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7/1/10City Park has summer fun for kids, adults. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/28/10Urban Forest: Little-known corner of City Park will showcase La.'s natural habitats. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/23/10The thrill isn't gone from City Park's Storyland and Amusement Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/2/10New Orleans lands prep soccer championships but loses wrestling to Bossier City. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/2/10New Orleans makes a pitch to get the high school soccer championships at Tad Gormley. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/7/10City Park's Festival Grounds will offer place to party. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/17/10Heavy sculpture remains horizontal in New Orleans City Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/15/10New Orleans City Park creates a volunteer venue. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/14/10New Sculpture for New Orleans in City Park- Video. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/22/10Children's Museum making plans for move to City Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/24/10Who was Tad Gormley?. From Gambit Weekly/ bestofneworleans.com
4/12/10American Planning Association honors City Park, preservation lawyer. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
4/10/10Rare plants give pizzazz to the New Orleans Botanical Garden spring show. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
4/5/10City Park golf complex could get independent manager. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
4/5/10Opinion: Developers coming to City Park's golf courses: James Gill. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
4/2/10Crescent City Classic another New Orleans tradition. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/28/10: City Park Big Bass Rodeo nets big results. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/26/10: Park and bark: Beginning Saturday in a canine paradise at City Park, off-leash dogs can run and play to their hearts' content. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/25/10: City Bark opens Saturday in New Orleans City Park for dogs large and small. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/25/10: City Park fishing rodeo is Saturday. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/21/10: 63rd City Park Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival is Saturday. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/22/10:The Opening of NOLA City Bark: New Orleans loves its dogs — but, unlike other municipalities, it has never had a park dedicated to canines and their humans. UNTIL NOW. . From Gambit Weekly/ bestofneworleans.com
3/18/10: Besthoff Sculpture Garden in City Park reopens Saturday. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/13/10: Volunteers try to get children hooked to fishing at City Park clinic. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/11/10: Work on City Park garden continues. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
2/18/10: Margaret Read, who began Friends of City Park, dies. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
2/5/10: See the Budweiser Clydesdales at City Park until Mardi Gras. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
12/27/09: City Park's Great Lawn offers space to play, people-watch. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
12/18/09: Opinion: New Orleans City Park's recovery earns award -- and other Signs of Recovery. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/29/09: City Park close to taking bids on golf complex. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/23/09: New Orleans man on a mission to save city's oak trees. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/20/09: Have you seen the new sculpture in City Park?. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/9/09: Some City Park rebuilding spending questioned by federal audit; park to appeal the findings. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/14/09: Next step for City Park: $3.5 million tennis complex. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/10/09: Martini Madness raises fund for City Park boats. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
8/8/09: Visiting fraternity provides new volunteer push at City Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
7/31/09: City Park projects will get $4.3 million from state. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
7/31/09: Lutheran young people add amenities at New Orleans City Park -- and other Signs of Recovery. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
7/25/09: City Park gets forest of young Lutheran volunteers. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/25/09: Eminem, KISS to perform at Voodoo music fest on Halloween weekend in City Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/16/09: New Orleans City Park wins $50,000 grant to restore forest. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/7/09: Friends of City Park hosts a rum-soaked fundraiser. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/2/09: City Park Board of Commissioners' vote to build championship course bad for public golf in New Orleans. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/28/09: Bill to give Orleans Levee District property to City Park scuttled. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/27/09: City Park Board approves redevelopment of the golf complex. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/26/09: Approval of City Park golf plan is important step in New Orleans' comeback. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/26/09: City Park Board of Commissioners approves plan to redevelop golf complex. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/20/09: City Park board should vote for golf courses plan. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/16/09: Vote Now: Help New Orleans City Park win a new forest. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/5/09: Officials break ground for dog park at City Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
4/30/09: Money released for City Park tennis courts. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
4/30/09: Bass numbers high in City Park rodeo, No one caught tagged redfish. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
4/22/09: City Park golf vote could come in May. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/15/09: City Park's Big Bass Rodeo is back and better than ever. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/11/09: Friends and foes debate the golf course plan at City Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/30/09: Voodoo Fest will be held on Halloween in City Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
12/8/08: HGTV names New Orleans a top Christmas town.. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
12/1/08: Allstate launches green initiative.. From The Houma Courrier/ HoumaToday.com
11/16/08: Entrance to New Orleans City Park to be transformed by $2 million project.. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
11/14/08:Voodoo Music Experience Festival. From PopMatters.com
11/12/08:Ferris Wheel Damaged By Katrina Gets Replaced: Dow Chemical Donated Money For New Ride. From WDSU-TV/ wdsu.com
10/28/08:10,000 Starbucks employees volunteer while in town for convention. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/27/08:Full Cycle: Bicyclists can now whiz along the new Wisner bike path, a smooth ride with views of City Park and Bayou St. John. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/20/08:Double Parked. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
8/31/08:Post-K volunteers give 100,000 hours. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
8/21/08:Helping reawaken City Park golf seen as dream opportunity. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
8/11/08:A Long Recovery: Pan American Stadium.... From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
8/6/08:Billy Casper Golf will manage reopening New Orleans course. From WorldGolf.com
7/21/08:Lawnmower Brigade: Volunteers take weeds into their own hands. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
7/16/08:EDITORIAL: A green oasis for city dwellers. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
7/15/08:City Park to begin creating Great Lawn; 3 acres of green space will be new 'focal point'. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
7/3/08:Selfless hustle helps heal City Park forest Volunteers breathe life into arboretum. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/08:Birding in City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana: City Park remains the best birding spot in New Orleans-- even after Hurricane Katrina. From Birder's World Magazine/ birdersworld.com
6/26/08:City Park makes further course correction. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/29/08:Billy Casper group to manage City Park course, range.. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/29/08:Tulane football returning to Gormley.. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/26/08:Little Rotary club that could eyes another hill.. From New Orleans CityBusiness
5/23/08:City Park has many destinations for the kids and adults.. From The Houma Courier/ houmatoday.com
5/23/08:Martina perfects art of forehand.. From The Houston Chronical/ chron.com
5/17/08:The old and the new mix as the Big Easy shows its determination to survive.. From The Kansas City Star/ kansascity.com
3/25/08:A Breed Apart: Organizers of NOLA City Bark, the area's first dog park, envision a unique space for canines as well as humans. From Gambit Weekly/ bestofneworleans.com
3/19/08:Fisheries revival plans get state money. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/27/08:Grass could be greener at Gormley. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/13/08:City Bark expected to bring joyful noise. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/08/08:Faux-finish artists learn on the job. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
2/29/08:City Park poised for cash infusion; N.O. would divert tax dollars for work. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
2/18/08:Editorial: A post-storm renaissance. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
2/11/08:Lt. Gov. Landrieu trumpets an additional $44M for City Park recovery. From The Associate Press; from New Orleans CityBusiness
2/10/08:Big Bass Rodeo Blends Old, New. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
2/10/08:Comeback of Giant Proportions. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
2/08/08:Progress made at stadiums in City Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
1/27/08:City Park oak trees named for volunteers. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
1/24/08:Dog park plans perk up: Group raising money for site in City Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
1/24/08:City Park goes to the dogs with \"NOLA City Bark\" . From WWL 870 AM/ wwl.com
12/6/07:City Park to start golf repairs. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
12/5/07:Big Plan for Big Lake. From BestOfNewOrleans.com
11/29/07:Museum planting its dreams in park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
11/28/07:Board backs City Park plans. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
11/27/07:Park Proposals Possible. From BestOfNewOrleans.com
11/27/07:Park Avenues: City Park officials this week will weigh the merits of three proposed developments as part of the ongoing master planning process.. From Gambit Weekly/ BestOfNewOrleans.com
11/14/07:Antique carousel reopens after 2-year Katrina shutdown. From The Associated Press, Times-Picayune/ nola.com
11/13/07:City Park Carousel whirls again. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
11/11/07:New Orleans proposal links St. Bernard and City Park Golf fees would help finance development. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/20/07:PROPAGATE THE FAITH: Plant lover sows seeds for a rosy future at New Orleans Botanical Garden. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/11/07:Opinion: Why pave paradise for parking lots?. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/9/07:Opinion: Museum, park go together. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/8/07:Opinion: Bring funds, families to park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/1/07:Opinion: Green space is park's essence. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/1/07:Opinion: Fore!Kids proposal to aid children, community. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/30/07:Opinion: Change fills park's master plan. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/28/07:ON COURSE: Nature reclaims City Park's once-manicured golfing greens-- for now. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/28/07:Opinion: Wallowing in status quo won't help fund park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/27/07:Opinion: We can't just say no to changes at park . From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/26/07:Support is scarce to develop City Park: Residents want to preserve green space . From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/25/07:City Park revisiting master plan: Children's museum, TV studio proposed From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/18/07:New Orleans Museum of Art Heals the Wounds of Katrina. From The Wall Street Journal/ wsj.com
9/16/07:'Green' model homes going in City Park. Blakely touts 'Recovery Village' as way to introduce new ideas. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/11/07:Putting It Together Again: City Park is rebounding, thanks to thousands of volunteers, key political help and combining sources of money to do more than just repair Katrina's damage. From Gambit Weekly/ bestofneworleans.com
9/7/07:Day-by-day line-ups released for VoodooFest. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/6/07:Peter A. Mayer to celebrate 40 years by planting trees at City Park today. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
9/3/07:Opinion: City Park recovery is gaining momentum. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
8/29/07:Memories of once was are finally beginning to return. From the Fort Worth Star/Telgram
8/29/07:Slow Motion: Those involved express frustration with the pace of recovery at City Park two years after Katrina. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
8/28/07:Jack McShane: Best Reason to Still Believe. From Gambit Weekly/ bestofneworleans.com
8/27/07:City Park courses need to tee it up again. From New Orleans CityBusiness
8/24/07:Weeding By Example: After Katrina, One New Orleans Boy Brings New Life To An Abandoned Park With Grassroots Effort. From CBS News Assignment America
8/15/07:Never too young to help out. From The USA Today
8/1/07:New Orleans charities awarded $100000. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com; more.
7/26/07:Youngsters having a ball at tennis lessons. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com; more.
7/21/07:GROWING CALMING: Japanese Garden's Main Yield is Peace and Quiet. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
7/1/07: A FIELD IN THEIR DREAMS. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/29/07:Tennis lover serving up free lessons. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/25/07:New City Park paths are near completion. From New Orleans CityBusiness
6/22/07:Top acts lined up for Voodoo Music Festival. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/6/07:FERTILE GROUND: As money finally falls into place, City Park sows seeds for a slew of recovery projects, with more on the horizon. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/5/07:City Park on the mend. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/2/07:Crews tear down trees at City Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/07:Parks for the New New Orleans. From Land & People
5/8/07:BLAKE PONTCHARTRAIN™, New Orleans Know-It-All: Anseman Avenue/City Park. From GambitWeekly/ bestofneworleans.com
3/2/07:Volunteers are critical to City Park. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
Spring/07:Restoring Wetlands at New Orleans City Park. From Louisiana Agriculture Magazine
2/27/07:Thursdays at Twilight Concert Series to Begin March 1st. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
2/8/07:Locals and visitors help park's tiny staff. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
1/17/07:USTA grants serving city tennis courts well. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
12/4/06:Rotarians set example with City Park entryway work. From New Orleans CityBusiness
10/30/06:City Park recoups amid budget, staff cuts. From New Orleans CityBusiness
9/4/06:City Park's recovery is slowed by lost revenue sources and red tape. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
8/26/06:Almost a year after Hurricane Katrina decimated the tennis courts at City Park, the facility is holding its official reopening today. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
8/29/06:"Thank God we got out!" From The Horse.com
8/11/06:Volunteers Target New Orleans City Park To Clean Bayou Metairie. From LSU AgCenter
6/15/06:NFL: SAINTS: Refurbishing an athletic treasure. From noticias.info (Spain)
6/15/06:Saints' Bush hands off donation for Gormley. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
6/8/06:Green Revolution: City Park is being replanted with mostly volunteer labor and private seed money. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
5/25/06:Emmis Communications Announces Gift to New Orleans City Park.
4/25/06:Volunteers Restore 100-Year-Old Carousel in New Orleans. From Voice Of America News
4/1/06:Canal streetcar to run to City Park. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/26/06:Repolishing a Gem. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/9/06:Blooming from Grime. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/4/06:Saddling Up: New Orleans City Park is still battered and broke six months after the flood, but is trying to fight its way back from the ruins. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/6/06:City Park reopens Storyland, driving range and gardens. From New Orleans CityBusiness
3/4/06:City Park Driving Range to tee off again today. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
3/17/06:NYC official wants to rebuild New Orleans park. From NewYorkBusiness.com (article expired)
2/23/06:Helping rebuild one of New Orleans' favorite places. From WABC (New York)/ 7online.com
1/30/06:From the Scars of Katrina, Green Shoots and Blossoms. From The New York Times/ nytimes.com
1/30/06:No Walk in the Park. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
1/22/06:New Orleans' natural treasure sitting in ruins. From The Houston Chronicle/ chron.com
12/26/05:Park in neutral. From New Orleans CityBusiness
12/25/05:Mr. Bingle Helps Save Christmas in New Orleans. From The Los Angeles Times/ latimes.com
12/18/05:Celebration in the Oaks sparks hope in New Orleans. From The Advocate (Baton Rouge)/ 2theadvocate.com
12/1/05:Beloved but battered park needing years of loving care. From USA Today
11/29/05:Backstory: Hope takes root in New Orleans. From The Christian Science Monitor/ csmonitor.com
11/21/05:In Katrina's wake, City Park slowly comes back to life. (article link expired) From The Associated Press
11/11/05:Donation saves show in City Park. Cash to clean areas slated for lights tour. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
11/6/05:BEAUTIFICATION BRIGADE Volunteers flock to spruce up storm-damaged City Park. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
11/2/05:Park to get weekend cleanup. Volunteers to remove limbs, rake, sweep. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/30/05:TRACKING PROGRESS With the help of volunteers, Tad Gormley Stadium might be ready by spring after cleaning. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/27/05:Volunteers sought to help clean City Park. (article link expired) From Biz New Orleans
10/24/05:The show must go on, City Park says Celebration in Oaks to light up holiday. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/17/05: In New Orleans, Storyland Characters Wait Quietly From NPR.
10/14/05:Plant life among the ruins. The combination of wind, heat and floodwater proved deadly to many New Orleans landscapes. But a scientific survey of post-Katrina plant and soil conditions found some reassuring signs of life. (article link expired) From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
10/9/05:Once majestic, City Park now tattered and torn. From The Times-Picayune/ nola.com
09/29/05:An eerie walk through City Park. (article link expired) From The Mobile Register/al.com

Pre-Katrina News/City Park 2018 Master Plan
08/15/05:City Park payoff. From New Orleans CityBusiness
04/25/05:City Park inspired by St. Louis success. From New Orleans CityBusiness
02/21/05:City Park master plan needs our multilevel support. From New Orleans CityBusiness
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