Today Xy and I hosted a baby shower for one of our new neighbors. She and most of the guests are Honduran. It might seem…
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Today Xy and I hosted a baby shower for one of our new neighbors. She and most of the guests are Honduran. It might seem…
I haven’t seen our new neighbor Ashley since I talked to him a couple weeks ago. But I met another young African-American man living in…
Somebody put banners up on the blighted grocery at Carrollton and Claiborne last night: Walgreens has held the lease on this property for seven years.…
Michael and I were walking down my street the other night after a neighborhood meeting (there are meetings every night) and we came upon three…
This past weekend felt like a watershed for my neighborhood, but it also left me feeling overwhelmed. Our Mid-City recovery planning meeting with Clifton James…
So we’d just gotten in the car with our friends Scott and Justine who are visiting from Bloomington. We hadn’t even left our block when…
Last night I dreamt we entered one of the many vacant houses nearby and found Lucy just sitting there staring at us. Alas, in waking…
At the Mid-City planning meeting this morning, somebody was asking about garbage collection and Shelley Midura was explaining the rules for separating household waste from…
I was just panhandled in front of my house, by a guy from the neighborhood who’s been working on the house across the street. This…
Best news I heard yesterday: People are finally starting to move into the trailer site a block from our house. The trailers have been sitting…
Some former neighbor girls stopped by yesterday. They’re still living in New Orleans, but not near us anymore. I think they mainly wanted to look…
If it’s not one thing it’s another. There’s a slight plumbing problem at the house two doors down. It looks like the landlord is trying…
When Xy came home from work yesterday, she saw a man on the street who gave her a “nasty look.” He was headed between our…
We got a call from Crystal, one of the girls who used to live across the street from us. She is now living in Houston.…
Neighbors are coming back. Not just new folks, but neighbors from the old neighborhood. I discovered this the other night when I saw some lights…
Just around the corner the other morning: Don’t ask me. I have no idea. (By all means, click the picture for a bigger version.)
Last night we heard someone hammering nearby just around twilight, or maybe later. Xy remarked on it. I didn’t pay much attention. But this afternoon…
We woke up this morning to the sound of major demolition. Sure enough, they’re tearing down Physicians Hospital, just like we heard they would. I…
BBC Radio Five asked me to record a segment for a show they’re doing next Monday, I think. I don’t know if they’ll use it, but you can listen for yourself now [mp3 audio, about 5MB].
Update: Here’s a transcript.
I learned a few days ago that our neighbor Dan died back in October. I don’t know where or how, but we certainly miss him.…