With John Georges installed at the top and two former Times-Picayune brass running day-to-day operations, The Advocate newspaper appears to be staffing up. At least initially, Editor Peter Kovacs and GM Dan Shea are looking no further than their old staff at the T-P. Today, the Baton Rouge-based paper said it hired a pair of nola.com editors and two reporters that currently work at NOLA Media Group.

On the same day the NOLA Media Group announced plans to once again print a newspaper all week, the paper from up the I-10 that showed up on the T-P's turf in the fall is also making its own news. John Georges officially completed his much-discussed deal Tuesday to become owner of the Baton Rouge-based Advocate, the newspaper announced. The New Orleans businessman is bringing some Times-Pic vets with him.

A year after sending shockwaves through the local media landscape with their announcement  to cut down their publishing schedule to three days a week, NOLA Media Group announced a move that will put a paper back on newsstands - but not porches - five days a week. According to an announcement issued at midday, a new publication called TPStreet will circulate on the three weekdays that do not currently have a printed paper - Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

For those looking for something to do this weekend now that City Hall is a little less labyrinthine, a pair of articles on topics near and dear to the Crescent City's hearts are prime for perusing.

This past year has been a busy one for the city of New Orleans' hot button, from the bounty scandal to the end of the 7-day Times Picayune to Entergy keeping the city in the dark. New Orleans has always been the city known for its partying ways and unfortunately scandalous behavior. As always, the Krewe of Muses has found a way to take the sting out of the scandal. NoDef got a peek at this year's theme, and some of the floats that will cart down the route.

Following through on plans announced in the spring, The Times-Picayune ended its 175-year run as a daily newspaper today. Sunday's edition was the final print paper that will be distributed on the seven-days-a-week printing schedule. The front page of today's paper marks the day with a note to readers promising the new editions will have "substantial content and heft." The end of the publishing schedule also means waving goodbye to familiar bylines.

by Emma Boyce

Feeling altruistic?  Come support some great local causes.  Of course everything done in New Orleans, even philanthropy, is done with a drink.  So whether you end up with the dogs in City Park, the ex-employees of our beloved Times-Picayune at the Howlin’ Wolf, golfers at the club for Grace House or at Tip's to save Professor Longhair’s house, you are in for a good night.   

Local newspapers are getting more digitally focused these days, but that isn't stopping turf wars. In the wake of the Times-Picayune's move to three days a week, the The Advocate of Baton Rouge stepped into New Orleans and said they would fill the everyday void with a Crescent City edition. But apparently that didn't sit too well with NOLA Media Group brass. Today, the T-P's new parent company said they would make a similar move on The Advocate's home soil up in Red Stick.

Days from now, 3800 Howard Avenue will no longer serve as a second home to many whose relationships with the Times-Picayune date back decades.

by Erica Boni

The Times-Picayune may be going to three days a week at the end of the month. But just as we lose it, New Orleanians will regain the option of reading the news the old fashioned way - in a newspaper, every single day. And there will even be some familiar names for those who subscribe. In a public letter sent to New Orleans readers late Wednesday, David Manship, the publisher of Baton Rouge’s daily newspaper, The Advocate introduced the paper's strategy for filling in the gaps left by the Times Picayune’s recent restructuring.