May 2011
“You could call it the Katrina effect. A lovely city, rich in history, all too...”
– Welcome to the party, Forbes.
(via UA)
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As hurricane season begins June 1, New Orleans has...
Standing atop the parapet of the new 26-foot-high surge barrier overlooking Lake Borgne, it’s easy to understand the record-shattering accomplishments of the Army Corps of Engineers that will provide “100-year” protection to New Orleans area parishes on the southern side of Lake Pontchartrain in time for the 2011 hurricane season.
The 1.8-mile-long castle-toothed wall sits...
Paul Troyano creates 'Living Furniture' from found...
A table by Paul Troyano
For Paul Troyano, a fallen tree is a new-found treasure.
Since 2001, the Mid-City craftsman has been collecting branches and barks of all kinds and repurposing them into unique, hand-crafted furniture and utensils for his certified green company, Living Furniture.
“I had been making furniture for 20-plus years, but I was looking for a fresh approach,” Troyano said....
Davis Rogan on writing the songs, bad and good,...
ELIOT KAMENITZ / THE TIMES PICAYUNEDavis Rogan at home in Treme on Tuesday, May 19, 2010.
The character muse for “Treme’s” Davis McAlary, Davis ROgan served the HBO drama in its first season as a consultant and writer.
He also acted and played piano in a few scenes, a role to which he returns this season as a member of McAlary’s new band.
Behind the scenes this season, Rogan...
Ubiquitous Americana: River flood warning lifted... →
missbhavens:
ubiquitousamericana:
nola.com
Based on a drop in the level of the swollen Mississippi River, the National Weather Service on Friday canceled its weeks-long flood warning for New Orleans and points downriver.
Despite this development for south Louisiana, the weather service’s flood warning remains in effect…
Whoo-hoo!!
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How to Rock Seersucker
For sartorial traditionalists, the first weekend in May, when the Kentucky Derby takes place, ushers in the start of seersucker weather.
Seersucker, a striped cotton fabric with a slightly wrinkled surface, connotes Southern gentlemen in a full suit with white bucks, but with men’s fashion enjoying a preppy moment, young men can find fresh ways to wear seersucker without looking like...
The Atlantic: 10 Most Dangerous Cities in America →
ubiquitousamericana:
This list is interesting to me for the city that isn’t included. I’ll give you one guess why that’s so.
If only we could somehow figure out a way to stop people from resolving arguments with gunfire (and interrupt the cycle of retribution that results) we could probably completely change the New Orleans crime reputation.
Brooklyn Bugle Sessions: MyNameisJohnMichael
The first question most interviewers ask John Michael Rouchell of the band MyNameisJohnMichael, usually, is about the 52 songs he wrote in a year on a dare. Sure it’s interesting but the primary reason for the initial salvo is the fact that it’s in the first paragraph of his official bio:
MyNameIsJohnMichael is a 6 piece indie rock band born and raised in New Orleans, which began as a solo...
Hubig's Pies: 'Simon the Pieman' was major player
New Orleanians may think of Hubig’s pies as a local institution, much like the muffuletta or shrimp po-boy, but the truth is Savory Simon’s pies started out with a Texas twang.
John Kelly, The Times-Picayune
In 1918, Simon Hubig founded the current incarnation of his company in Fort Worth, Texas, making pies for soldiers stationed at Camp Bowie near the end of World War I. His...
New Iron Rail Opening Tomorrow
GOOD News. We will be opening our brand new boutique tomorrow in the French Quarter. It’s at the corner of Decatur and Barracks at 503 Barracks Street (across the street from Cafe Envie and connected to Gnome). Come check it out from 4pm to 9pm. In addition to books, there will be art for sale! Proceeds of the boutique goes towards our creating our community and lending library space. For...
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New Orleans area added 4,500 jobs in April
The New Orleans area added 4,500 jobs in April as several industry sectors, most notably construction, health services and hospitality hired furiously, according to data released Friday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
t was the fourth straight month of job gains for the seven-parish metro area, which added more jobs than each of Louisiana’s seven other metro areas in April.
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Census data show large number of empty homes in...
photo by Ted Jackson
Likely owing to the severe property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, the rate of residential vacancy grew in all seven New Orleans-area parishes between 2000 and 2010, with the highest proportion of empty houses and apartments occurring in the city, 2010 census data being released Thursday show.
In New Orleans, more than 25 percent of the city’s approximately...
Arrested in rhythm: How the pulse of moombahton is... →
Watchlauralauramc:
A Plea For Modernism by Evan Mather narrated by Wendell Pierce via @theharryshearer
You Look Hungry: Dear New Orleans and beyond!... →
ulookhungry:
(Photo re-blogged from Patrick Newman)
He’s the Chef and owner of Boucherie and the Que Crawl Truck. He’s loved by many, and serves the best grit fries I’ve ever tasted. His name is Nathaniel Zimet, and he needs your help.
If you haven’t heard, Nathaniel Zimet was shot outside of his home in the garden district late Sunday evening in an attempted robbery. Luckily, he has been...
Ponderosa Stomp Radio →
americanroutes:
Ponderosa Stomp is more than just an annual concert. The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation works throughout the year to “ensure that the unsung heroes of American music are given their due: celebrated, included, and remembered, but most of all, heard.” One of the ways they’re doing that is through Ponderosa Stomp Radio, which streams over 15 hours of music from Stomp artists.
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Hopes Rise in South as Waters Do Not
NEW ORLEANS — When the Morganza spillway was opened on May 14, diverting an enormous volume of Mississippi River water to reduce pressure on levees downstream, the thousands of people living in the Atchafalaya River Basin were bracing for the worst.
Flood-estimate maps showed water reaching depths of up to 20 feet and pooling out into every part of the floodway within eight days.
A week and...
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Re-engineering the Mississippi's flood defenses
The levees and spillways have held back most of this year’s floods – but how should they be adapted for an eroding coastline and a changing climate?
IT IS being called a spectacular success - but also a lost opportunity. With floodwaters rising to record levels along the Lower Mississippi river, the system of levees and spillways that protect the low-lying cities of Baton Rouge and New...
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New Orleans police update their online tool for...
New Orleans residents can track crime near their homes using the NOPD’s new crime map, which allows users to plug in an address to see crime within a two-mile radius.
The crime map, which was announced Tuesday, can be found on the department’s website:www.nola.gov/government/nopd. The crime map section is in the middle of the page.
The NOPD’s crime map historically has been...
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Forward New Orleans coalition gives Mitch Landrieu...
A coalition of more than 30 organizations committed to reforming New Orleans government has given Mayor Mitch Landrieu a glowing report card on his first year in office.
In a laudatory report issued Wednesday, the group gave Landrieu’s administration assessments of “good progress” in six of the seven areas it surveyed, including crime, blight, city finances and economic...
Watchweareconstance:
Ashley Tsai created this photodocumentary on New Orleans dancer and rapper, Jermy “Lucky Lou” Tassin. Its a pretty touching story about his passion, perseverance, and teaching through the power of dance.
Watchbigclass:
Today was the last day of school. This is our end of the year video. We’ve come so far and grown so much, and we’re sad to leave for the summer. Of course, there’s still tonight to look forward to…
