Sula Foundation Holiday Gathering (Photo Feature)

 Posted by at 11:23 pm  business, events
Dec 212010
 

Canine Culture manager Shannon Kottemann high-fives a pit bull inside the store at the Sula Foundation holiday gathering. Pit bull owners had a chance to finish holiday shopping while mingling with other pit bulll owners. Holiday carols with a twist such as "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Pit Bull" were sung at the event. The Sula Foundation is dedicated to fostering responsible pit bull ownership through low-cost veterinary clinics, free spay/neuter, education and advocacy. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

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Portrait of an artist: Silverman signing at Octavia

 Posted by at 5:30 pm  arts, books and music, events
Dec 212010
 

Renowned New Orleans metal sculptor Arthur Silverman at a book signing for SILVERMAN: The Art Works of Dr. Arthur Silverman, at Octavia Books Tuesday afternoon. Since the mid-eighties Dr. Silverman has made over 400 metal sculptures that range from a matter of inches to 60 feet in height. Across the United States, he is represented in five national museums. Dr. Silverman has 48 public pieces of art in New Orleans; more then any other artist. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

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Magazine Street repair to last from January until Thanksgiving

 Posted by at 8:19 am  business, public safety, recovery, state government, transportation
Dec 212010
 

The resurfacing project will take place in three subsequent stages: Calliope to St. Andrew (from January to Mardi Gras), from there to Napoleon (which will last into the summer) and from Napoleon to Nashville.

For more details on the project itself, see reporting by R. Stephanie Bruno in The Times-Picayune. For reaction from Magazine Street business owners, see a report by Paul Murphy of WWL.

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NOPD: Man shot to death at edge of Broadmoor, near Claiborne

 Posted by at 12:11 am  crime, public safety
Dec 212010
 

A man was fatally shot on Louisiana Avenue Parkway early Sunday morning, police said.

The man was found lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the chest about 3:20 a.m. in the 3000 block of Louisiana Avenue Parkway, the first block on the lake side of Claiborne Avenue, police said. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene, according to a news release from the NOPD Second District. Continue reading »

Uptown police share Christmas with needy children

 Posted by at 10:13 pm  good works, public safety
Dec 202010
 

Toys purchased by the men and women of the Second District. Officers donated money towards the purchase of toys for needy kids distributed them last Friday. (Photo courtesy of NOPD Second District)

Officers from Uptown New Orleans’ two police districts, the Second and the Sixth, each gave their time and money this weekend to ensure that poor children from Uptown neighborhoods received some Christmas cheer. Second District officers donated money to buy and distribute toys to area schoolchildren Friday, and the Sixth District held its annual “Christmas in the Sixth” holiday party.

Children build frames and other items with wood supplied by the local Home Depot at the Sixth District station in Central City. (Photo by NOPD Sgt. Walter Powers Jr.)

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Advertiser bulletin: LaCrosse Metal Designs to appear at Palmer Park Arts Market

 Posted by at 11:00 am  Advertiser specials
Dec 152010
 

Tim LaCrosse is a local artist who has been hand carving jewelry for the last 10 years in the New Orleans area.  LaCrosse’s designs vary from traditional fleur-de-lis jewelry, to more unique organic pieces that express the beauty of Louisiana.

LaCrosse will be featuring his latest line of jewelry, which is Louisiana sunken cypress hand inlaid in sterling silver at Palmer Park Arts Market this Saturday.  The cypress used in LaCrosse’s jewelry was sunken in the local bayou for over 100 years.

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36 hours Uptown: Markets, Meetings, and Music

 Posted by at 5:12 pm  arts, books and music, events, neighborhood groups, schools, sports and recreation
Dec 132010
 

The Uptowner, 438 Henry Clay

Here’s a snapshot of different community and public events taking place over the next few days Uptown. Markets, meetings, and music workshops dominate the schedule; residents should take note of tomorrow’s City Planning Commission meeting at City Hall, at which applications for alcoholic beverage licenses at three Uptown restaurants, including the Uptowner, will be discussed before the council.

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Fight the Blight Volunteer Day

 Posted by at 1:35 am  blight and demolition, city government, environment, good works, public safety, recovery
Dec 132010
 

Matt McPayne picks up trash on an empty lot in Hollygrove at Fight the Blight Voluteer Day Saturday afternoon. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

The sky was streaked with dark clouds over Hollygrove’s Conrad Park on Saturday morning, but it was heavy machinery and work trucks – not thunder – rumbling in the distance, the background music to urban renewal.

As volunteers in green shirts and bright plastic gloves walked the blocks around the park carrying huge black bags of freshly gathered trash, Hollygrove resident Louella Hill arrived to help with her two grandchildren, 4-year-old Jayla Miller and 2-year-old Shamar Bridges, and her neighbor, Mildred Price. She was happy to join, she said, because the city’s “Fight the Blight” volunteer effort will do more than beautify the neighborhood – it will also make it safer from crime.

“You don’t have to worry about nobody hiding behind all that trash,” Hill said. Continue reading »

Lusher retains neighborhood-based admissions — for now

 Posted by at 1:09 am  arts, books and music, schools
Dec 122010
 

Boundaries of Lusher Charter School district

Children who live in a small Carrollton neighborhood will still get automatic admission to Lusher Charter School next year, but only if they enter as kindergartners, based on a policy the board voted Saturday to extend to the 2011-2012 school year. Exactly much how longer that option will exist, however, remains uncertain.

“For this year, what we’re going to do is accept in-district neighborhood students in kindergarten,” said Lusher CEO Kathy Riedlinger. “Beyond kindergarten, there’s no guarantee.” Continue reading »

“Into the Flatlands” at DuMois Gallery (Photo Feature)

 Posted by at 11:39 pm  arts, books and music, neighborhood groups
Dec 112010
 

Attendees discuss the Photo Nola exhibit "Into the Flatlands" by Kathleen Robbins at the opening at DuMois Gallery on Freret St. Saturday night. Robbins, who is from the Mississipi Delta, explains "Into the Flatlands" as an exploration of familial obligation and the conflicted relationship with "home". (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

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Freretstivus Market (Photo Gallery)

 Posted by at 11:10 pm  arts, books and music, events, food and drink, neighborhood groups
Dec 112010
 

Dressed in the Christmas spirit Freret Market announcer Andrew Ward dances with singer Margie Perez at Freretstivus Market Saturday afternoon. Freret Market added an additional shopping day to its usual once a month schedule this month. There were over 140 vendors and 6 different bands. "It really is a Christmas revolution. We don't want to go to the mall in Metarie. We want to shop locally," said Ward. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

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Preservation Resource Center’s 2010 Holiday Home Tour (Photo Gallery)

 Posted by at 9:45 pm  arts, books and music, events, neighborhood groups
Dec 112010
 

Attendees of the 35th annual Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans Holiday Home Tour wait to view the home of Nan & Ed deMontluzin at 2714 St. Charles Avenue Saturday afternoon. Seven historic Garden District homes and the Opera Guild Home were included in the self-guided tour. The Holiday Home Tour continues Sunday, December 12, 2010. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)

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72 hours Uptown: Fight, Shop, and Sing Your Heart Out

 Posted by at 2:02 pm  events, sports and recreation
Dec 102010
 

Attend a Christmas bash, catch up on shopping at the market, or belt out Handel’s Messiah — there’s no shortage of options to get into the holiday spirit this weekend. See below for a snapshot of what’s going on Uptown.

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New restaurant negotiates with Carrollton-Riverbend association for liquor license

 Posted by at 10:28 am  business, city government, food and drink, neighborhood groups
Dec 102010
 

A new restaurant called Cowbell planned for the far Uptown end of Oak Street is nearing an agreement with its neighbors to be able to serve alcohol, despite a city moratorium on new liquor licenses in the area.

The Carrollton-Riverbend Neighborhood Association generally supports allowing Cowbell to serve drinks, if the restaurant’s owners will sign and abide by a good-neighbor agreement, said association president Jerry Speir at a Thursday night meeting. Continue reading »

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