The NOPD Second District will hold its weekly meetings of the district’s ranking officers on Thursdays “for the foreseeable future,” according to an email alert. This week’s meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Second District station at Magazine and Napoleon.
The meetings are open to the public.
Authorities are now acknowledging more vocally that Saturday night’s killing of 61-year-old Curtis Matthews in front of the Jazz Daiquiri shop on South Claiborne may have been revenge for his brother’s recent testimony against convicted murderer Telly Hankton.
“Behind us is the scene of what I’m sure the Hankton clan thinks is a site of intimidation,” Mayor Mitch Landrieu said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference in front of the store, according to our reporting partners at WWL-TV. “That is, if they spray enough bullets and they scare enough people, that the people of New Orleans are gonna walk away. Well, I’m here to tell you that we’re not.”
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Green jello shots from Tracey's. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)
One of the most intriguing blighted properties in the city, on Simon Bolivar Avenue (photo by Jean-Paul Villere)
Jean-Paul Villere
Two weeks ago I wrote a piece contrasting the Hornets “I’m In” campaign to the city’s “Fight the Blight” with mixed responses. And that’s to be expected. Along with this, recently the city facilitated yet another round of tax sales for delinquent property owners in Orleans Parish, and some of these properties are, yes, blighted. By city ordinance, a successful bidder on a tax year for a property is entitled to a certain percentage of ownership of that tax year for that property. Depending on the outcome and competitiveness of the bidding process some times that ownership is 100% and other times as little as 1%. It gets more layered, so stay with me. On paper, the goal of the tax sale is to get these properties righted on their parish debt and back into commerce, whether through a prescriptive period of delinquency and subsequent sale or the offender’s righting of their own tax debt themselves. If the property is not deemed blighted the prescriptive period is 3 years, and if it is blighted it’s cut in half to 18 months. This all seems relatively simple and plainly spelled out, right? It is, kinda. Continue reading »
City officials suspended a Central City grocery’s liquor license Tuesday afternoon after the business failed to pay fines it owed over back taxes. Continue reading »
Costco Wholesale, the warehouse-style retailer planning to open its first Louisiana location on South Carrollton, is planning informational sessions for neighbors and potential employees at 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the auditorium at Xavier University. Continue reading »
Saints fans! Fresco Cafe is continuing its football special from September: with the purchase of any large gourmet pizza, enjoy a pitcher of Miller Lite or Abita Amber for $1 only. Yes, you read that right – a full pitcher of ice-cold beer for just one dollar. No matter which team you support, now that’s something you can really root for! Throw in the new fall special – a cranberry and walnut chicken salad, served either as a wrap or over greens for just $8.75 – for a perfect way to cheer on the black and gold.
Whether you’re looking for a place to grab lunch between classes (Fresco Cafe accepts the Tulane SplashCard and NolaBucks), or need a spot to meet clients or colleagues, Fresco Cafe is the perfect choice. Fresco Cafe is located at 7625 Maple Street, and is open from 11-10 nightly. For more information visit the Fresco Cafe website at http://www.frescocafe.us/, visit their Facebook page, or call 504-862-6363 to place an order. Online ordering is available at http://www.frescoonline.com/.
Three adjacent neighborhoods — the Coliseum Square Association, the Irish Channel and River Gardens — are considering a request for a liquor license at the Finger Lick’n Wings restaurant on Jackson Avenue. Continue reading »
It would be “irresponsible” to speculate on a motive in Saturday night’s killing of the brother of a key witness in the recently concluded murder trial of Telly Hankton, said District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro, who added that his office does not protect the family members of witnesses, according to our reporting partners at WWL-TV. Meanwhile, NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas sought to refocus public attention on the guilty verdict in the trial itself.
Phillips Bar will become the third Maple Street watering hole this year to be brought before the city’s Alcohol Beverage Control board, according to the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting. Continue reading »
Issues regarding Finger Lick’n Wings on Jackson Street, the Precinct bar on Annunciation and the Eiffel Society are all set for discussion by the Coliseum Square Association at tonight’s meeting (Monday, Oct. 17). Continue reading »
The Gem Theater (photographed by Charles L. Franck Photographers, held in the Historic New Orleans Collection, via Louisiana Digital Libraries, louislibraries.org)
The theater today (via prcno.org)
The old Gem Theater in Central City is on the city’s demolition agenda today (Monday, Oct. 17), as are a former fast-food restaurant on South Carrollton, a camelback and a double in the Freret neighborhood, and assortment of other homes in Broadmoor, Central City and Hollygrove. Continue reading »
Owen Courrèges
Last week, I was waiting in line at the local corner grocery and both lanes were open. One lane was taken up by a woman and the other by a man, who appeared to be husband and wife. I didn’t understand why they were checking out separately until the woman whipped out her Louisiana Purchase Card. Continue reading »
Firefighters battle a house fire at the corner of Dublin and Cohn streets Sunday evening. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)
The lights went out in Rob Krzenski’s living room just before 9 p.m. When he saw an electrical socket glowing, he knew something was very wrong.
“I yelled at my wife to get the kids out, I banged on the door so the tenants would get out, and I grabbed the garden hose,” Krzenski said. Continue reading »
The 61-year-old man gunned down near Jazz Daiquiri on South Claiborne was a co-owner of the shop, and his brother was a key witness in the recent murder trial of Telly Hankton, our reporting partners at WWL-TV confirmed Sunday.
The victim in Sunday’s shooting is Curtis Matthews, the coroner’s office said. His brother, John Matthews, provided testimony against Hankton in a 2008 killing near the daiquiri shop, and survived being shot 17 times himself in 2010.
Nix Library (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Now that the Nix branch library has reopened, its neighbors in the Carrollton area plan to help spruce it up a bit. Continue reading »
A man was gunned down shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Louisiana Avenue and South Claiborne, near a popular daiquiri shop that figured prominently in the recent murder trial of Telly Hankton, according to our reporting partners at WWL-TV.
Work has begun at the Audubon Charter School’s temporary site in Gentilly after the soil passed its lead testing, and the school has set a date for a community meeting about traffic concerns around its Broadway campus. Continue reading »
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Daniel Galindo, 5, Nicholas Scandurro, 5, and Anthony Scandurro, 3, play in front of Latter Library during the First Annual Children's Book Festival in 2010. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)
Uptown New Orleans abounds with festival offerings this weekend, including New Orleans Film Festival screenings at the Prytania Theatre, a children’s book festival and Friday night symphony at Latter Library, the Gert Town festival, and a number of more specific celebrations. Continue reading »