weather

How do you live in New Orleans without air conditioning? Ask this Tulane architecture professor

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Tulane University architecture professor John Klingman lives in a century-old Garden District home without air conditioning by choice, controlling the flow of air through the house with shutters, screened windows and constantly fans. After Hurricane Isaac’s power outages prompted widespread reflection on the role of air conditioning in the city, Klingman’s decision and others like him recently drew the interest of Times-Picayune reporter John Pope in an article about the lifestyle.

business

Vizard’s on Magazine reboots as “Hevin;” Upperline hopes to reopen this week

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Vizard’s restaurant on Magazine Street has relaunched itself as a casual eatery called “Hevin,” while Upperline restaurant hopes to reopen Thursday after Hurricane Isaac tore off part of its roof. Monday was slated to be The first day of Hevin, with chef Kevin Vizard serving “Soups, Salads & Hot Homestyle Specials … [and] his ‘PO-NINI’ which is not a panini and not a poboy,” according to a post at the food blog Blackened Out. The art at Upperline was saved by an attentive and quick moving office manager, but is being reframed, so patrons will see new choices from owner JoAnn Clevenger’s collection when the restaurant reopens, currently planned for Thursday, according to Susan Langenhennig of The Times-Picayune.

opinion

Christy Lorio: Isaac’s wicked games

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“Expect the worst and you won’t be disappointed” was the most solid piece of advice my dad ever gave me. I find my dad’s words of wisdom oddly comforting in the most dire of situations, including the panic felt when dealing with named storms.

With Hurricane Isaac whipping through town, there was nary a household saved from the massive power outages. And while we were charging our phones in the car, checking our Twitter feeds, and complaining about Entergy not doing it’s job, I have to admit I chuckled a bit as to how spoiled we’ve become. In the July 2010 issue of National Geographic, Joel Achenbach explores how reliant we are on “the grid”. “Juice from the grid now penetrates every corner of our lives, and we pay no more attention to it than to the oxygen in the air.