New York City In DC and NYC we met with Fortune 500 companies one after the other to talk about a long list of business, but central to the list — what were their ideas and plans for New Orleans and how would they help. It was a long, slogging two days of meetings where progress …
Category: Personal Writings
Squeezing Tenants
Baton Rouge In Baton Rouge there have been no vacancies since Katrina blew through. In New Orleans where there are few people and neighborhoods just opening up with people returning, one can feel the same squeeze developing. If you wanted to rebuild your house and had a FEMA trailer, you could presumably hook it on the …
Scott Makes the Big Time
Indianapolis Scott Hagy, who readers will remember rolled in from Wyoming to save the day at our offices and houses, has now jumped into the big time. By helping our next door neighbor, Monique, who runs the bed and breakfast from afar (Brooklyn!), he found himself not only with a place to stay in the …