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Advertiser: A Message from David Alvarez

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Thanks to all my neighbors who supported my candidacy—ya’ll surprised the entire city!
I am humbled, encouraged but not surprised that my community-based message resonated with so many of you. Your support inspires me to continue to work towards improving our quality of life.

food and drink

Kristine Froeba: Breads on Oak: Artisan Organic Breads, Pastries, and Lunch

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The Oak Street renaissance continues unabated. Like many older and abandoned shopping districts, the Oak Street Corridor has seen a shift back to commerce. Gentrification, new housing, and an influx of small businesses are flourishing on the new Oak. And, as this is New Orleans, restaurants and food hubs are the neighborhood anchors.

Breads on Oak, which opened in 2012, was one of the first of the new guard to plant itself on Oak. The European-style bakery has since grown from supplying restaurants to being a neighborhood hub, and locals can be seen walking through the doors at a brisk pace on any given day.

arts, books and music

Biography of New Orleans-born ‘Krazy Kat’ cartoonist showered with national accolades, local love

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Even at the height of his acclaim in the 1920s and 30s, the mixed-up little black cartoon feline known as “Krazy Kat” could hardly be called popular, ranking at the bottom of readers’ polls in the newspapers in which he and his surrealist world regularly appeared.

Nearly a century later, however, the unusual comic and the complex life of its New Orleans born author are enjoying an improbable moment in the spotlight, thanks to a new biography receiving glowing reviews in national publications like the Washington Post and an outpouring of love and enthusiasm here in New Orleans.

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Advertiser: Louise S. McGehee School Dedicates Historic St. Charles Avenue Building ‘Mathilde Hall’ for Early Childhood Program Little Gate

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Housed in a home-like setting, Mathilde Hall provides a visually rich and stimulating environment for one, two and three year olds in McGehee School’s early childhood program, Little Gate. Designed to inspire learning and spark the imaginations of both students and faculty, Mathilde Hall opened its doors in August in the architecturally rich setting of this historic St. Charles Avenue home. Mathilde Hall is at the heart of Little Gate, a local leader in early childhood education.

city government

Where should New Orleans create Uptown’s next dog park?

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Nearly three years after the opening of a dedicated “dog run” at Wisner Park, the city of New Orleans is launching a new round of discussions about potential locations for another dog park — partly in hopes of reducing some of the unauthorized off-leash use of other major parks around the Irish Channel and Lower Garden District by dog owners.