Wed Sep 29, 2010 at 15:53:43 PM EDT
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There's a great opinion piece by By Roberta Brandes Gratz in yesterday's New York Times about the tenacity and resurgence of New Orleans. Brandes Gratz notes that New Orleans is now back to three quarters of the city's pre-Katrina population. And this upswing comes more from local neighborhoods than any government policy or initiative.
There's a palpable energy. The most successful neighborhood rebuilding efforts have been community led. Brandes Gratz, who moved to New Orleans and purchased a home in the Bywater neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina, notes that "across New Orleans’ 73 neighborhoods some 270 new community-based organizations opened their doors, providing everything from help cleaning out and restoring houses, starting businesses and managing the bureaucratic nightmare of collecting damages from insurance companies and the government."
Take a look. Enjoy the photos and a story of both personal experiences and citywide efforts. |
| Laura Wintroub :: Grassroots energy in New Orleans |
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