(Cartoon by Owen Courreges)
Owen Courreges
The food truck debate in New Orleans is stirring once again. City Councilwoman Stacy Head has floated legislation to loosen regulations of food trucks, which at present are largely unchanged from the 1950’s. These existing regulations make food truck operations a nearly impossible proposition, with draconian restrictions on permits, operating times and locations. Continue reading »
Think you make the best gumbo in town? Prove it at Tracey’s this week! Tracey’s is hosting the 1st annual “Gumbowl” (Gumbo Cook Off) Thursday, January 31st from 4-6pm.
Only the 1st 10 entries will be contestants; enter by today, January 28th.
The Knights of King Arthur’s Queen Guinevere, Pam Dean Goodard, smiles as she prepares throw a toy football into the Napoleon Avenue crowd. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of Carrollton and Knights of King Arthur rolled Sunday afternoon on the Uptown route.
A member of the Krewe of Carrollton on the “Day at the Jazzfest” float tosses beads into the St. Charles Avenue crowd. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
A rider on the Knights of Sparta “Moonlight Serenade” float singles out a parade-goer to catch a throw. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Knights of Sparta rolled on the Uptown route with 17 floats themed “My Way,” after Sinatra songs, and the Krewe of Pygmalion rolled an 18-float parade entitled “Pygmalion Celebrates.”
The Pygmammoth float, which debuted in 2012, makes its second appearance in the Krewe of Pygmalion parade on St. Charles Avenue. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Horseback riders lead the Krewe of Choctaw up St. Charles Avenue. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of Pontchartrain’s 15 floats riddled parade-goers with the theme of “What are you afraid of?” on Saturday afternoon, and the Krewe of Choctaw made its first appearance on the Uptown route with a 18-float parade with whimsical takes on “Avenues of America.”
The Krewe of Pontchartrain’s floats asked parade-goers, “What are you afraid of?” (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Three guns were seized Friday night along the parade route during the Oshun and Cleopatra parades at locations that were trouble spots for gunplay last year as well, according to police. Continue reading »
A rendering of the Tulane Stadium released in September. (UptownMessenger.com file image)
Mayor Mitch Landrieu released the details of the agreement his office has reached with Tulane governing the use of the university’s proposed stadium on Friday, drawing swift reaction from neighborhood groups that it is still too lenient. Continue reading »
Craig Giesecke
These days I’ve been helping some friends put together a new restaurant/bar operation in the Warehouse District. The principals involved are veterans of the local restaurant/bar scene, so there aren’t a whole lot of surprises being thrown at any of us. But, as with any new operation, there’s a lot of “one step forward, two steps back” thing when you’re waiting on construction crews to assemble the plumbing, electrical stuff and hand-mill a new bar on-site.
The most frustrating thing about putting together such a new business is all the hurry-up-and-wait stuff involved in licensing and permitting. Things are particularly messy this time of year, as health inspectors want to make sure they’re gotten around to as many places as possible before the big Carnival crowds arrive. Throw the Super Bowl on top of it and you’ve got, well, a task more difficult than a left turn off Tulane Avenue. Continue reading »
A home on Delachaise Street burns Friday night just off South Claiborne. (submitted photo)
A fire that began in a vacant house on Delachaise Street just off South Claiborne scorched an adjacent fourplex Friday night, destroying two families’ homes, according to a report from our partners at WWL-TV.
Queen Oshun XVI, Taisha Williams-Payne, rides up Napoleon Avenue on Friday evening. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Under absolutely perfect weather, two regal parades kicked off the first major weekend of parading in New Orleans on Friday night. The Krewe of Oshun celebrated children as it held its place as the first parade of the weekend, and the Krewe of Cleopatra made their debut on the Uptown route on the fortieth anniversary of their parade.
Queen Cleopatra XL, Malinda Phillips Bertrand, smiles from her throne as her float rolls up Napoleon Avenue. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Investigators have arrested and charged a 15-year-old with five counts of aggravated battery in connection with a shooting on Martin Luther King Day just after the parade passed, and more arrests are forthcoming, according to our partners at WWL-TV.com.
Ronnell Johnson (via opcso.org)
820 General Pershing Street, photographed in December.
LaToya Cantrell
You heard right: Skip N’ Whistle is taking the shop digital! This means an in-store sale for the next two weeks, now until Friday, February 8th. Get 40% OFF EVERYTHING & we mean EVERYTHING! Continue reading »
Allan Katz and Danae Columbus
Allan thought the second inaugural address by President Barack Obama was a very good reflection of what is in the President’s soul -– truculent, adversarial and not a hint of compromise. Allan also thought that the President’s advocacy of gay rights was historic, the first time gay rights have ever been mentioned in an Inaugural Address.
Danae, on the other hand, thought the speech was a flop, misdirected and mistaken in its apparent refusal to even consider compromise on any of the points that matter to the American people. Continue reading »
A man was wounded in a shooting in the 2900 block of Danneel Street just before 2:45 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.
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“Deacon John” Moore speaks in favor of Jimmy’s Music Club before the City Council on Thursday. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Impassioned arguments from supporters of Jimmy’s Music Club on Willow Street could not dissuade the New Orleans City Council from unanimously voting in favor Thursday of a moratorium on new alcohol permits in the Carrollton area, as city leaders insisted that their action does not preclude the revered Uptown venue from reopening. Continue reading »
Barbara Jackson, a former president of the St. Thomas neighborhood, leads a protest march Wednesday through the River Gardens development. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
River Gardens residents hold signs demanding respect on the front porch of the Hope House before their march Wednesday. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Visit Saucy’s BBQ on the Historic Magazine Street in Uptown New Orleans. Enjoy the cozy atmosphere this parade season; we have Outdoor seating and you can BYOB. We’ll keep it cold for ya’!
The location of the home invasion reported Tuesday on St. Andrew Street. (map via NOPD.com)