Archive for August, 2008

As highways out of New Orleans crammed with people escaping the wrath of Hurricane Gustav, Jack Bosma shuttered the windows of his home, ate gumbo and stayed put. More: continued here

A two-time hurricane evacuee plans to trade in the sights and sounds of Bourbon Street for Beale Street. And chances are he won’t be alone. More: continued here

Gustav New Orleans: Members of the National Guard patrol the area along Bourbon Street in New Orleans, La., Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. Hurricane Gustav is expected to hit the area Monday. More: continued here

Out on the street almost every bar in the French Quarter was boarded up and shuttered, but inside Johnny’s White’s it was another cigarette-stained, rum-filled Sunday afternoon, as 10 to 15 customers crowded the corner bar and played songs on the jukebox, while a small dog sat on the bar drinking from a cup of [...]

Big-city men are pampering themselves with hot towels and straight razor shaves. More: continued here

The bustling Bourbon Street in New Orleans is nearly empty as residents make their final preparations in advance of Hurricane Gustav. But some small-business owners are staying in town. More: continued here

By Sunday afternoon, thousands of people had evacuated New Orleans, leaving behind a shell of a city. More: continued here

Hurricane Gustav charged across the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as residents fled New Orleans and the National Guard prepared to patrol evacuated neighborhoods in a city still recovering three years after Katrina. More: continued here

If you never ride a bicycle, please stop reading this column. That’s right; move on to the next story. I want to speak to my fellow cyclists, privately. We all know that rural Central Kentucky is a cyclist’s paradise . the gently rolling landscape, the vast web of small, lightly traveled roads and the gorgeous [...]

UK tourist describes escape from path of hurricane More: continued here