Blighted school-owned cottage draws neighbors’ ire

 Posted by at 6:49 pm  blight and demolition, city government, neighborhood groups, public safety, schools
Jul 052011
 

The old caretaker's cottage at 5700 Annunciation (via latterblum.com)

Overgrown and vermin-infested, the old school caretaker’s cottage at Annunciation and Arabella becomes more of a nuisance and a danger to its neighborhood with each passing year of neglect, one frustrated neighbor said, prompting the Audubon-Riverside Neighborhood Association to pledge Tuesday evening to find out why the local school board appears to be letting it rot.

“It’s blight,” said Terry Gay, who lives on the same block as the caretaker’s cottage. “I’m not taking a position on whether they should tear it down or restore it. I just want them to do something.” Continue reading »

Properties in Milan, Touro up for demolition hearings

 Posted by at 10:38 am  blight and demolition, city government
Jul 052011
 

4121 Willow (via blog.prcno.org)

Several clusters of homes in the Milan neighborhood — including 4121 Willow, 4121 Clara, 2824 Milan, 3500 S. Robertson, 3600 S. Saratoga, 2742 Amelia — are up for demolition hearings on Tuesday’s Neighborhood Conservation District Committee agenda, as is one in the Touro neighborhood, 3822 Camp.

For images of each property, see the Preservation Resource Center’s “Preservation in the Present” blog.

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Advertiser Special: House Concert with Bill Mallonee at Redeemer Presbyterian Church of New Orleans

 Posted by at 6:00 am  Advertiser specials
Jul 052011
 

Redeemer Presbyterian Church of New Orleans is hosting a house concert with acclaimed singer/songwriter Bill Mallonee this Thursday, July 7th! Paste Magazine has called Mallonee one of the top 100 singer-songwriters in the country; he is the author of 9 full-length albums and one EP. He’ll be playing at 1320 Henry Clay from 7-9pm. More information about Bill Mallonee is available on his website, at http://volsounds.com. The concert is free with a suggested donation of $10.

For more information about Redeemer Presbyterian Church of New Orleans, visit RedeemerNola.com or attend one of the weekly Sunday morning worship services. Worship begins at 10am, led by Rev. Dr. Ray Cannata and Rev. Shane Gibson. Redeemer Presbyterian Church of New Orleans: Celebrating Christ, Serving New Orleans.

Advertiser Special: Event Security with Admiral Security Services

 Posted by at 6:00 am  Advertiser specials
Jul 052011
 

Admiral Security Services provides customized security programs and services for a wide range of sectors, businesses, and events across the Gulf South. For over 15 years, Admiral Security Services has provided quality protection for conventions, exhibits, commercial and industrial sites, film sets, and private events such as weddings, receptions, and parties.

Whether you’re a homeowner looking to host an event this summer, a business owner looking to secure your investment, or a hotelier or convention organizer looking to safeguard your facility, Admiral Security Services provides you more than just protection: it provides you total peace of mind.

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Advertiser Special: Cutting, Styling, and Coloring at New Deal Hair Salon

 Posted by at 6:00 am  Advertiser specials
Jul 022011
 

The New Deal is where you go when you want to experience talent and a true desire to make you happy with your hair. Randy Spitler, a native New Orleanian, has been in the same spot on Freret Street for over twenty years, and his results prove it. The New Deal Hair Salon is where you receive all the luxury and personalized attention of a private salon without the price tag that comes attached to it. Featuring a full range of services, including a specialty in Framesi color and coloration, in a quiet, elegant interior, at the New Deal Hair Salon, you’ll be the only client in the salon.

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Advertiser Special: Blueberry Mojito Cupcake at Bee Sweet Cupcakes

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Jun 302011
 

Say hello to July! This month, Bee Sweet Cupcakes is rolling out its soon-to-be-world-famous St Joe’s Blueberry Mojito cupcake, after the already-world-famous drink of the same name at St Joe’s Tavern. Featuring Bee Sweet’s famous rum cake topped with blueberry-mint frosting, this cupcake is a tribute to St Joe’s and all things cool and delicious for summer, and will be available Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays throughout July. Cupcakes are $3 each (tax included), as always, so come on in and get yours today.

Bee Sweet Cupcakes is located at 5706 Magazine Street. Pay no attention to the road works currently taking place on Magazine Street: Bee Sweet Cupcakes is open Monday-Saturday from 11-6. Or call ahead to reserve your cakes at 504.891.8333.

In honor of Independence Day, Bee Sweet Cupcakes will NOT be open on Monday, July 4.

Group to hold shooting response at Clara and Felicity

 Posted by at 11:15 am  crime, public safety
Jun 292011
 

A “shooting response” will be held by the Solutions Not Shootings activist group at 6 p.m. Thursday (June 30) at the intersection of Clara and Felicity streets, where a man was shot Sunday.

“Citizens and city leaders must stand together and state that the violence is not an acceptable behavior,” the group wrote in its announcement. “If people remain silent and do not declare that violence is not normal, the city’s highest risk population will continue to seek solutions with violence.”

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Jean-Paul Villere: An Education (in Accelerants, Rooftops, and Rock)

 Posted by at 9:38 am  opinion
Jun 292011
 

As this 4th of July fast approaches I am reminded of many things apart from celebrating our independence, and they mostly have to do with gunpowder, matches, gasoline and other accelerants.  As a boy fireworks were, of course, fascinating.  Living in the city limits we would sometimes feel brazen enough to set off a few firecrackers at odd hours but never a full-on display.  Plus, your stash was something you coveted.  Were you really going to blow up all your M-80s in one go?  No way!  As such, we’d often find ourselves pulled over to the side of a farm road overlooking a ditch or some other waterway just, well, blowing things up.  One such evening, as the sun had just slipped over the horizon, I was with my brother and his friends, and something ’bout the moon wasn’t right.  Nonetheless someone cranked up Van Halen’s “Running with the Devil” and an array of explosions ensued.  We all walked away with all digits intact, that day.  But this one time… Continue reading »

Advertiser Special: Protecting Your Memories with Moldaner’s Camera & Imaging

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Jun 292011
 

Picture this: there’s a storm coming, you’re getting ready to leave the house, and the first things you realize you’ve forgotten to pack are your photographs on the mantle. Your albums in the attic. Your boxes full of dusty prints. Imagine, though, if you didn’t have to — if all you had to pack on your way out of town was a couple of DVDs or a portable hard drive, thanks to the batch print scanning order you had done weeks ago. For over 45 years, Moldaner’s Camera & Imaging — formerly on City Park Avenue across from Delgado, now on Maple Street Uptown — has served the greater New Orleans area for all its photographic, digital, and archiving needs. Now that hurricane season has arrived, let Moldaner’s provide you the peace of mind you need.

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International School hopes to partner with Jefferson Parish for new language-immersion campus

 Posted by at 6:03 pm  schools, state government
Jun 282011
 

An ISL student circles answers in a Spanish language workbook. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

The International School of Louisiana plans to approach the Jefferson Parish School Board next week about the possibility of opening a new language-immersion campus, based on the strong interest in foreign-language education recently demonstrated by parents there.

Jefferson Parish officials had planned this spring to cut the language-immersion programs operating at a handful of campuses to stave off next year’s budget shortfall, but earlier this month decided to restore the program for one year. School board members there have since expressed some interest in creating a single full-immersion charter school in the parish, which creates an opportunity for ISL to partner with them, said ISL Head of School Sean Wilson on Tuesday evening. Continue reading »

“When the evening is over, it’s over:” Coulis chef remembered

 Posted by at 7:52 am  business, food and drink
Jun 282011
 

James Leeming, who died Sunday, opened Coulis on Prytania after decades spent in celebrated New Orleans restaurants, including Commander’s Palace and others.

“He’d cajole and encourage and joke and give me the freedom to make mistakes,” recalls Craig Giesecke of J’anitas, who worked with Leeming at Dick and Jenny’s immediately after Hurricane Katrina. “He taught me to trust my instincts and to go off-road if it got us to where we needed to be.”

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Pastors beseech Uptown: March against crime, or at least come outside

 Posted by at 12:26 am  church, city government, crime, events, neighborhood groups, public safety
Jun 282011
 

The NOPD Second District’s monthly march against crime is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday (June 28) in the Freret neighborhood, and this time, the police are hoping for a little help from some new friends.

Building on an idea from the “Cops, Clergy and Community” meeting earlier this month, the police are seeking not only a strong turnout for the march itself from neighborhoods across Uptown, but they also hope the night of the march can become a catalyst for better neighborhood integration. If you don’t attend the march itself, then the coalition of pastors and officers ask that you spend that same hour, from 6 to 7 p.m., on your own front porch or in your front yard, getting to know your neighbors. Continue reading »

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International School board to consider plans for coming year

 Posted by at 11:23 pm  schools
Jun 272011
 

The governing board of the International School of Louisiana will meet Tuesday evening to receive updates on continuing projects such as the Westbank campus renovation and to consider broader expansion plans over the coming year, according to the agenda. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday (June 28) at the Eastbank campus at 1400 Camp Street.

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