Uptown events today: Alcohol moratorium, restaurants’ requests before New Orleans city council

 Posted by at 10:16 am  arts, books and music, church, city government, colleges, events, food and drink, good works, neighborhood groups, politics, public safety
Feb 032011
 

Boundaries of the liquor-license moratorium proposed for the Riverbend area run roughly along Birch Street, Broadway Avenue, along Audubon Park and the Mississippi River.

Two Uptown restaurants seeking liquor licenses – and a modified ban on new alcohol permits in the Carrollton area – will come before the New Orleans City Council at its 3 p.m. meeting today, as will the proposed Gabrielle restaurant.

Cowbell on Oak Street and Ignatius on Magazine Street both have the recommendation of the City Planning Commission for permission to sell alcohol, while the Gabrielle was denied its recommendation to convert the Uptowner banquet hall on Henry Clay Avenue into a full-time restaurant.

Meanwhile, the city council is also considering modifying its general ban on new liquor licenses in the neighborhoods around Riverbend area. Continue reading »

Freret, Milan properties mapped by new site

 Posted by at 9:05 am  blight and demolition, business, neighborhood groups, recovery
Feb 032011
 

Properties around the Freret business corridor are shown on this screenshot from Whodata.org.

Whodata.org classifies property in Freret, Milan, Central City and Gentilly Terrace based on its occupancy and condition on an interactive map. A collaboration between the University of New Orleans and Neighborhood Housing Services, the site is expected to include more neighborhoods as it develops. (Via nola.com)

NOPD: Uptown home invasions this week likely related

 Posted by at 11:38 pm  crime, public safety
Feb 022011
 

Two Uptown New Orleans homes were broken into this week by men who tied up the women inside and then ransacked the home in cases that police say share so many similarities that they are almost certainly related.

In separate cases, police have also seen a rash of gun violence in the Leonidas area and captured a man they say stole a stack of computers from a Freret Street nonprofit, officers and investigators said Wednesday at the weekly meeting of the NOPD’s Uptown-based Second District. Continue reading »

Friday Night Fights moved to Feb. 11, 2011 due to weather

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Feb 022011
 

Round card girl Katie Budge holds up a card before walking on the ring at Freret Street Gym's Friday Night Fights. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

Freret Street Boxing Gym will be holding Friday Night Fights winter wonderland show, featuring Frosty the Snowman,  Friday, February 11, 2010. The fights moved from February 4, 2011 due to concerns about the weather.  The outdoor fight, sanctioned by USA Amateur Boxing, includes boxing, live entertainment and ring girls.

Gabrielle restaurant fails to find neighborhood support; Whole Foods returns (live coverage)

 Posted by at 6:41 pm  business, city government, food and drink, neighborhood groups, politics, recovery
Feb 012011
 

Greg Sonnier of The Gabrielle restaurant addresses the Audubon-Riverside neighborhood about his desire to reopen his restaurant on Henry Clay Avenue. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

The owner of the Gabrielle restaurant found sympathy but not support Tuesday night, as the Audubon-Riverside Neighborhood Association decided against supporting his plans to reopen his restaurant in the Uptowner banquet hall on Henry Clay Avenue.

Just as soon as that issue was decided, another emerged – a series of requests by Whole Foods to alter their land-use agreement with the city that many said was the impetus for the creation of ARNA years ago. Continue reading »

Private patrols or off-duty officers under consideration by Fontainebleau, university-area residents

 Posted by at 10:56 am  city government, crime, elections, neighborhood groups, politics, public safety, state government
Feb 012011
 

NOPD officers gather at State Street Drive and Walmsley Avenue in the Fontainebleau neighborhood for an anti-crime march in late September. The area is now considering hiring off-duty or private officers to increase security. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

A neighborhood association that stretches from some of Uptown’s most placid blocks to some that have suffered through open warfare between criminals and police is now exploring the idea of increasing its police presence with off-duty officers.

The Claiborne-University Neighborhood Association held a sort of fact-finding session Thursday night about fee-based security districts, the first in what association president Scott Barron said would be a series of meetings informing residents about the concept. Continue reading »

NOPD chief: “Education and economy eliminates crime. Arrest and incarceration might reduce it – some.” (live coverage)

 Posted by at 6:49 pm  city government, crime, events, public safety
Jan 312011
 

NOPD Chief Ronal Serpas speaks at a forum on crime at Touro Synagogue in mid-January.

The greatest weapon the New Orleans Police Department has in the fight against crime is civic engagement and neighborhood organization, New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas told a group of young professionals Monday evening.

“When you use your neighborhood and expect behavior of yourself and others, criminals will find somewhere else to go,” Serpas said at a forum hosted by EngageNOLA, a young professionals’ organization. “When you blink, they win. If you don’t blink, they will find someplace else to go.” Continue reading »

36 hours: Public meetings

 Posted by at 9:46 am  church, city government, crime, elections, events, neighborhood groups, public safety, state government
Jan 312011
 

The Uptowner, 438 Henry Clay Avenue (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

Public meetings dominate the Uptown calendar for the next two days.

Monday, EngageNOLA hosts NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas in a discussion about NOPD’s history and recent activities, and a question-and-answer session from the public.

Tuesday night, the Audubon-Riverside Neighborhood Association will discuss the Uptowner restaurant at its monthly meeting, and the Alliance for Good Government will hold a public meeting to discuss the potential impacts of upcoming electoral redistricting, featuring current and former members of state government.

See below for details of these meetings and more.

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Arts Market in Palmer Park (Photo Gallery)

 Posted by at 11:50 pm  arts, books and music, events
Jan 292011
 

Contemporary painter Tony Nozero stands by his artwork at the first Arts Market of New Orleans of 2011 in Palmer Park Saturday morning. The Arts Market celebrated what would have been Jackson Pollock's 99th birthday. About 100 artists displayed jewelry, paintings, ceramics, metal work, printmaking and mosaics - many which were inspired by the abstract movement. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

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Second lines Saturday through Central City, Sunday around Louisiana Avenue corridor

 Posted by at 10:21 am  events
Jan 292011
 

The Lady Jetsetters parade will parade through Central City on Saturday.

Two second lines will parade through areas of Uptown New Orleans this weekend, one running the length of Central City on Saturday and another looping through the neighborhoods around Louisiana Avenue on Sunday. Continue reading »

72 hours: Marching to the Beat

 Posted by at 10:24 am  arts, books and music, church, events, schools, sports and recreation
Jan 282011
 

The Ladies and Men of Unity Fifth Anniversary parade. The parade begins and ends at the Rock Bottom Lounge, 3801 Tchoupitoulas.

Marches and music are present every day this weekend Uptown. The Silence is Violence coalition sponsors a Central City Peace March to City Hall in memory of Magnolia  Shorty, Jeremy Galmon, and Ja’Shawn Powell, beginning at Washington and LaSalle and ending at City Hall (marchers are requested to wear red and camouflage attire). Tomorrow the Arts Market of New Orleans returns to Palmer Park, and Xavier Prep holds a gala fundraiser and concert. Sunday the Ladies and Men of Unity will celebrate their fifth anniversary with a parade, and Armand St. Martin will close out January’s concert series at Trinity Episcopal. See below for details of these events and more Uptown.

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NOPD briefs: Late-night robbery reported on Magazine; sketch of burglar released

 Posted by at 5:48 pm  crime, public safety
Jan 272011
 

Computer sketch of burglary suspect (via NOPD)

A man walking in the lower end of Magazine Street was robbed at gunpoint earlier this week, police said Thursday afternoon. They also released a sketch of a suspected burglar from the same area during the NOPD Sixth District’s weekly meeting. Continue reading »

Milan Anti-Crime March: “We really need to stop this violence. Enough is enough”

 Posted by at 7:29 am  crime, neighborhood groups, public safety
Jan 272011
 

Milan residents make a statement against crime as they walk alongside police carrying colorful posters during the Milan anti-crime walk Wednesday night. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

A rash of recent violent crime and tragedy, coupled with the energetic organizing of a new neighborhood group, led to the largest turnout yet for a NOPD Second District anti-crime march as police and residents paraded through the streets of Milan.

“Ever since the New Year there has been this explosion of crime. Errol Meeks’ shooting,” said Veronica Sharkey of the Milan Focus Group, who helped organize the anti-crime march. “There was a drive by last Wednesday … less than a block from my house. There was the robbery at the Freret Neighborhood Center. There was another armed robbery on Freret last week. There was a drug bust on Milan,  a gun battle on Freret, all within a space of about three weeks. I don’t know what on earth is going on or why all of a sudden there is this explosion of crime, but I think we really just need to bring awareness to it.” Continue reading »

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Road construction continues on Claiborne Avenue

 Posted by at 7:08 am  public safety, state government, transportation
Jan 272011
 

Sections of both east- and westbound Claiborne Avenue through Uptown New Orleans remain under construction this week, according to the state Department of Transportation and Development.

The right lane of each direction will be closed for construction on a variety of sections between the U.S. 90 overpass and Jefferson Parish for the remainder of this week, according to the department’s website. The westbound construction is scheduled until Friday afternoon, while the eastbound road work will last well into next week.

International School seeks February start to new Algiers campus lease

 Posted by at 9:47 pm  arts, books and music, church, neighborhood groups, schools
Jan 262011
 

The Holy Name of Mary campus in Algiers (Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, via Wikimedia Commons)

The International School of Louisiana stepped forward Wednesday on its expansion to the Holy Name of Mary campus in Algiers, authorizing a potential lease agreement that allow the workers to begin in February preparing for the next school year. Continue reading »

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