Safety of Sophie B. Wright students, blame for extent of termite damage debated by Orleans Parish School Board

 Posted by at 11:07 am  schools
Mar 222013
 

Whether to move students out of the Sophie B. Wright Charter School campus after the discovery of termite damage closed the cafeteria and auditorium and who is to blame for the problem were debated by members of the Orleans Parish School Board clearing the way for immediate repairs on Thursday morning, according to a report by Kari Dequine Harden of The Advocate. Students will stay in the building because of a lack of space elsewhere and the risk of trouble from mixing different school populations, officials said, and said the termite damage is old and on out-of-the-way structures but discovered by engineers preparing for upcoming renovations to the school.

Craig Giesecke: The small, small town of the New Orleans service industry

 Posted by at 11:01 am  business, food and drink, opinion
Mar 222013
 

Craig Giesecke

Any of us who have lived in a really small town are usually the first to speak up when some urban type starts talking about how they’d like to try the bucolic experience of small-town life.  “Oh, I think it would be so wonderful to really get to know my neighbors,” they say. “It’s so quiet and peaceful – away from the rat race,” they conjecture.

Those of us who have been there know how much unfair judging and rumor there is, as well as how much it’s a hassle to have someone up in your grill all the time. You can’t hide anything. But I can guarantee there’s one environment that’s even tougher in the same kinds of ways – and it’s the New Orleans service industry. Continue reading »

Details of Children’s Hospital plan for mental-health services and NOAH facility still unclear

 Posted by at 10:58 am  health, state government
Mar 222013
 

After state Rep. Neil Abramson announced Thursday morning that Children’s Hospital would be reopening the shuttered New Orleans Adolescent Hospital next door and offering mental-health services for children there, Children’s Hospital issued a statement saying that such a plan would not be “economically feasible,” according to a report by our partners at WWL-TV. Abramson later replied that the arrangement is already spelled out in documents signed by Children’s Hospital and the state.

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Local lawmakers deride “confounding” Jindal proposal to swap income, sales taxes (live video)

 Posted by at 6:01 pm  Featured, state government
Mar 212013
 

State Rep. Neil Abramson speaks during a town hall for Carrollton residents on Thursday night. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal to replace state income taxes with an increased sales tax is not just a bad idea, two New Orleans lawmakers said Thursday night: it’s not even a fully formed idea yet. Continue reading »

Children’s Hospital will reopen NOAH for children’s mental health, Abramson announces

 Posted by at 11:47 am  health, state government
Mar 212013
 

Neil Abramson

Four years after the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital was closed by Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration, Children’s Hospital has agreed to reopen the Tchoupitoulas Street facility to serve mentally ill children once again, state Rep. Neil Abramson told the City Council on Thursday morning, according to our partners at WWL-TV.

Allan Katz and Danae Columbus: Pope Francis is off to a great start, but has a tough job

 Posted by at 11:41 am  church, opinion
Mar 212013
 

Allan Katz and Danae Columbus

While neither Danae (Greek Orthodox) or Allan (Jewish) happens to be Catholic, both of us have just been amazed and pleased by the aura of optimism and good feelings that have surrounded the rise of the new Pope, Francis I.

Our friends, regardless of their religious faith, have been almost unanimous in expressing their positive reactions to the naming of Francis I, the way that he has handled his brand-new papacy and his initial comments. Continue reading »

Advertiser Bulletin: Make your Holidays Sweet at Blue Frog Chocolates

 Posted by at 9:36 am  Advertiser specials
Mar 212013
 

Easter is a huge chocolate and candy holiday. Everyone is ending their Lenten observance, and ready to enjoy Spring time. It’s a holiday with “sweet appeal” and has been so in many cultures and for a long long time, perhaps dating back hundreds of years,  with the tradition of sweet Hot Cross Buns.

At Blue Frog Chocolates, we’re ready to keep everyone from “being a basket case” at Easter. Make like a Bunny and Hop On In for Chocolate Bunnies, Eggs and Lambs, Jelly Bellys, old fashioned panorama sugar eggs, chocolate crosses, and way more. Continue reading »

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School board to declare termite damage to Sophie B. Wright cafeteria, auditorium “public emergency”

 Posted by at 1:39 am  schools
Mar 212013
 

State school officials have discovered termite damage to the Sophie B. Wright cafeteria and auditorium that is so extensive that those areas must be closed off immediately, creating a “public emergency” that must be fixed immediately — starting at an emergency meeting of the Orleans Parish School Board at 10 a.m. Thursday. Continue reading »

Audubon Charter families grateful for chance at new building, frustrated by another “temporary” solution

 Posted by at 5:44 pm  Featured, schools
Mar 202013
 

The rear yard of the McDonogh 7 building is the preferred location for four modular classrooms when Audubon moves in, but will require a city variance, school officials say. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Audubon Charter School community expressed some relief Wednesday night at the upcoming possibility of finally leaving the old Carrollton Courthouse building that is literally falling down around them, but parents and staff members were also frustrated that the McDonogh 7 building on Milan Street being offered to them still will not fill their space or programming needs and is considered another “temporary” fix.

Orleans Parish Deputy Superintendent Kathy Padian said a permanent resolution may be only three years away, but in the short-term, moving out of the Carrollton building is a must.

“I completely agree that a temporary solution is not a great solution, but it’s what we have right now,” Padian said. Continue reading »

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Advertiser Bulletin: Consignment at Crescent City Auction Gallery

 Posted by at 9:50 am  Advertiser specials
Mar 202013
 

Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941), “Soleil Couchant Honfleur,” 1929, oil on canvas, signed and dated l.l., titled verso on stretcher, label verso from “Les Cadres, Rue Bonaparte”, stenciled artist plaque on frame, H.- 18 1/8 in., W.- 21 3/4 in.

Crescent City Auction Gallery is currently accepting consignments for the Estates Auction on May 18th & 19th, 2013. Call us and see how much your items may be worth! Continue reading »

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