Dean Kelly, the former music-video actor accused in several sex cases, remains jailed on a $2 million bond, according to our reporting partners at WWL-TV.
Sep 082011
Sep 082011
The Irish Channel and Carrollton-Riverbend neighborhood associations are both pushing their regularly scheduled monthly meetings back a week to accommodate the Saints season opener. Continue reading »
Sep 082011
Marigold Pascaul and Charlotte Ordeneaux wear black and gold fleur de lis and feather headbands, while cheering for the Saints at Tracey's on Magazine Street last season. (Sabree Hill/ www.UptownMessenger.com)
Football season is finally here. Why not start the season off right by watching the Saints take on Green Bay tonight down in the Irish Channel, at Tracey’s! Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar has 18 plasma TVs perfect for watching any football game. There’s also a full menu featuring the Best Roast Beef Po-Boy on Earth along with great appetizers like wings, cheese fries and boudin balls.
Continue reading to find out more and to view some photos from a Saints viewing party last season at Tracey’s.
Sep 082011
Richard B. Breaux (via opsco.org)
After years of arrests on charges of burglary and other crimes, a man who police say broke into a Chestnut Street home twice now faces a long prison sentence, authorities said Wednesday. Continue reading »
Sep 072011
A candidate for Traffic Court and an incumbent member of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education were the lone additions Wednesday to the Oct. 22 election to represent Uptown neighborhoods in state and local offices. Continue reading »
Sep 072011
The Rite Aid drug store at the corner of South Carrollton and Oak Street was robbed at gunpoint by two men over the weekend, authorities said. Continue reading »
Sep 072011
Workers examine the massive crater that has consumed the riverbound lane of Broadway Street. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The sinkhole that opened underneath Broadway Street near Maple now consumes most of the riverbound side of the street there, and a difficult repair job to the broken sewer line underneath means the block will be closed off for at least the rest of the week, authorities said. Continue reading »
Sep 072011
The Uptowner, hosting a dinner with a menu from the Gabrielle restaurant. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)
Two controversial restaurants that have been on the drawing boards for years met with the Audubon-Riverside Neighborhood Association on Tuesday in search of residents’ approval for agreements that might win the city’s favor and allow them to open.
Greg Sonnier, still seeking to reopen his former Gabrielle restaurant in the Uptowner building on Henry Clay Avenue, convinced the association to reopen discussion of his plans once again.
And the owners of Johnny V’s, a restaurant proposed for the space next to Monkey Hill Bar on Magazine, offered a detailed list of operating conditions that barely won the association’s blessing over their qualms about the unauthorized addition of second-floor space. Continue reading »
Sep 072011
On the first day of qualifying for the ballot for the Oct. 22 state and local elections, all the incumbents for Uptown-based legislative seats filed for re-election without challengers, and the judicial candidates whose open races are already among the highest-profile contests in the parish all made their bids official. Continue reading »
Sep 072011
Trebor Blanton (via NOPD)
Investigators have identified a suspect in the recent robberies at knifepoint along Dublin Street and are seeking the public’s help in locating him, authorities said. Continue reading »
Sep 072011
"Midnight Madness"
There are a handful of days in your life that seem to leave you forever changed. When you graduate. Get married. Have a kid (or four). And of course - your first concert. Remember yours? I remember mine: Night Ranger! On their “Midnight Madness” tour opening for an Ozzy-less Black Sabbath at the Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas. It’s a lot to process, I know. I was 9 years old and in 4th grade, and we didn’t get to stay for Black Sabbath. Klint Rhodes’ parents took Klint and me, but earlier in the day there was a record – as in LP – signing at the neighbgorhood record store Sound Castle. We missed getting our LPs signed but caught a glimpse of Night Ranger up close. That night at the show it was, well, amazing. They played all the songs a 9-year-old me would want to hear. There was even a sea of lighters lit up during “Sister Christian.” During which Clint’s dad leaned back and asked the guy behind us “Son, what’s with all the lighters?” Good stuff. And guess what? Night Ranger are still doing it! This Saturday they’re opening for Journey and Foreigner at the New Orleans arena. And it’s even almost the same line-up. In fact if you look at their website you would swear that Will Farrell were in the band, but it’s drummer Kelly Keagy. Alas, no cowbell. Continue reading »
Sep 072011
Six years ago four street medics answered the call put out by local activists Malik Rahim & Sharon Johnson and founded the Common Ground Health Clinic. CGHC was powered by just a little bit of cash and an enormous supply of courage, vision, compassion and tenacity. To honor the founders, the thousands of dedicated volunteers and staff who have followed in their footsteps, and in honor of the 60,000+ people who have been served by CGHC to date, CGHC invites you to a straight up PARTY, at the corner of Teche & Socrates Streets in Algiers, from 4-8 PM on Friday, September 9, 2011.
Sep 062011
417 Henry Clay (photo via Preservation Resource Center)
A couple who want to demolish their historic Henry Clay Avenue home and replace it with a new house found an unsympathetic audience at City Hall on Tuesday, and their plans will now carry an unfavorable recommendation when they appear before the New Orleans City Council.
Architect Tracy Lea, who owns the house with his wife, told the Neighborhood Conservation District Committee that despite their improvements to the house over the years, its maintenance has become problematic, and that they would prefer to replace it with a house of their own design. They searched for a lot elsewhere in the city, but could not find one preferable to their current property on the edge of Audubon Park. Continue reading »
Sep 062011
Clyrelle Clark (via NOPD)
Two teens were arrested Monday night after a carjacking on Cherokee Street near St. Charles Avenue, police said. Continue reading »
Sep 062011
The ranking officers of the NOPD Second District will review the week’s crimes in their regular COMSTAT meeting at noon Wednesday at Children’s Hospital, 200 Henry Clay Avenue.
Sep 062011
The Audubon Riverside Neighborhood Association will holds its monthly meeting at 6:45 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, Sept. 6), at a new location, the St. Paul United Church of Christ at 616 Eleonore, the Patton Street entrance.
No agenda was available Tuesday morning, but one pending issue before the neighborhood has been discussion of the proposed Johnny V’s restaurant next to Monkey Hill Bar. Continue reading »
Sep 062011
Saints season is here, and to celebrate it, the Kupcake Factory is offering a special coupon of $2 off a dozen regular-sized cupcakes! This offer is only valid until September 14th, so come on in and get your cupcakes today. Throwing a Saints party, and need something sweet to treat your guests? The Kupcake Factory offers a range of customized cupcakes for all your gameday needs — just call ahead to place an advance order. Or, for all you Facebook and Twitter fans, keep an eye on the Kupcake Factory for cupcake happy hour specials — you never know when they’re going to show up!
Offering 12 gourmet flavors daily, the Kupcake Factory serves three locations in the greater New Orleans area: 819 W. Esplanade Avenue in Kenner, 800 Metairie Road (Ste. Q) in Metairie, and 6223 S. Claiborne Avenue in Uptown New Orleans. Contact any location for details about cakes and pricing at 504.464.8884, or visit the Kupcake Factory website and Facebook page for news and an updated schedule of cupcakes. The Kupcake Factory is open daily from 11.30am until 8pm, or until all cupcakes have been sold.
Sep 062011
Owen Courrèges
Ever wonder why you only see Lucky Dog vendors selling hot dogs on the streets in the French Quarter? In 1972, the City of New Orleans banned all pushcart vendors from operating in the French Quarter. However, the ban on pushcart sales contained a crucial exemption. Continue reading »
Sep 052011
417 Henry Clay Avenue (photo by Preservation Resource Center)
A large historic home on Henry Clay Avenue and a mansion on St. Charles Avenue are being considered for demolition, according to the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Neighborhood Conservation District Committee. Continue reading »
Sep 052011
Haylee Fleming (via NOPD)
A 15-year-old girl from the Leonidas neighborhood who has been missing for more than three weeks still has yet to be located, police said, though another teen who was reported missing from Uptown last week has since been located. Continue reading »
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