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Nuns decide to turn damaged convent into a flood-preventing urban wetland

August 21, 2020 by Vlad Harabara

After being hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph in New Orleans was severely damaged by flooding. And while the nuns moved somewhere else to allow for repairs, a year later, lightning struck the roof and started a fire that devastated the … [Read more...] about Nuns decide to turn damaged convent into a flood-preventing urban wetland

This New Orleans musician offers trumpets to kids in exchange for guns

August 3, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

Music can be a real life-saver, and no story exhibits the message like the one you’re about to read. In New Orleans, a trumpeter named Shamarr Allen wanted to find a way to get guns out of kids' hands, so he turned to what he knows best: music. He recently created a … [Read more...] about This New Orleans musician offers trumpets to kids in exchange for guns

At this internship, students earn scholarships and learn to build homes

February 5, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

The average internship for high school students typically involves unpaid time spent completing mindless tasks such as filing papers, making copies, or taking coffee orders. But unCommon Construction offers a unique alternative that's better preparing young adults for life beyond … [Read more...] about At this internship, students earn scholarships and learn to build homes

A New Orleans local listed a pothole on Airbnb to get the city to fix it

September 6, 2019 by Ivar Laanen

After waiting years for the city to fix their streets, a resident of the Irish Channel neighborhood in New Orleans did something a bit outside the box to get the attention of city officials: he listed a local pothole on Airbnb. The listing is called “Homer’s Hideout”, and the … [Read more...] about A New Orleans local listed a pothole on Airbnb to get the city to fix it

Beyond sustainability

September 14, 2010 by Jurriaan Kamp

It takes more than growth and development for a city, an economy or an ecosystem to flourish—it takes resilience. Baal,Van,Mark | September 2010 issue Biloxi is gone. That’s what Toshiro Kida, a 21-year-old graphic design student at Yale University, thought when he arrived in the … [Read more...] about Beyond sustainability

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