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...place where the World Trade Center stood can't remain inviolate for long. For weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, ground zero played host to all varieties of uncredentialed and unsupervised volunteers from all over the U.S.--the lobstermen from Maine, the barbecue guys from Dallas, the Gumbo Krewe from New Orleans. But in America, even tragedy becomes professionalized, and ground zero is now as distinct--and as commercial--a New York region as the theater district or the garment district. It's a throbbing 16-acre region populated by construction workers, itinerant volunteers, movie stars, religious proselytizers, uniformed officers...
...Land, but with millions pouring in to anyone with "9/11" in his organization's name, they are now the dominant economic force in the Ground Zero District. And even when it comes to charity, the cold rules of New York City bureaucracy and capitalism apply, as the 30-member Gumbo Krewe from Louisiana found...
...weeks, the Krewe had been serving thousands of free bowls of steaming hot gumbo and spicy jambalaya to rescuers and cleanup workers. Then, on Dec. 7, even though the Krewe had secured corporate sponsorship, nonprofit status and fire-fighter support, the city shut down their free-food enterprise. Though OEM officials say the Krewe lacked the proper permits, the Cajuns believe they were sent home because they competed with the new, official provider of free food at ground zero, the Salvation Army...
...guests might easily imagine that they are members of an old-time Southern house party. All eight bedrooms boast fine canopied beds and spacious bathrooms. Guests may also stay in the three-bedroom Charlet House. At night everyone gathers around a huge dining table for a candlelight repast of gumbo or other Louisiana dishes. They may then move on to the formal parlor for coffee or gather on the veranda for a chat...
...Disease that affects livestock 5. What Charlton needs to make "Betsy" work 9. French company bidding for Nabisco 11. Like jambalaya, gumbo and etouffee 13. It conducted the first-ever mail-in primary 14. Be next to 15. Americans lined up for it in '73 and '79 16. "Son of" in Saudi Arabia 18. __ of Court (responsible for British legal education) 19. Where Knight time has still not come to an end 22. Hersey's bell town 25. Cautionary road sign 26. T. rex now on display in Chicago 29. Roman city that's the site of a frantic salvage...