After state Rep. Neil Abramson announced Thursday morning that Children’s Hospital would be reopening the shuttered New Orleans Adolescent Hospital next door and offering mental-health services for children there, Children’s Hospital issued a statement saying that such a plan would not be “economically feasible,” according to a report by our partners at WWL-TV. Abramson later replied that the arrangement is already spelled out in documents signed by Children’s Hospital and the state.
State Rep. Neil Abramson speaks during a town hall for Carrollton residents on Thursday night. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
One of the targets in a late-afternooon shootout that caused a car to crash on South Claiborne Avenue dropped a gun at the crash scene that has led to charges against him in a March 9 murder in New Orleans East, authorities said. Continue reading »
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Dat Dog’s second location recently opened on Magazine Street, and Mellow Mushroom is days away from opening its doors on Oak Street. Continue reading »
After City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell pledged to dedicate a $5,000 grant to installing anti-crime cameras around the intersection of Washington and Broad earlier this week, business owners held their own anti-crime forum Thursday morning at Rhodes Pavilion, reports Bill Capo of our partners at WWL-TV.
Neil Abramson
Allan Katz and Danae Columbus
While neither Danae (Greek Orthodox) or Allan (Jewish) happens to be Catholic, both of us have just been amazed and pleased by the aura of optimism and good feelings that have surrounded the rise of the new Pope, Francis I.
Our friends, regardless of their religious faith, have been almost unanimous in expressing their positive reactions to the naming of Francis I, the way that he has handled his brand-new papacy and his initial comments. Continue reading »
Mercy Endeavors Senior Center will hold its inaugural “Jazzin’ on Jackson Gala” tonight (Thursday, March 21) at St. Alphonsus Art and Cultural Center in the Irish Channel. Continue reading »
Easter is a huge chocolate and candy holiday. Everyone is ending their Lenten observance, and ready to enjoy Spring time. It’s a holiday with “sweet appeal” and has been so in many cultures and for a long long time, perhaps dating back hundreds of years, with the tradition of sweet Hot Cross Buns.
At Blue Frog Chocolates, we’re ready to keep everyone from “being a basket case” at Easter. Make like a Bunny and Hop On In for Chocolate Bunnies, Eggs and Lambs, Jelly Bellys, old fashioned panorama sugar eggs, chocolate crosses, and way more. Continue reading »
State school officials have discovered termite damage to the Sophie B. Wright cafeteria and auditorium that is so extensive that those areas must be closed off immediately, creating a “public emergency” that must be fixed immediately — starting at an emergency meeting of the Orleans Parish School Board at 10 a.m. Thursday. Continue reading »
The rear yard of the McDonogh 7 building is the preferred location for four modular classrooms when Audubon moves in, but will require a city variance, school officials say. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Audubon Charter School community expressed some relief Wednesday night at the upcoming possibility of finally leaving the old Carrollton Courthouse building that is literally falling down around them, but parents and staff members were also frustrated that the McDonogh 7 building on Milan Street being offered to them still will not fill their space or programming needs and is considered another “temporary” fix.
Orleans Parish Deputy Superintendent Kathy Padian said a permanent resolution may be only three years away, but in the short-term, moving out of the Carrollton building is a must.
“I completely agree that a temporary solution is not a great solution, but it’s what we have right now,” Padian said. Continue reading »
More than 20 of New Orleans’ finest restaurants will meet Thursday night (March 19) at Samuel J. Green Charter School in a benefit for FirstLine Schools five “seed-to-table” food-education gardening programs across the city. Continue reading »
Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans has secured commitments to return from at least 10 of its 18 teachers, meeting a threshold set by CODOFIL for the statewide agency to continue recruiting educators from France for the school, officials announced this week. Continue reading »
The Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Uptown New Orleans will host a free legal clinic for veterans on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading »
(Illustration by Jean-Paul Villere)
Jean-Paul Villere
Maximilien Luce (French, 1858-1941), “Soleil Couchant Honfleur,” 1929, oil on canvas, signed and dated l.l., titled verso on stretcher, label verso from “Les Cadres, Rue Bonaparte”, stenciled artist plaque on frame, H.- 18 1/8 in., W.- 21 3/4 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery is currently accepting consignments for the Estates Auction on May 18th & 19th, 2013. Call us and see how much your items may be worth! Continue reading »
A member of the Wild Mohicans Mardi Gras Indians grins at the crowd on Washington Avenue on St. Joseph’s night. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Every year, Mardi Gras Indians from all over the city make a mysterious pilgrimage into Central City on the night of St. Joseph’s feast.
A spectator near A.L. Davis Park on LaSalle admires a Mardi Gras Indian’s suit on Tuesday evening. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Discussion of issues surrounding the alcohol licenses at three Uptown New Orleans establishments — Jimmy’s Music Club on Willow, The Uptowner reception hall on Henry Clay Avenue and Grits Bar on Annunciation — were all postponed by city officials Tuesday to make way for another hearing instead. Continue reading »