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Madeliene Thien | Apr 20th, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: New Orleans |
In the second of a series of guest posts by participants in the the “Writers in Motion” program, author Madeleine Thien visits New Orleans, and asks, how can there ever be a recovery if a place, and a country, do not notice that there is anything to recover from? (
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Cali Pfaff | Oct 21st, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: South | Cities: New Orleans |
A building in New Orleans is reconstructed into Louisiana’s first LEED Platinum commercial building and a vital hub in the 9th Ward. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Aug 18th, 2010 | Topic: Economy | Region: South | Cities: New Orleans |
Diana Lind interviews the Brookings Institutions’ Amy Liu about the state of New Orleans five years after Katrina. (
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Zachary Youngerman | Jul 13th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: South | Cities: New Orleans, New York |
A recap of a talk by Paul Chan, an artist who staged a production of
Waiting for Godot in New Orleans—where the act of waiting has become the quintessential shared experience. (
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Ariella Cohen | Jan 15th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: South | Cities: New Orleans |
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. (
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Ariella Cohen | Aug 28th, 2009 | Topic: Governance | Region: South | Cities: New Orleans |
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. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Jul 26th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
Next American City’s Jeffrey Hill was on hand at The Brookings Institute’s Hamilton Project panel discussion last Friday, validating his predictions over the last few months over infrastructure. As Linda Richman would say - America’s infrastructure is neither “in” nor “structured,” discuss… (
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Jeffrey Hill | May 28th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Our new issue hits shelves on June 1 - just a few days away! Issue 19, “The New School,” features stories on New Oreleans’ Charity Hospital, Co-op schools in Brooklyn, Demolition in Detroit, Homelessness in L.A., Escalators in Philadelphia and much more! Also, interviews with Wendy Walters, Jake Dobkin and David Wilson. Here’s a little preview of what’s to come! (
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Jeffrey Hill | Apr 8th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Michelle Kuly, our publisher and fearless leader (referred to as “The Winnipeg Woman” by CBC), is denied re-entry into the U.S., Ringo Starr meets Billy’s shears, Hillary Clinton’s proposed Rust Belt revival, New Orleans hosts Jazz fest, Seattle saves art spaces ... this and more in today’s headlines. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Apr 4th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
America evaluates change since Martin Luther King Jr.‘s death, democratic presidential candidates still ignoring key city issues, economist Janet Speyrer offers insight on how recession may or may not impact New Orleans, Kyoto passes new accord and more in today’s headlines. (
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