Craig Giesecke: Dining out, one tough choice at a time

 Posted by at 5:30 am  food and drink, opinion
Mar 032012
 

Craig Giesecke

I have several foodie friends who are financially comfortable enough to go out to eat pretty much anytime and anywhere they want. Must be nice. Maybe I should spend more time with them.

At least several times a week, they arrange to meet up with friends at the newest and latest go-to spot (and there are new ones nearly each week) or spend a couple of hours at some old favorite. They fill their blogs and Facebook pages with comments about new wines, twists on classic dishes, their favorite servers/owners and plenty of banter about why one place is better than another. The arguments can get intense. Continue reading »

VIP Ladies and Kids to second line Sunday through Hoffman Triangle, Milan and Central City

 Posted by at 4:56 am  events
Mar 032012
 

The VIP Ladies and Kids Social Aid & Pleasure Club Task Force will hold their ninth annual second line Sunday, starting at noon at Tapp’s II Lounge at Washington and South Rocheblave in the Hoffman Triangle area, then heading down to the Milan neighborhood, onto St. Charles Avenue for a few blocks, and back up through Central City to end where it started.

For a route map, see Offbeat, and for turn-by-turn instructions and a video from 2010, see Gambit.

St. Charles Avenue provides first leg of Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon

 Posted by at 4:11 pm  events, sports and recreation, transportation
Mar 022012
 

The Uptown portion of the New Orleans Rock 'n' Roll Marathon on Sunday (via http://runrocknroll.competitor.com)

St. Charles Avenue will host the Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans marathon again this year, as Sunday’s course stretches the entirety of the Uptown thoroughfare from the Central Business District to Audubon Park and back. Continue reading »

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Christy Lorio: Just not Pinterested

 Posted by at 12:39 pm  opinion
Mar 022012
 

Christy Lorio (photo by Leslie Almeida)

Pinterest. You may have heard about this new site that seemingly everyone is addicted to. The premise is simple. Any time you find an inspirational photo on the Internet you save it as a sort of mood board. Then, your friends can see what images you’ve saved and you can all inspire each other. And much like Google, you can search for things too. Sounds kind of fun and useful, right? Continue reading »

Advertiser Bulletin: COPS 2 “Join us in supporting our amazing 2nd District Police”

 Posted by at 6:00 am  Advertiser specials
Mar 022012
 

COPS 2 is a “grass roots” volunteer organization with a mission of helping to support the 2nd District NOPD. We connect the individuals and businesses in the Uptown area with the 2nd District through memberships and donations to help boost technology, provide training and help with needed supplies not otherwise provided by the City. We also work closely with the 2nd District Commander to recognize excellence through Awards and various celebratory events.

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Advertiser’s message: Stacy Head to open campaign headquarters on Freret for Council at-large race

 Posted by at 11:30 am  Advertiser specials
Mar 012012
 

New Orleans City Councilmember Stacy Head, who is running for Councilmember-At-Large in the March 24th election, will open her campaign headquarters at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3. The campaign headquarters is located at 4510 Freret Street.

“We are proud to be opening our headquarters on Freret Street,” said Councilmember Head. “The rebirth of Freret Street is a classic example of what residents, business owners and government can accomplish working together toward a common goal. If elected Councilmember At Large, I will work to revive economic development corridors in neighborhoods across the city that will bring jobs and much needed services closer to where residents live.” Continue reading »

Tulane Environmental Law Summit panels to tackle oil pollution, local hospitals, and keynote address by ’1491′ author

 Posted by at 10:34 am  arts, books and music, colleges, environment, events, health, transportation
Mar 012012
 

The 17th Annual Tulane Environmental Law Summit will feature two days of panels on topics including pollution from the BP oil spill, the impact of the changes to New Orleans hospitals and the removal of the Claiborne elevated expressway, as well as a keynote address by the author of the acclaimed history book, 1491. Continue reading »

Allan Katz and Danae Columbus: It’s on to Super Tuesday, with the prize still up for grabs

 Posted by at 7:10 am  elections, opinion, politics
Mar 012012
 

Allan Katz and Danae Columbus

Mitt Romney had hoped to have the Republican Presidential nomination wrapped up with a big bow by now. But he doesn’t.

Rick Santorum hoped to change the momentum of the GOP battle with a huge upset win in Michigan. But he didn’t. Continue reading »

New charter school eyeing Washington Avenue location for fall opening

 Posted by at 1:43 pm  schools
Feb 292012
 

A warehouse at 4400 Washington Avenue is Encore Academy's first choice for a school location. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

Encore Academy, the newest charter school approved by the Orleans Parish School Board, has set its sights on converting a warehouse on Washington Avenue into a school building to serve Uptown families when it opens this fall. Continue reading »

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Jean-Paul Villere: Moving to New Orleans

 Posted by at 11:26 am  opinion
Feb 292012
 

Move out day for a double shotgun in the Bywater. (Jean-Paul Villere for UptownMessenger.com)

Being in real estate, I respond to inquiries about moving to New Orleans almost every day.  Some are here presently and somewhat homeless while some won’t be here till Fall.  The average inquiry looks like someone new to the area, and excitedly shopping for May or June, because of a new job in queue.  The hardest to manage are the parental inquiries seeking accommodations for their barely out of the house undergrad child and their three “closest” friends.  Sigh.  Really?  Sounds like a thankless journey, that one.  Do you know how hard it is to get a 19-year-old and – or even 24-year-old – and their friends du jour to show up to an appointment at the same time?  Much less get them to agree on anything.  Who gets the biggest room?  Who gets which bathroom and who will they share it with?  It’s messy and overly time-consuming at best. Continue reading »

Proposed Fontainebleau-area security district draws both supporters and opponents

 Posted by at 7:06 pm  city government, crime, neighborhood groups, public safety, state government
Feb 282012
 

The proposed Upper Marleyville Security District would run along both sides of the street along Vendome Place, State Street Drive, Walmsley and Fontainbleau. (map via google.com)

A proposal to hire more security officers to patrol a small section of Fontainebleau through a mandatory surcharge on property tax bills in the area drew both ardent supporters and opponents Tuesday night in its first public airing. Continue reading »

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