Entries from Earthling - EarthLink blog tagged with 'New Orleans'
Frenchulettas, The Magazine Canyon, and Wi-Fi
Liuzza's on Bienville was packed when Ken and I got there on Friday night. We had chosen Liuzza's for a number of reasons, not the least of which was my having never experienced the Frenchuletta, which is a Muffaletta-ish sandwich served on a huge piece of french bread. It was interesting to see what it was like on a Friday night at a neighborhood restaurant in a part of town still very much in the thick of coming back to life. It was packed, loud, and full of good cheer. When we got there, both rooms were completely full and we ended up waiting outside with our beverages for our guests to arrive.
Liuzza's On Bienville On Friday
Ken Womack from the Search team and myself will be heading down to New Orleans for a couple of days. Ken's doing some research around the local search and portal services in our Municipal Wi-Fi markets. I'm going to help plan some future EarthLink Wi-Fi events, reconnect with friends and colleagues, and hopefully meet some new ones as well. We'll be grabbing dinner at Liuzza's on Bienville on Friday night at 7 p.m. along with whichever bloggers and geeks can make it on the short notice. Feel free to stop by and say hello.
New Orleans Wi-Fi Network Launches
It's been a big week for EarthLink Wi-Fi -- on Tuesday we announced the launch of our network in Milpitas, CA and today we're officially unveiling our New Orleans network.
Streetcars On The Way Back In New Orleans
Blake at Voodoo Ventures reports that he can see repair crews working on the streetcar lines outside his offices. Blake's neighbor a few doors down saw "a functioning street car filled with people rumbling down St. Charles".
Wi-Fi Nodespotting In New Orleans
A couple of weeks ago Schroeder, one of the bloggers I met on my last trip to New Orleans spotted an EarthLink Wi-Fi SSID in the wild. Before my vacation I asked our Wi-Fi team for an update and found out the build-out is in fact in full swing and they're installing Wi-Fi radios on light poles and working on the network infrastructure. I had little intention of doing much work on my vacation, but knowing all that (not to mention the tremendous food options available), I couldn't resist passing through the city on my way back from Baton Rouge. So on Sunday I went nodespotting.
Clarifying Some New Orleans Wi-Fi Questions
There was no particular news here other than the fact that our development efforts in New Orleans are taking shape on the ground. In the original press release and in my coverage on Earthling, it was spelled out that a free tier of service would be available throughout the city's rebuilding efforts and not permanently.
Hyperlocal in NOLA
There are lots of people blogging in New Orleans. I got to meet a handful of them in person at Rocky's Pizza on Magazine Street last Thursday.
Editor B and Michael from Mid-City
It was great to meet Mid-City New Orleans residents Editor B and Michael Homan. They invited me for a conversation at Finn McCool's, an Irish pub in Mid-City that also has set up its own free Wi-Fi access. They're both rebuilding there, and wanted to show me what their neighborhood is like and talk to me about their interest in having EarthLink include the area in future expansion of Wi-Fi service in New Orleans.
Blogging Out of Sequence
I may not get the chance until Monday to write up my Web Wednesday talk from yesterday and everything I've been up to since. I've met a lot of great people and heard some interesting stories about technology and rebuilding...
Notes From Tech Tuesday
There was a good crowd last night for the Louisiana Technology Council's EarthLink Wi-Fi Tech Tuesday event. Donald Berryman, President of EarthLink Municipal Networks, explained the roots of our municipal Wi-Fi initiative, how it came about in New Orleans, how the network will work, and what it will mean for residents and businesses in New Orleans. It was a pretty comprehensive presentation, and addressed everything from strategic to practical to technical issues. There were lots of good questions afterwards, and it felt like those who came in with an incomplete understanding of the project left with a better sense of what it's all about. I enjoyed the opportunity to meet new CTO Mark Kurt, and speak to many of the members of the LTC as well.
Checking In From Voodoo Ventures Offices
Hello from New Orleans! I'm borrowing some internets from Blake at the Voodoo Ventures offices.
Blogging From NOLA Next Week
A quick on-the-road note -- I'll be in New Orleans all next week, so I'll be blogging but may be off schedule a bit. On Tuesday evening Donald Berryman, President of EarthLink Municipal Networks will be speaking at the Louisiana Technology Council's Tech Tuesday event. I'm giving a talk about Earthling and corporate blogging the following morning. I'll also be meeting some of the EarthLink Wi-Fi team and getting a quick tour of the New Orleans project.
New Orleans Wi-Fi Update
The Times-Picayune published an
As our first project, we're working with the Sclafani Cooking School in Metairie, LA, to help them get the number of incoming students back near pre-Hurricane Katrina levels. As BrainJams chief Chris Heuer pointed out on a phone call this morning, "The traditions of great food and great restaurants are at the heart of the culture of New Orleans, and the Sclafani School plays a vital role in continuing those traditions." My message for you today is that the disaster still persists. I took the photo above in April, not September. I travel a lot, and people always ask about how things are when they learn I'm from SE Louisiana. Lately, there seems to be an assumption out there that things are back to normal. "You had Mardi Gras, right?" "Jazzfest?" "All that money is going down there, so you must be back on your feet." I'm very pleased to report that we've been approved to build out and support a Wi-Fi network in New Orleans, thanks to a New Orleans City Council ordinance this week. More on the project's history here. I've put all of my New Orleans photos in this Flickr set, and the link points to the start of the Lakeview photos specifically. The orange rust marks on the houses are the waterline. I'm working on tagging and titling them slowly, but would welcome help if anyone wants to add words to help categorize the pictures. And if you have any questions about what you're seeing, let me know and I'll explain or find someone who can. After the event yesterday, whoever could make it gathered at Coop's on Decatur Street and decompressed over beers and amazing cheeseburgers (and great pasta). I'm so glad Jeff Harris could make it. He was a blast to hang out with. How else other than BrainJams would I meet and share war stories with a guy who worked for Mobil for many years and now does government and corporate consulting in the oil and gas industry? Jeff said he benefited from BrainJams was learning about the suite of simple, cheap, and great project management tools called BaseCamp during the conference, and as a result he's thinking about using it for his business and his clients. I'm headed down to New Orleans to participate in the Brain Jams unconference tomorrow, meet as many people as I can (bloggers and non), and learn more about how things are down there. If there's news on our efforts to... BrainJams Update: Meet The Sclafani Cooking School
T Minus 6 Days And We're Still Broken
EarthLink Gets Approval For New Orleans Wi-Fi Network
Photos From Lakeview In New Orleans
Rounding Out The BrainJams Group
New Orleans-bound
A Few Updates
More Ways To Help In New Orleans
Shortly after I published the article about EarthLink stepping in to try to help with the New Orleans Municipal Wi-Fi network, I heard about a few more ways to help out the city.
Working To Keep Wi-Fi In New Orleans
I was thrilled to find out this morning that the City of New Orleans had approached us to ask if we'd take over the network ourselves and keep it running for them. I followed up with our Muni Wi-Fi team and found out that we've agreed to the city's request, and are in the process of applying for the licensing required to get it done. Read on for the details.
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