Today’s the northern solstice, the longest night of the year and the shortest day. Tomorrow the days will start to get longer again. In the…
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Today’s the northern solstice, the longest night of the year and the shortest day. Tomorrow the days will start to get longer again. In the…
I wish I could take comfort in the unity of our City Council today, as they closed ranks and voted for the redevelopment of our…
Something tells me the picture of Sharon Jasper sitting next to her widescreen TV on page A-14 of today’s Times-Picayune will not advance the cause…
The struggle over public housing has been building for years here in New Orleans. Now it’s ramping up to new levels. It’s a disgusting and…
The Housing Conservation District Review Committee met on Monday. They voted to allow the demolition of three public housing complexes, and passed the buck on…
Big props to Alan Gutierrez for orchestrating a chat with New Orleans’ new Inspector General last week. I did a hit-and-run. I asked a couple…
Xy and I finally had the talk Sunday, on whether to stay here in New Orleans. (At the beginning of the year, I said we’d…
A friend of mine celebrated her first birthday today. (Yes, I’m also friends with her mother, but after watching the girl bury her face in…
Normally neighborhood groups support the demolition of abandoned buildings. However, last Monday representatives from the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization spoke against the demolition of the old…
My neighbor Dawn posted some invective on New Orleans recovery czar Ed Blakely that caught my attention.
Through nefarious means I have acquired two documents from last year which clearly show that some vendors decided not to bid on the garbage contract…
For most of the year a rumor has circulated in our neighborhood regarding the Lindy Boggs Medical Center. That’s the hospital at Jeff Davis and…
Old Roy came over to borrow a shovel today. He owns the house across the street, which he’s still repairing from flood damage lo these…
Thanks to my friend Carol, I got a sweet gig tonight: vote reporting! I never knew this before, but after the polls close they post…
The pundits have been remarking on how nice and polite the race for City Council At-Large has been, but yesterday the attack ads hit the…
Let me see if I got this straight. The American Society of Civil Engineers got pissed off about the video PSA produced by high school…
Wow. I missed Waiting for Godot, but I have got to check this out: Art In Action!: Site #23: Sean Derry “An Interlude To Stillness”…
We’re voting again Saturday. In the fifth precinct of the fourth ward we’ll have three items on the ballot: Attorney General, Judge, and City Council…
Jeff and Laura came over to watch the Saints game today. Like us, they’re Hoosierleanians — transplants from Indiana who’ve come to call New Orleans…
I ordered a pizza for pick-up, but when I got there it wasn’t quite ready. To kill a few minutes, I walked down the street,…