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Who Will Lead New Orleans?
A NOLA local and former political consultant provides some historical context for New Orleans’ ongoing mayoral primary, as well as a list of resources for those interested in learning more.
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A Resolution to Charity’s Case
Louisiana wins a ruling against FEMA to collect $475 million to rebuild Charity Hospital, but it’s still not clear what form it will take. Plus, a re-posting of reporter Brentin Mock’s 2008 magazine feature about Charity’s struggles to rebuild.
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Worst Fears Realized
Ariella Cohen remembers a reporting trip to Haiti, during which an international aid consultant expressed her fears of an earthquake. Plus, a republished feature article from Issue 21 about the hurricane-ravaged cities of New Orleans and Gonaives, which Cohen wrote after her visit. (keep reading…) -
Best of the Web, 2009
A look back at the year’s finest reports, interviews, slideshows and feature articles from americancity.org. (keep reading…) -
Change is Tasty
Hamida Kinge reports from The Feast, a social innovation conference in New York City that brought together ambitious philanthropists and entrepreneurs from a number of industries to talk about their goals, beliefs and “a ha!” moments. (keep reading…) -
Songs of Cities
Last Thursday, Next American City hosted a launch party for Issue 24, during which DJ Doug Sell played a collection of city-themed songs. Check out the music, and link to the iTunes playlist! (keep reading…) -
City in Extremis
Tracy Metz reports on an April conference that offered a lot of love but some tough recommendations for the city of New Orleans. (keep reading…) -
Katrina: Four Years and One Inauguration Later
NAC correspondents Ariella Cohen and Brentin Mock send a report from New Orleans, where residents and officials are still trying to get the help they were promised by the federal government—with limited results. (keep reading…) -
Rudy Bruner Awards, Continued: St. Joseph Rebuild Center
Jori Lewis interviews Don Thompson and Dan Pitera, two of the people behind the Rudy Bruner Award Silver Medal winner St. Joseph Rebuild Center in New Orleans. (keep reading…) -
A Simple Hat and a Complicated Story: The Risk of Unreliable Storytelling in a Recovering City
Dan Baum’s blog post on the New York Times website on Friday illustrates the problems of narrating a city from a distance. (keep reading…) - Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 >
