Alana Schreiber

1 week ago | wwno.org | Bob Pavlovich |Alana Schreiber

It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to catch up on politics with The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, Stephanie Grace. We hear about the latest clashes between Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the Civil Service Commission, and a millage to support the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. The death penalty has been a major topic in Louisiana ever since the execution of Jessie Hoffman, Jr. one month ago.

1 week ago | wwno.org | Diane Mack |Alana Schreiber

April is National Autism Awareness Month, and in New Orleans, the next few weeks are full of events to promote acceptance of people all across the autism spectrum. Claire Tibbets, executive director of the Autism Society of Greater New Orleans, tells us more about April’s events as well as resources available for the autism community throughout the year. The Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane is returning for its 58th season.

1 week ago | wwno.org | Alana Schreiber

At a small shotgun building at the edge of New Orleans’ Bywater neighborhood, Jericho Cyrus scoops coffee beans and prepares for a roast. Thirty-four years ago, he was just a guy looking for work. “I was looking to do something better than working in a grocery store or restaurant,” he says. “So I decided to flip through the Yellow Pages to try to find a better job, and I saw Try Me Coffee.”He knocked on the door.

1 week ago | wwno.org | Alana Schreiber

Award-winning author and journalist Michael Lewis is out with a new book, “Who is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service.” The New Orleans native is the author of multiple books, many of which have turned into blockbuster movies, like “Moneyball,” “The Blind Side” and “The Big Short.”His latest work is collaboration with multiple writers and performers, like Dave Eggers, Casey Cep and W. Kamau Bell.

2 weeks ago | wwno.org | Diane Mack |Alana Schreiber

New Orleans has a new superintendent of schools. Last week, the Orleans Parish School Board selected Fateama Fulmore, the district’s former deputy superintendent, to take on the role. Aubri Juhasz, education reporter for WWNO and WRKF, tells us more about the system’s new leader and what challenges lie ahead isThis year, the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans is celebrating its 10th anniversary.