There's a lot you can tell about a place from its doughnuts...
Doughnuts not withstanding, there's much you can learn about a place from its food. Cuisine is as connected to neighborhood and place as much as art walks, school board issues, and climate.
Take Portland, Oregon for example....where placebloggers can lead you to the best hamburgers on the highway or the chic-est wine bar downtown...
Squandered Heritage is just pictures of houses slated for demolition in New Orleans. Heartbreaking. Infuriating.
Craig Smith: "Why Is There So Little Local News In My Local Newspaper?"
Near Southeast DC Redevelopment: "Nexus Gold Club will be auctioning off all its fixtures, furniture, and equipment, followed by its coveted nude dancing license."
Nola 2.0 is for and about people rebuilding in New Orleans. It is also designed for all people that careabout the future of New Orleans.
What's the 411? is written by a staff member at NOLA.com, which is related to the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
"This list has over 100 blogs that are from New Orleans or from Louisiana, contain significant content about New Orleans, or contain significant content about the flood that occurred when the levees broke on August 29, 2005. Please check the information about your blog and links and make any corrections. If your blog is not included, please add it. You can just open the "edit" link, type in the information, and we will format it if needed."
"The Third Battle of New Orleans: KREWE CHAR DE GUERRE presents Post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Perspective Discussion Observation and Ideas"
A New Orleans Native, Ray returns to the city of his birth, post-katrina, to join the rebuilding.
http://www.moronosphere.com/rayinneworleans/
"the first step in forming any community is to find out who's who - so let's create a definitive list of new orleans bloggers: if you're a blogger in the greater new orleans area (which basically means anywhere in louisiana, really) and you're not already listed, sign up, take an icon, and link it back to nolablogs.com, and keep checking back for additions, news and updates."
"For residents of New Orleans, or non-residents who share the obsession. This community was founded on July 24, 2001."