Subject:

Hurricane Katrina

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Sate Your Appetite for Creole with Marcela's and Treme

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ (TV Dinner is a new weekly column that will attempt to feature the most notable take-out joints in Seattle and seeks out a television show that, for better or for worse, corresponds closely with the brown bagged meal. Aimed at the blog-reading shut-ins or the perpetual ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2011

    The Dust Never Settles

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ (TV Dinner is a new weekly column that will attempt to feature the most notable take-out joints in Seattle and seeks out a television show that, for better or for worse, corresponds closely with the brown bagged meal. Aimed at the blog-reading shut-ins or the perpetual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Top 6 Songs About Mother Nature's Worst Hits

    ​These days it seems the whole world is crumbling beneath our feet. Earthquakes in Haiti and New Zealand and the recent earthquake and devastation in Japan have rattled nerves around the planet. From songs of great floods to dust-bowl ballads, songwriters have long been giving voice to the d ... More >>

  • Arts

    March 9, 2011

    The Fussy Eye: Raining Indoors

    The aesthetics of weather.

  • Calendar

    March 2, 2011
  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    George W. Bush Calls Kanye West Insult "The Worst Moment of His Presidency"

    ​Ah, the Bush Administration: The War on Terror. Hurricane Katrina. "Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." And yet, in his new book, Decision Points, W. says the "all-time low" of his presidency was when a rapper, completely unrelated to pol ... More >>

  • News

    March 31, 2010

    How Treme Can Get It Right

    David Simon's new HBO series uses fiction to honor New Orleans' surreal, heart-breaking fact.

  • Film

    January 20, 2010

    Mine: Rescuing Pets From Hurricane Katrina

    David Simon's new HBO series uses fiction to honor New Orleans' surreal, heart-breaking fact.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    How Prepared is Too Prepared?

    If it won't be this bad, how prepared should we be?​How prepared is too prepared? The County Council voted unanimously this week to put $34.6 million toward preparing for the possibility of flooding in the Green River valley. Thanks to damage found after a storm last year, the capacity of the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2009

    Dave Eggers

    If it won't be this bad, how prepared should we be?​How prepared is too prepared? The County Council voted unanimously this week to put $34.6 million toward preparing for the possibility of flooding in the Green River valley. Thanks to damage found after a storm last year, the capacity of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Local Artist Chris Jordan on the Sundance Channel Tonight

    ​Photographer Chris Jordan has gained a national reputation for his images of our waste and overconsumption. He's also documented the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and he has a new show that just opened at Pacific Science Center ("Running the Numbers"). Tonight, his work will be featured at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2009

    Two Shots at Dave Eggers

    ​You've got two opportunities this week to mingle with the author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: one free, and one that could run you up to 100 bucks. First, Eggers will appear at Elliott Bay in conjunction with his acclaimed new Hurricane Katrina book, Zeitoun (McSweeney's, $24 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    Douglas Brinkley

    ​You've got two opportunities this week to mingle with the author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: one free, and one that could run you up to 100 bucks. First, Eggers will appear at Elliott Bay in conjunction with his acclaimed new Hurricane Katrina book, Zeitoun (McSweeney's, $24 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2009

    Langston Hughes African-American Film Festival

    ​You've got two opportunities this week to mingle with the author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: one free, and one that could run you up to 100 bucks. First, Eggers will appear at Elliott Bay in conjunction with his acclaimed new Hurricane Katrina book, Zeitoun (McSweeney's, $24 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    Dirty Dozen Brass Band

    Thursday, February 12

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Marketwatch Profiles P-I Writer Andrea James

    P-I business writer Andrea James got a glowing profile in Marketwatch today. She's led a hard, fascinating life, losing both parents by the age of 13, reporting on Hurricane Katrina in her first full-time journalism gig, and watching her husband battle cancer. On top of that, her employer may be abo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2008

    Trouble the Water

    P-I business writer Andrea James got a glowing profile in Marketwatch today. She's led a hard, fascinating life, losing both parents by the age of 13, reporting on Hurricane Katrina in her first full-time journalism gig, and watching her husband battle cancer. On top of that, her employer may be abo ... More >>

  • Food

    November 19, 2008

    Not All Gumbos Are Created Equal

    To eat Seattle’s best Creole and Cajun food, shop around.

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Directors in Trouble

    To eat Seattle’s best Creole and Cajun food, shop around.

  • Film

    October 15, 2008

    PICK Trouble the Water: Hurricane Katrina Filmed From the Inside Out

    To eat Seattle’s best Creole and Cajun food, shop around.

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    Learning from past mistakes

    To eat Seattle’s best Creole and Cajun food, shop around.

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2008

    The Church on Dauphine Street

    To eat Seattle’s best Creole and Cajun food, shop around.

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2008

    SIFF Pick of the Day

    To eat Seattle’s best Creole and Cajun food, shop around.

  • Music

    February 13, 2008

    Signs of Life From Seattle’s Many Schools of Rock

    The city hasn't always been kind to its musicians, but things are looking pretty damn good at the moment.

  • Arts

    January 23, 2008

    Flourishes of Stagecraft Distract From Three Stories of Survival in The Breach

    The Rep’s production is a monumental effort that includes a pool containing 840 cubic feet of water, buckets of rain falling from the rafters, and lots of moving parts onstage.

  • Film

    October 24, 2007

    Desert Bayou: Katrina’s Refugees in the Mormon State

    The Rep’s production is a monumental effort that includes a pool containing 840 cubic feet of water, buckets of rain falling from the rafters, and lots of moving parts onstage.

  • Calendar

    July 25, 2007
  • Blogs

    April 27, 2007
  • Film

    December 27, 2006

    An Overdue Defense of Little Miss Sunshine

    Plus Spike Lee, Jet Li, and the decline of Bart.

  • Arts

    September 6, 2006

    Q&A With Chris Jordan

    Plus Spike Lee, Jet Li, and the decline of Bart.

  • Arts

    September 6, 2006

    A Cathedral of Ruins

    Four photographers document a hurricane's devastation in Katrina-Land.

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2006

    Sonics Moving to Oklahoma?

    Four photographers document a hurricane's devastation in Katrina-Land.

  • Film

    May 31, 2006

    Al Gore

    The entirely calm, reasonable, and persuasive star of An Inconvenient Truth.

  • Film

    April 19, 2006

    Lens Craft

    Documentaries stand out at this annual fest.

  • Music

    March 22, 2006

    New Orleans' Pain and Pleasure

    Dr. John and band rep the Ninth Ward at Jazz Alley.

  • Diversions

    December 21, 2005

    You Better Watch Out

    How about some gift-wrapped readiness to prepare your loved ones for a new year of natural and man-made disasters?

  • Diversions

    December 14, 2005

    Now More Than Ever

    Local and international charities need your help.

  • Arts

    December 14, 2005

    From Dust to Dust

    Timothy Egan's timely tale of the nation's worst eco-disaster.

  • Arts

    December 14, 2005

    Culture Crash

    Western Bridge's explosive show dares you to look away.

  • Arts

    October 19, 2005

    My Beautiful Career

    How did the newsroom suddenly become so gorgeous?

  • Arts

    October 12, 2005

    The Worst-Case Best Seller

    How disaster lit became a perfect storm for the publishing industry. Smell a hurricane coming? Grab your pen and notebook.

  • Arts

    October 12, 2005

    Master of Disaster

    Earthquakes aren't the only unmet natural crises this British author sees for America. And he's coming to view another one on Seattle's waterfront.

  • Arts

    October 12, 2005

    No Great Shakes

    Science, drama, travelogue—there's a jumble of themes in this quake book that would be more solid told separately.

  • Diversions

    September 28, 2005

    Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2005

    Science, drama, travelogue—there's a jumble of themes in this quake book that would be more solid told separately.

  • Diversions

    September 21, 2005

    Golden Boy

    Science, drama, travelogue—there's a jumble of themes in this quake book that would be more solid told separately.

  • News

    September 14, 2005

    Making Sense of Disaster

    Science, drama, travelogue—there's a jumble of themes in this quake book that would be more solid told separately.

  • News

    September 14, 2005

    When Incompetence Rules

    Science, drama, travelogue—there's a jumble of themes in this quake book that would be more solid told separately.

  • News

    September 14, 2005

    Bush Blows Katrina

    Science, drama, travelogue—there's a jumble of themes in this quake book that would be more solid told separately.

  • News

    September 7, 2005

    Bush Blows Katrina

    Following the media trail of Dubya's disaster: Doesn't anyone at the White House read National Geographic?

  • News

    September 7, 2005

    Duck and Cover-Up

    Seattle could be next, and obviously we have work to do.

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