Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to present a temporary art installation which I like to call “A Tribute to America.” On trash day, if we’re…
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Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to present a temporary art installation which I like to call “A Tribute to America.” On trash day, if we’re…
Taisha is a young girl who lives across the street from us. She and her mother moved in a few weeks ago. Before that she…
This morning I noticed an old white guy standing across the street. He wasn’t doing anything, just standing there looking at the house across the…
OK, this is a little gross, but it’s also kind of funny. Don’t look if you’re extremely squeamish.
Yesterday, as I was cooking dinner, I heard the beat of drums outside our house. I recognized that sound immediately and knew what it meant:…
If you walk around my block you will see… Flooded homes. Some have been completely renovated, some are currently being renovated, some have been gutted…
The Times-Picayune publishes their tenth story about us this morning.
Well, the good news is the postal system around here may be getting better. This letter was posted on Monday and arrived at our house…
Ever had the feeling that all the pieces are coming together — but none of them fit? Like maybe some wiseacre at the factory mixed…
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…
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…
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…
As they continue demolishing it, Physicians Hospital is now wide open. I walked in and took some pictures. Man, it’s spooky in there. Added twenty-odd…
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…
A few weeks ago I posted about a big demolition project which had begun just a block from our house, and how they tried to…
Six months after the storm. People are taking stock. Me too. I’d describe my mood as one of tightly bridled optimism. I’m not sure if…
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…