Stormpulse

Here's a hurricane tracking site that's almost as good as a Schwegmann's bag and some Nash Roberts coordinates: http://www.stormpulse.com/ Gustav is looking scary. New models have it heading further west and missing New Orleans. We'll wait and see ...

Half-empty streets

From The Economist: A short article on the state of New Orleans three years after the storm. Interesting to get an international perspective: Half-empty streets

Charting New Orleans' Everyday Landmarks

An NPR story on the fate of local neighborhood bars post-Katrina. I'll forgive their pronounciation of "Liuzza's": Charting New Orleans' Everyday Landmarks

Freshmen flock to New Orleans

Surely a good sign: Freshmen flock to New Orleans