Conservancy

Protect and Restore. Woodlands Conservancy protects and restores forested wetlands that serve as a natural sponge to absorb storm water and provide a wind buffer to protect the surrounding communi...

Doing GoodPreservation Hall Foundation - Dirty Coast

Preservation Hall Foundation

  Protect. Preserve. Perpetuate. Preservation Hall was established by Allen and Sandra Jaffe in 1961 as a performance space supporting traditional jazz and the perpetuation of the rich African-Ame...

Doing GoodT.R.E.E. - Dirty Coast

T.R.E.E.

What our society leaves behind, we pick up. Humans have known that caring for the Earth is fundamental in caring for ourselves. However, in modern times we have become more distracted, and the wea...

The Journal

Here we share things we find interesting about New Orleans and the Gulf South, organizations and people that deserve more attention and answer some questions about the area.

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