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 »
A restaurant specializing in Colombian cuisine is headed for the downtown edge of Central City, while a Magazine Street pizzeria appears to have closed. Continue reading »
Water games, grilled food and cold drinks will all be a part of the Saratoga Street Fruit Tree Orchard’s second annual “Summer Splash” on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading »
J. Monque’D Blues Band performs during the 2011 Feast of St. Henry Mass and Reunion. (UptownMessenger.com file photo by Sabree Hill)
Just a month after bringing joy to St. Henry’s parishioners by announcing the return of daily mass to the church, Archbishop Gregory Aymond himself will celebrate Vigil Mass in St. Henry’s prior to Saturday afternoon’s annual reunion block party. Continue reading »
Charlie Nash, at right, plays trombone at the Oak Street Cafe. (photo via onlyonoak.org)
A former U.S. Marine who is now an activist for international peace efforts will speak to the Gillespie Memorial Community Breakfast progressives’ group on Saturday morning. Continue reading »
At a “Fight the Blight” event in March 2011, Mayor Mitch Landrieu paints a gate around the pool at Taylor Park with Laquinn Huey, who was 8 at the time. (UptownMessenger.com file photo by Sabree Hill)
City officials hope to bring a critical mass of volunteers back to Taylor Park in the Hoffman Triangle on Saturday, updating last year’s “Fight the Blight” efforts with this year’s “NOLA for Life” murder-reduction strategy. Continue reading »
Ladies’ 3/4-sleeve baseball jerseys from Tipitina’s.
Know the eBay terrain — here are some of the more important options for online shopping. (graphic by Christy Lorio)
Christy Lorio (photo by Leslie Almeida)
I was sitting down with a friend a few weeks ago — a hip, in-the-know, bargain-loving type of gal — and over a lunch of ahi tuna salad and shrimp and grits I waxed poetic about my latest eBay find and how much money I saved. Much to my chagrin, my hip, cool, and decidedly-younger-than-me friend sheepishly admitted she’s never experienced the pleasure of bargain hunting on the “world’s largest online marketplace,” deeming it overwhelming and frustrating.
I’ve been utilizing eBay since 2000, long before flash sales and coupon sites became all the rage. And while I don’t frequent the site more than a few times a year, like a long lost friend that doesn’t hold a grudge, it’s always there for me with open arms when I decide to visit. My tricks to a successfully frugal purchase? Check your competitive side at the door, and limit your search to help better your odds at finding what you want. Continue reading »
A passenger on a South Carrollton Avenue city bus was shot in the arm late Thursday afternoon by another man who had just disembarked near Washington Avenue, about two blocks before Interstate 10. Two men were quickly arrested — the alleged shooter, Devonte Davis, 17, and an alleged accomplice, Cordero Johnson, 23 — and police recovered the gun, according to Tania Dall of our reporting partners at WWL-TV.
Two NOPD Second District investigators and a Tulane police officer speak to a witness in front of a home in the 600 block of Broadway, where a Tulane student was robbed inside her home. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
A 20-year-old Tulane student had her sense of security in her own home shattered Thursday afternoon when two men forced their way in her front door, held her down on the floor at gunpoint and robbed her Broadway Street house.
Moments later, frustrated that her attackers might escape without her even getting a look at them, she ran outside, spotted them down the block, and chased them for a better look — and ended up getting the laptop they stole from her back in her gambit.
“I’m shocked,” the student said, looking back on her actions afterward. “I’m not that strong or courageous of a person. I simply did it because those guys, they should get caught. It’s just not right.” Continue reading »
A rendering of the proposed football stadium on Tulane’s Uptown campus. (via TulaneStadium.com)
As expected, the New Orleans City Council formally withdrew a proposed zoning district Thursday morning that would have required Tulane University to seek their permission prior to starting construction on a new football stadium. Continue reading »
A 19-year-old was injured Wednesday night in a shooting just off Freret Street, police said. Continue reading »