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...fact that many of the city's most flood-prone areas, like the Lower Ninth Ward, are home to a substantial number of its African-American residents, who look long and hard at any sign that the city may forbid them to return. The city has been eager to discourage piecemeal redevelopment, in which a handful of residents here and there try to re-establish themselves in vulnerable neighborhoods. But after Mayor C. Ray Nagin hinted last year that he would consider declaring certain neighborhoods off limits, the angry reaction of black residents and politicians got him to back down...
Among architectural preservationists, the greatest fear six months ago was that developers eager for large tracts of open land would push the city to bulldoze whole neighborhoods of traditional housing, like the long, narrow "shotgun" houses that produce the intricate streetscape rhythms around large parts of the city. Because replacing them with cookie-cutter suburban development would destroy the heart of the city, the National Trust for Historic Preservation teamed with the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans to help finance the restoration of a number of flood-damaged older homes. The point was to show that it was entirely...
...Ballet and other Latin companies achieving such high quality, why do dancers keep leaving? For one thing, the companies stick mostly to traditional repertory, emphasizing the classic 19th century romantic ballets. Homegrown choreographers are in short supply, and leading international choreographers rarely visit. The dancers are understandably restless and eager to explore more varied and contemporary styles. For another, the U.S. and Europe are still the big leagues, offering more visible (and lucrative) careers and often a freer, more comfortable way of life than are available back home...
...eager individual reportedly attempted to gain access to a Harvard education—without ponying up the funds. Police searched William James Hall last Thursday for the sneaky intellectual, who was said to have attended classes without authorization. The search did not turn up the suspect...
Whether scrutinizing his eager arrival, his struggles with his waistline, or his arhythmic dancing with teenaged co-eds, FM relished covering our departing prez. Here, presented for your delectation, are some of FM’s favorite moments: November 8, 2001 An intrepid FM reporter attempted to go trick-or-treating at University President Lawrence H. Summers’ house. Dressed up as a lady-bug and accompanied by a slutty Margaret Thatcher and scantily-clad Chiquita banana, FM banged on Summers’ door and screeched “Trick-or-Treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good...