The new owner of a Maple Street college bar that last year struck a bargain with the city to stay open amid allegations of underage drinking and other violations is now being praised for his efforts to make peace with his neighbors. Continue reading »
An Advertiser Bulletin published Tuesday included an incorrect phone number for Shared Housing of New Orleans. The correct phone number is 896-2575.
Meet the latest adoptables at Zeus’ Place on Freret Street! Continue reading »
Jean-Paul Villere
Monday morning I woke up with a crusty old ’90s grunge rock song rattling around in my head, which I suppose isn’t too big of a surprise. It was “Overblown” by Mudhoney. And unless you were or are a student of grunge, which I kind of was, or spun the soundtrack to the movie Singles more than a handful of times (guilty) you might never have heard this jangly noise bomb. It drives a careening beat and rhythm accompanied by these opening lyrics:
Everybody loves us
Everybody loves our town
That’s why I’m thinking lately
The time for leaving is nowHey, hey, hey, hey (x4)
It’s so overblown Continue reading »
Officials with the Recovery School District will discuss new admissions procedures, discipline policies and other issues with parents in a meeting next week to be held at Walter L. Cohen High School. Continue reading »
A new Ethiopian restaurant has opened on Magazine Street, and a popular Bywater cafe aims to open its Maple Street location next month. Continue reading »
The crash was reported around 2:30 a.m. on Broadway near Zimpel, and Mayor Landrieu arrived on scene, according to a report by our partners at WWL-TV. Landrieu later said that he stood apart from the crash investigation and that proper protocol will be followed:
Eric Strachan
Shared Housing of New Orleans — a program to help elderly and/or disabled adults remain in their homes by matching them with people looking for a place to live — is seeking new referrals for homeowners or ‘homeseekers.’ These ‘homeseekers’ provide light housekeeping and companionship in exchange for room and board. Shared Housing carefully screens applicants, facilitates appropriate matches, then formalizes each match in a contract. Continue reading »
A man suffered two gunshot wounds to the knee and one to the finger Monday evening in the crossfire of a shooting at the busy intersection of Magazine Street and Louisiana Avenue, authorities said. Continue reading »
(map via NOPD.com)
The Carrollton Area Network of neighborhood associations will host a community meeting tonight to discuss the ongoing SELA drainage project and other improvements to the sewerage system, power plant and purification plant. Continue reading »
The Carrollton Hollygrove Senior Center, built in 1949 as a hospital but converted to a senior in 1980, was demolished early Monday morning to make way for a new facility that will open in two years, reports Bill Capo of our partners at WWL-TV.
(map via NOPD.com)
Owen Courreges
You know, if I ever have kids, I think I’ll send them to Company Burger for school. It’s probably cheaper than paying for a traditional private school, and I hear the cafeteria is awesome.
What? You say that Company Burger isn’t a school? It’s a burger joint?
Oh my. Somebody might want to alert Mayor Landrieu before he starts subsidizing it as a charter school. Continue reading »
Archbishop Gregory Aymond celebrates the Feast of St. Henry Mass at St. Henry’s Catholic Church, a month after announcing that daily mass would return to the church. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Hats and shirts read “St. Henry’s Lives in Good Shepherd Parish.” (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Members of numerous area bands — the Treme Brass Band, the Storyville Stompers and Bone Tone brass band — lead a second-line parade down Oak Street on Saturday afternoon in memory of their friend, Charlie Nash, who died in an apartment fire in late June. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
A Hollygrove community group is hosting a “Stop the Violence” rally this afternoon in Conrad Park, featuring food, music, sports and motivational speaking. Continue reading »
Craig Giesecke
I find myself in transition again this week, after walking away from a decently paying kitchen job. It only reinforced the idea that some of us either can’t or can no longer be simply employees, at least not for very long. We’re always bumping our heads against an overly low ceiling. A weekly paycheck is nice, but it’s also something of a leash that‘s too often pulled short. Continue reading »
Du Mois on Freret Street will host an opening reception starting at 5 p.m. Saturday for the third annual “Cold Drink” printmaking invitational show, juried by LSU professor Leslie Koptchco and sponsored by Bayou Teche Brewery. Continue reading »