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Craft store, rooted in hands-on learning, pivots online to survive

by Kai Ryssdal , Daisy Palacios and Minju Park
Mar 11, 2021
Amelia Freeman-Lynde wanted to show people the joys of handcraft in person. The pandemic forced her to transition to e-commerce.
Amelia Freeman-Lynde owns Freeman's Creative in Durham, North Carolina. "So much of running a small business is trying to anticipate what's coming next," she says. "And we can't do that right now."
Chika Gujarathi / Courtesy of Amelia Freeman-Lynde
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10 years after Katrina

A New Orleans business banks on new connections

by Caitlin Esch
Aug 28, 2015
Owners of small companies take advantage of a Goldman Sachs program.
McMillan's First Steps is a preschool and K-5 academy.
Caitlin Esch/Marketplace
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10 years after Katrina

Leah Chase’s 65 years in the same New Orleans kitchen

by Jenny Ament
Aug 21, 2015
The 92-year-old chef still shouts orders at Dooky Chase's Restaurant.
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10 years after Katrina

Trombone Shorty visits his childhood home

by Jenny Ament
Aug 21, 2015
Troy started performing as a child in a family and neighborhood of musicians.
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10 years after Katrina

Examining the Gulf Coast's master plan

by Lizzie O'Leary
Aug 21, 2015
Louisiana comes up $20 billion short for its coastal restoration plan.
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10 years after Katrina

How Katrina changed the face of New Orleans

by Raghu Manavalan
Aug 21, 2015
We do the numbers on demographics.
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Big Freedia, entrepreneur and Queen Diva

by Jenny Ament
Aug 21, 2015
She’s also an author, producer, actor, decorator and has plans for more.
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10 years after Katrina

Businesses revive one street in New Orleans

by Caitlin Esch
Aug 20, 2015
Elysian Fields Avenue crosses from high ground to low, from wealthy to low-income.
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New Orleans' mayor: Storm's crux was levee failure

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 17, 2015
Mitch Landrieu talks about the need to invest in infrastructure post-Katrina.
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Katrina kid: Growing up after the flood

by David Brancaccio and Katie Long
Aug 14, 2015
Domonick Foy was in seventh grade when the storm hit. Now 21, he looks back.
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