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Hurricane Katrina

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Happy Birthday, Dr. John!

    ​"They call me Dr. John, known as the Night Tripper." With that guttural growl, the once and future Mac Rebennack assumed the persona that would continue to define his guise going forward. One of New Orleans true originals and a musician who helped further the Crescent City sound, he was born in t ... More >>

  • Music

    April 7, 2011

    The Radiators Say a Long Goodbye at Revolution

    ​"They call me Dr. John, known as the Night Tripper." With that guttural growl, the once and future Mac Rebennack assumed the persona that would continue to define his guise going forward. One of New Orleans true originals and a musician who helped further the Crescent City sound, he was born in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Election Day Notes

    Let's start this thing off with a couple of blog votes. On Amendments 5 and 6, it's pretty easy: If you like gerrymandering, vote against them. As for me, it's a yes vote on these two. On the judicial race between John Fry and John Howes for County Court Judge in District 1, I've made a decision. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    FEMA Bombshell: School Board Can't Account For $15 million In Post-Wilma Spending

    FEMA conducted an audit of Broward School Board spending of federal funds after hurricanes Katrina and Wilma and found the school board may have squandered millions of dollars, according to a report issued by the Department of Homeland Security this week.. "The School Board did not account for FEMA ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Five Suggestions for Your Severe Weather Awareness Week Posters

    Flickr: dmguzMake sure to use a cool lightning graphic on your poster.​Florida's Division of Emergency Management and the American Red Cross want you to participate in the 2011 Severe Weather Awareness Week.They want you to make a poster for each day of the awareness week (January 31 to February 4 ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2010

    David Simon's New HBO Series "Treme" Uses Fiction to Honor New Orleans

    Flickr: dmguzMake sure to use a cool lightning graphic on your poster.​Florida's Division of Emergency Management and the American Red Cross want you to participate in the 2011 Severe Weather Awareness Week.They want you to make a poster for each day of the awareness week (January 31 to February 4 ... More >>

  • Music

    January 14, 2010

    Cash Money Records, Now Based in Miami, Again Dominates the Charts Like It's 1999

    Flickr: dmguzMake sure to use a cool lightning graphic on your poster.​Florida's Division of Emergency Management and the American Red Cross want you to participate in the 2011 Severe Weather Awareness Week.They want you to make a poster for each day of the awareness week (January 31 to February 4 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Heckuva Job, Fugate!

    floridadisaster.orgCraig FugateThat is the implicit message from our new president to our new director of the Federal Emergency Management Administration, W. Craig Fugate, whose appointment was announced today by the Obama White House. In his eighth year as the director of Florida's Division of Emer ... More >>

  • Music

    February 26, 2009

    The Subdudes

    floridadisaster.orgCraig FugateThat is the implicit message from our new president to our new director of the Federal Emergency Management Administration, W. Craig Fugate, whose appointment was announced today by the Obama White House. In his eighth year as the director of Florida's Division of Emer ... More >>

  • Film

    December 25, 2008

    Old Man Pitt

    The curious case of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • News

    November 27, 2008
  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    On Location at Lil Wayne's "Mrs. Officer" Video Shoot

    The curious case of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • Music

    July 3, 2008

    30-Somethings

    Even after three decades, the Radiators can still turn up the heat

  • Music

    June 26, 2008

    Totally Sane in the Membrane

    Despite drinking enough syrup to kill a small horse, Lil Wayne is actually quite calculated

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Lil Wayne--Tha Carter III

    Despite drinking enough syrup to kill a small horse, Lil Wayne is actually quite calculated

  • News

    May 15, 2008

    Show Us Some Green

    America's most colorful third party could use some attention — and some cash.

  • Music

    February 28, 2008

    Sheryl Crow

    Detours (Interscope/A&M)

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2008
  • Music

    November 8, 2007

    Hell or High Water

    Down finds hope and resolve in devastation

  • Music

    August 2, 2007

    Bonerama

    Down finds hope and resolve in devastation

  • Music

    March 8, 2007

    New Times' Guide to Langerado

    Down finds hope and resolve in devastation

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    First Class Brass

    ReBirth Brass Band

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    The Jazzman Cometh

    Allen Toussaint

  • Music

    February 1, 2007

    A Taste of New Orleans

    Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    Not So Big Easy

    Cowboy Mouth gets down with the upbeat

  • Film

    November 23, 2006

    Tony Scott, Trailblazer

    Despite the title and familiar genre, Mr. Explosion says something new.

  • News

    November 9, 2006

    The Art of Piracy

    On the high seas, it may be best to resist the urge to buy a masterpiece.

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    No Mo' Pomo

    The stupid Florida law that tried to make it a crime to clean up the historical record.

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2006

    Did The Miami Herald Bust Jason Taylor?

    The stupid Florida law that tried to make it a crime to clean up the historical record.

  • Music

    July 6, 2006

    Weapons of Mass Construction

    The Coup takes political rap to the next level.

  • News

    May 25, 2006

    Ghost of Deals Past

    Spin Till It Flies.

  • Music

    May 18, 2006

    Funk, Not FEMA

    Papa Grows Funk

  • Music

    January 5, 2006

    Weather or Not

    Paradise? Purgatory? In 2005, South Florida music was a little bit of both.

  • Music

    December 1, 2005

    Major League

    What's it take to be an Allstar? North Mississippi Allstars' Luther Dickinson makes his picks.

  • Culture

    December 1, 2005

    In the Ruinations

    Wilton Manors art and design venues still show signs of beauty in Wilma's wake

  • Culture

    November 17, 2005

    Bugs Are Beautiful

    Even Wilma couldn't dim all the bright, kicky art at the Gateway

  • Music

    November 17, 2005

    The Revolution Revisited

    Talib Kweli brings hip-hop back to the front lines

  • News

    November 17, 2005

    Letters for November 17-23, 2005

    Talib Kweli brings hip-hop back to the front lines

  • News

    November 10, 2005

    Just Say No

    This Is Your Brain on Video Bedlam

  • News

    November 3, 2005

    Blow Me Down

    Maybe the hurricane was just what we needed

  • Calendar

    October 20, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Maybe the hurricane was just what we needed

  • News

    October 20, 2005

    No Touchy

    Keep Your Blood, Bud

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Keep Your Blood, Bud

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    Letters for October 6-12, 2005

    Keep Your Blood, Bud

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2005

    Gift of Gab

    Keep Your Blood, Bud

  • News

    September 29, 2005

    A Fine Romance

    Pay for Play

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    Tailpipe

    Reefer Silliness

  • News

    September 22, 2005
  • Calendar

    September 8, 2005

    Tied Down

    Reefer Silliness

  • News

    December 2, 1999

    Swept Out to Sea

    The waves, winds, and tides conspired to send the canoe miles into the Gulf of Mexico. A writer deals with his own mortality during a life-and-death struggle.

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