A 22-year-old man was shot to death inside a Hollygrove bar early Sunday morning, police said. Continue reading »
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Dec 102011
Lusher Charter School is at the forefront of the effort to develop new educational standards that will be implemented in public schools across the country over the next three years, officials said.
“It’s the largest movement that has come to schools since No Child Left Behind,” said Patty Glaser, the assistant Head of School at Lusher Charter School, introducing the concept during a meeting of the school’s governing board Saturday. Continue reading »
Dec 102011
The holidays always bring good tidings, and here at Dat Dog we’re chock full of them. With an upcoming move across the street, we’ve got huge plans in store – new Dogs, new celebrations, and new events all in our brand new space. Keep reading to learn more about what’s happening over the next few months at Dat Dog.
Dec 092011
Jonathan Wilson (via opcso.org)
Police have arrested a man suspected of abducting a McMain High School student at gunpoint from Nashville Avenue and raping her in his car, authorities announced Friday evening.
Jonathan Edward Wilson, 27, has been charged with two counts of rape, kidnapping and armed robbery, according to an NOPD news release. He was picked up Friday evening on Tchoupitoulas and Fourth streets based on a CrimeStoppers tip, police said. Continue reading »
Dec 092011
Cynthia Willard-Lewis
Dec 092011
Three guns seized in a raid at 3210 Second Street. (via NOPD)
Gie Z. Preston (via opcso.org)
A rare, expensive gun specifically designed to pierce body armor was seized during a drug arrest Thursday and may be linked to a number of recent shootings, police said after making a series of gun arrests in Central City this week. Continue reading »
Dec 092011
Michael T. Ladner (via opcso.org)
Dec 092011
I’m not really a gadget girl, I don’t need to rush out and buy the latest, fanciest phone, and I certainly don’t need to schlep around a camera, phone, e-reader, iPad, GPS, and whatever other portable thingamajigs are the must-have item according to the Sunday circulars. The newest fad to suddenly make my life so much less of a burden always seems somewhat, well, burdensome to me. However, I’ll be the first one to admit that I am kind of obsessed with my iPhone. I was a late adopter, if you will, only having just purchased one last year (and a 3G at that!). Continue reading »
Dec 092011
State Rep. Austin Badon
A second sitting lawmaker joined the race for the at-large seat on the New Orleans City Council on Thursday, ensuring that the March 24 election will feature a contest between at least two well-known and well-funded candidates. Continue reading »
Dec 092011
A French book fair, holiday arts, seasonal cuisine, live jazz and children’s activities will all be offered at the inaugural Marché de Noël at Lycée Français de la Nouvelle Orléans on Saturday. Continue reading »
Dec 092011
A woman in her 60s was bound by telephone cords in her Lower Garden District home and robbed at knifepoint of her money and car by a homeless man she hired from a nearby park for odd jobs, police said. Continue reading »
Dec 082011
A rendering of the proposed football stadium on Tulane's Uptown campus. (via TulaneStadium.com)
The stadium will be located behind the baseball field, about a block off South Claiborne Avenue. (via TulaneStadium.com)
Tulane University plans to open a $60 million football stadium in 2014 on its Uptown campus, about a block off South Claiborne Avenue behind the baseball field, officials announced Thursday. Continue reading »
Dec 082011
Computer sketch of suspect (via NOPD)
Dec 082011
“Trumpeter Nicholas Payton, the 2011-2012 Jazz Artist-in-Residence at Tulane University, will perform with his trio featuring Vicente Archer on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in Dixon Hall on Tulane’s uptown campus,” according to a news release from the university. “The Tulane University Big Band, directed by Jesse McBride, will support the trio. The concert is free and open to the public.” Continue reading »
Dec 082011
Kara Morgan, president of the Irish Channel Neighborhood Association, smiles during the association's 2010 holiday party at Tracey's. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)
Dec 082011
Barbara Johnson, president of the Central Carrollton Association, was in her Fern Street driveway with her husband Friday evening when they were approached by a man with a gun who demanded their money, according to a report by Monica Hernandez of our partners at WWL.
Dec 082011
Allan Katz and Danae Columbus
One of the ways to tell the future of any city or neighborhood is to find out if investors are willing to put up their money to underwrite new ventures. By that criterion, New Orleans’ Warehouse District is on a roll. Continue reading »
Dec 082011
Elena Countiss teaches a second-grade Spanish-immersion classroom at the International School of Louisiana's Eastbank campus in January. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)
Dec 072011
Stacy Head
Stacy Head, who represents much of Uptown in her District B seat on the New Orleans City Council, was among the first candidates to formally sign up to run in the March 24 election for the open at-large seat vacated by the retirement of former Councilman Arnie Fielkow, state records show. Continue reading »
Dec 072011
Brandon A. Cooks Sr. (via opcso.org)
A man found guilty of possession of cocaine after a drug deal in the Carrollton area now faces up to 10 years in prison without parole or probation if he is sentenced as a habitual offender, according to the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office. Continue reading »
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