business

StayLocal presents Shopkeeper Stories: All are welcome at Dance Quarter

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Dance Quarter was founded by 3-time World Swing Dance Champion Nathalie Gomes. The multi-use space, which is also available for events, is nestled within a historic firehouse located just off Louisiana Avenue. Their mission is to provide recreational dance opportunities for everyone, regardless of age, size, or experience. They offer classes from Swing & Lindy Hop to Argentine Tango & Hip-Hop.

If you’re looking for an energetic environment to learn a few new dance moves or host a fun event, Dance Quarter has much to offer.

Locally owned businesses infuse New Orleans neighborhoods with their unique character, and are a big part of why we want to live, work, eat and shop here. The Shopkeeper Stories series shares the vision and personality of New Orleans business owners.

schools

Audubon Charter seeks new school site in Gentilly

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Audubon Charter School has selected the Gentilly Terrace school building as its top preference for a location to create a second school, its leaders told neighbors there last week. The new school would combine several features of the Uptown school, instructing students in French and using Montessori techniques to teach the Louisiana curriculum, principal Latoye Brown said to the neighborhood association on Wednesday. For more details, read the full article by reporter Jamal Melancon in our sibling publication, Gentilly Messenger.

city government

Owen Courreges: New Orleans’ removal of Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard and Jefferson Davis monuments may lead to protection for others

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The clock has been ticking for New Orleans’ Confederate monuments. Now, the final bell may have tolled.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s plans to remove monuments to Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard and Jefferson Davis had benefited from a temporary reprieve while an appeal was argued in the U.S. Fifth Circuit. Now, that appeal has been denied, eliminating the last legal hurdle for removal.