Though he lived a tragically short life, generations of musicians remember the contributions of legendary accordionist and singer Amédé Ardoin. 64parishes.org/amede-was-the-…

It's heartbreaking to see our building like this, and more rain is in the forecast this evening. Our hearts are heavy and with all of our community right now as we face down a long night and a longer recovery ahead.

More resources here: appalshop.org/floodsupport

📸 Taylyn Kincer

My last story for NYT National News is out today-- a deep dive on income segregation w/ Robert Gebeloff. Americans are increasingly living in areas that are either much richer or much poorer than the regional norm, with options in the middle disappearing.

Washington DC, 23 years ago today: Ernie and Antoinette K-Doe and Tee Eva Perry, backed by Eddie Bo's band.

'Occasionally, the memories of lost brothers and their fatherless children knock me to my knees and I find myself bawling against an oak tree. But I get up and keep going.' — TimberDoodle, forest ecologist, forester, and veteran. #MemorialDay newrepublic.com/article/155699…

somebody tell you what carnival's for nytimes.com/2022/02/28/us/…

a stellar guy, unexpectedly kind and generous, and a wonderfully smart writer

Gainey declares victory as Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor publicsource.org/gainey-pittsbu…

Nearly 60 million people don't drink their tap water. The infrastructure bill likely won't be enough to fix all our water problems but can help places like the West Virginia communities I write about in my book Desperate, out Tuesday from Scribner. wsj.com/articles/a-cri…

The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill to allow the use of $400 million in federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan, a COVID-19 stimulus package, to help pay for two new 4,000-bed prisons. trib.al/G5CtLyh

Edward Keating, photographer, friend, and former The New York Times colleague, has died. So many stunning images over his long career - including this one, from Ground Zero and for the ages.
Check out edwardkeating.com to get some sense of the artist we've lost.

A legend and an icon.

Despite a staggering array of health issues, Hot 8 Brass Band sousaphonist Bennie Pete kept playing as long as he could. But at age 45, he couldn't overcome a combination of sarcoidosis and COVID: nola.com/entertainment_…

Inside fire zones, you always meet firefighters, cops, and stick-it-out homeowners.

But at Tahoe I ran into something new — a platoon of casino hotel workers who stayed to help.

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via ⁦The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/2021/09/01/wor…

Whenever talk to people about efforts to shore up hurricane defense infrastructure around New Orleans, people say, 'Those people should just move!' But that's not the only place in trouble.

Dawn breaks over the Katrina memorial at Shell Beach on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as Hurricane Ida approaches the Louisiana coast in St. Bernard. Be safe everyone. Photo by Max Becherer NOLA.com #HurricaneIda

The Gulf of Mexico is literally on fire because a pipeline ruptured

This is how you protest

Delaying motherhood was once the domain of advantaged women. Now it's happening with everyone. Here is why. nytimes.com/2021/06/16/us/…