The pioneering Disney animator living quietly in the Marigny

by richard
October 26th, 2009 @ 3:59 PM
Here's the problem with New Orleans: its residents walk a lot and talk a lot (to each other, to themselves, and sometimes to no one in particular). We've been here for hundreds of years, strolling the sidewalks that buttress our narrow streets, (continue reading / 5 comments)

"Exhilarating and frightening to behold"

by richard
October 28th, 2009 @ 11:20 AM
I'm not sure where I found this article about New Orleans' rebuilding process -- probably via Gambit or from my pal Tyler. But no matter: it's a beautifully written piece. Here's an excerpt: Four years after Katrina, the rebuilding of New (continue reading / 2 comments)

Ed Blakely: so close, and yet...

by richard
November 3rd, 2009 @ 7:30 AM
Few New Orleanians liked former Recovery Czar, Ed Blakely. He was distant, he was presumptuous, and he spoke without thinking. Also -- and this is a fault of our own parochialism -- he was an outsider and therefore, suspicious. I never met (continue reading / 1 comments)

Terms of use | Privacy Policy | Content: Creative Commons | Site and Design © 2009 | Metroblogging ® and Metblogs ® are registered trademarks of Bode Media, Inc.