Knowing What it Means to Miss New Orleans
By Jodi Cararas, New Orleans Editor
Things I miss: being asked "Where did you go to high school?," getting anywhere in town within 15 minutes, working street lights, normal business hours, bread pudding souffle at Commander's...
It's been a year, and we still measure our lives B.K. and A.K.--before and after Katrina.
"How did your home and family make out?" remains the "new" question of the day. Getting across the Crescent City Connection in record time seems to be but a memory. Even replacing "Gotta Have Faith" swag with "Make Levees, Not War," and other memorabilia containing unmentionable four-letter expletives (No, not FEMA) hasn't gotten old, not within my circle of friends, anyway.
But, there have been glimmers of hope (You know, the same spark die-hard Saints' fans get at the start of each season.). Rebuilding continues, people slowly are coming home, and our favorite restaurants are re-opening daily. Mosca's is back; Brennan's, too. Let's not forget, we still have sno-balls. The spirit of our community also is being strengthened--though it never really wavered.
And it hasn't gone unnoticed. Events are happening around the country to commemorate the year-long-and-counting struggle, including Share Our Strength's Restaurants for Relief II, which combines two things we do best--eating and celebrating.
Meanwhile, we're throwing parties of our own. Wynton Marsalis and Stevie Wonder jazz up the Arena, and Emeril cooks with music at the Convention Center.
Though we never need a reason to celebrate, now's the time to get out of your FEMA trailer and laissez bon temps roulez; it's starting to feel like home, again!
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