Food Co-op Opens, Voodoo Lineup Released, and More

ST CLAUDE? The New Orleans Food Co-op is now open. Today was its soft open; the grand opening is November 12. [EaterWire]

CITY PARK? The music lineup for this year's Voodoo Music Experience is out, New Orleans Defender reports, after a weekend of sorta-kinda releasing the show times for all the acts via Twitter this weekend. [NoDef]

METROWIDE? ASI Federal Credit Union won a big federal grant to target "food deserts" in the New Orleans area. The grant will be used to fund grocery stores and "healthful food businesses" in low-income areas. [TP]

CBD? Tickets for the 2011 holiday drinks festival, Tales of the Toddy, have gone on sale. This year it takes place December 15 at the Hyatt Regency. Here's the official site. [TP]

[Photo: New Orleans Food Cooperative]