Brad Pitt's been spotted on many a magazine cover for his
latest movies and tabloid-
famous family, but now the star graces the cover of the January issue of Architectural Digest. The star with a passion for architecture who's
contributed eco designs for Dubai and worked with
Global Green on affordable housing is making the leap to the shelter magazine world. Pitt shares the cover with one of the 150 eco-friendly homes in New Orleans that he is helping to sponsor and build through his
Make It Right Foundation.
With a murder every 40 hours, New Orleans crime rate is hard to beat. The latest
City Crime Rankings looked at reported incidents of six major crimes to determine the most dangerous dwellings in the US. With a population of only 250,000 that changed drastically after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans came out on top.
Prolific real estate investor Nicolas Cage is on the loose on a wild selling spree. Cage has already put his
Las Vegas,
Bel-Air, and
Rhode Island properties on the market, and today we have news that he's listed his two properties in
New Orleans.
According to WDSU and
Real Estalker, Cage has listed
his historical property (shown right) in New Orleans's French Quarter, the most haunted home in the neighborhood, in addition to a Garden District mansion.
Three years after Hurricane Katrina, the
first homes built in by Brad Pitt's Make It Right
rebuilding project are complete. Touring the building site in the Lower 9th Ward with Angelina and kids in tow this week, one ecstatic grandmother gave Brad a huge hug. She said of her new electric yellow house, "Honey, this is like heaven on earth."
The New Orleans 100 is a worldwide initiative to "highlight and encourage discussion among millions about 100 of the most innovative and world-changing ideas to take root in the city since Katrina." Creative maverick think tank
All Day Buffet wanted to combat the negative press New Orleans receives in mainstream media by spotlighting the best things happening in the city, and let me tell you, it wasn't hard. There's a wealth of inspiring projects going on these days in the Crescent City in the worlds of art and architecture, culture, music, entrepreneurship, education, non-profit, and social innovation.
Tonight at 8 p.m. (CDT), the Sundance channel will premiere an original six-part documentary series, Architecture School, which follows a group of students from Tulane University's prestigious School of Architecture as they compete for the chance to design an affordable home in Katrina-devastated
New Orleans. The winning model will be built during the school year and put on the market, giving one recent grad one whopping résume bullet point at the start of his career.
Hi CasaSugar,
I need your help! I just moved into a one-bedroom in
New Orleans, and will be living on my own for the first time. My bedroom is furnished but in my living room, I have a television and TV stand, and that's it.
Yesterday, I asked who you thought should
win Design Star. You can still
vote online through Wednesday. To make the most informed decision, I figured I'd show you some photos from each designer's makeover (check out Jen's makeover
here).
Yesterday, I asked you who you thought should
win Design Star. You can still
vote online through Wednesday. To make the most informed decision, I figured I'd show you some photos from each designer's makeover.
