Mellow Mushroom, the psychedelic-themed chain of pizza restaurants prevalent in college towns across the Southeast, is negotiating to open a new location on Oak Street by fall, three local investors told the neighborhood Thursday night. Continue reading »
Spring feels like it’s been upon us for a few months, but technically it has only just started. To kick off this wonderful time of the year, Joule Solar Energy is teaming up with City Park and the LSU Agricultural Center for the annual City Park Spring Garden Show this weekend, April 14-15th. The event features guest speakers and a green fair with product exhibits and vendors.
Keep reading for more details about the show, and about the latest trends in solar engineering, solar gardening, and solar canopies for your home or business!
Allan Katz and Danae Columbus
Is America ready for a President whose faith includes doctrines that may be offensive in today’s multicultural society? Now that the Republican presidential nomination has been settled, Democratic opposition researchers are telling President Barack Obama’s campaign that Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith could well emerge as a distressing problem for the challenger. Continue reading »
The New Orleans Recreation Department’s giant inflatable movie screen will make its next two Uptown stops this weekend, showing “Puss in Boots” on Friday at Wisner Park (4877 Laurel St.) and “The Blind Side” on Saturday at Samuel Square (2100 Napoleon Ave.). Continue reading »
Former Gov. Buddy Roemer, who is seeking a third-party candidacy for President, laughs with students before a speech at Tulane University on Wednesday afternoon. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Go to college, get a job, and if you work hard enough, change the world for the better? Fat chance, former Gov. Buddy Roemer told an audience at Tulane University in a Wednesday afternoon stop on his third-party Presidential campaign.
“You think you run this country? They laugh at you,” Roemer said of Democrats and Republicans in Washington alike who are only motivated by campaign contributions. “You’re young. You’re stupid. You don’t give any money. You’re not important.” Continue reading »
Audubon Charter School's Broadway campus.
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The "Gabrielle in Purgatory" dinner in February 2011 showcased some of the Sonnier's dishes at the controversial Uptowner location on Henry Clay Avenue. (UptownMessenger.com file photo by Sabree Hill)
Former Gov. Buddy Roemer, who dropped his often-ignored bid for the Republican Presidential nomination to continue as a third-party or independent candidate, will bring his populist, anti-corporate message to Tulane University this afternoon. Continue reading »
The Uptown Triangle Neighborhood Association — which covers the area between Broadway Street, St. Charles Avenue and the river — will hold a spring general meeting at 6 p.m. tonight to discuss neighborhood issues with city and school leaders, and its annual “Pearls in the Pearl” yard sale event this weekend. Continue reading »
The lavishly renovated Race and Religious reception facility in the Lower Garden District, dubbed one of the “World’s Coolest Rental Homes” by Travel and Leisure, does not have the proper licenses and permits to operate, though its owners have applied for a permit and the property is zoned for commercial use, city officials told our reporting partners at WWL-TV. The owners of Race and Religious have obtained a restraining order against the city from interfering with its business there until the issue goes to court.
A map showing the line between the Second and Sixth police districts.
Jean-Paul Villere
Spring is the season to rent in New Orleans. And rentals are more competitive than ever this spring. Supply and demand dictate that. And if you’re a pet owner, be ready to settle, as in, in my experience 2/3rds of Crescent City landlords do not rent to you and Fluffy or Fido. And forget smoking inside, incense burning, or band practice. From the novice to the pro, see below for five tips to make you a savvier lessee. Continue reading »
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Last chance to Early Vote before French Quarter Fest begins, so if the opportunity to vote earky presents itself, you should take it
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.: “TGIF – Thank Goodness It’s Festival” French Quarter Fest kickoff and fundraiser at House of Blues Continue reading »
John Casbon, a business executive who founded the New Orleans Police Foundation in the mid-1990s to promote reform, will discuss the current state and the future of the NOPD at a meeting with neighbors around the Garden District at 5 p.m. Wednesday at 1780 Prytania Street. Continue reading »
Freret Street Festival goers got the first look of Dat Dog’s expansion across the street into a former service station, and Gambit’s Ian McNulty describes the move in more detail.
The suspect in a Sunday morning robbery at the Circle K convenience store enters before robbing it. (image via NOPD)
Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man whose image was caught on surveillance camera as he robbed a Circle K convenience store on Magazine Street early Sunday, authorities said. Continue reading »
Owen Courreges
“Smart Growth.” Who could oppose that? The very term implies that the other side a advocates some manner of “dumb growth. “ Want to be smart? Join the bandwagon. Continue reading »
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Bricolage Academy, the new charter school proposed for Uptown New Orleans by 4.0 Schools entrepreneur Josh Densen, will hold a community meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the newly reopened Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, 4300 S. Broad. Continue reading »