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Artists in their own words: Fernando Lima
NOLA-based composer, pianist and drummer Fernando Lima talks construction, ghosts and food trucks.
The road to NOEW: Cameron Cantrelle
What do entrepreneurs keep in their backpacks? Co-founder of Plantbid and featured New Orleans Entrepreneur Week ‘trep Cameron Cantrelle reveals his pack staples.
Maker movement kids week: Brainy is beautiful
Mobile science lab Thinkerella gets kids interested in being future makers and builders through hands-on, interactive experiments.
Kongo across the waters : The connection
The New Orleans Museum of Art’s newest exhibition explores the connections between the art and civilization of the African Kongo people with that of African American art and culture in the United States.
The Road to NOEW: Handbags designed to inspire
Local designer, VetLaunch.org fellow, and contender in the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week The Big Idea pitch contest Charlotte Henry literally builds positivity in to her handbags.
Keeping it upbeat with a new kind of music education
Local rappers and producers educate at-risk teens about music production in after-school program Upbeat Academy.
NOLAbeings Multimedia artist Claire Bangser created NOLAbeings as a portrait-based story project that marries... 
Voodoo in New Orleans: Reviving history: New Orleans fortune telling This article takes a deep dive into the history of Voodoo in New Orleans, its hybridization with Catholicism, and its present-day place in the city's culture. The author visits fortune-tellers in the French Quarter, using their guidance as a tool for introspection rather than a deterministic predictor of the future. Through her experiences in New Orleans, the author feels a mystical connection to both the past and the future. 