Christy Lorio: Apparently, marriage sucks

 Posted by at 2:53 pm  opinion
Apr 132012
 

Christy Lorio (photo by Leslie Almeida)

I rarely read grocery store fashion magazines. You know the type: a model or celebrity with unnaturally white teeth gracing the cover, Photoshopped to perfection. She’s usually a nubile thing, wedged between headlines that promise “Lose 10 inches now,” “Your best sex life ever,” “I was a spendaholic,” etc. Sounds silly, right? Glamour Magazine is one of the worst, in my opinion. And with a circulation of 2.3 million, that’s a lot of terrible advice being pumped to the masses. Continue reading »

Advertiser Bulletin: Joule Solar Energy teams up with 2012 City Park Spring Garden Show

 Posted by at 6:00 am  Advertiser specials
Apr 132012
 

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!

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Allan Katz and Danae Columbus: Racial issues with Mormon faith could become issue for Romney

 Posted by at 12:31 am  city government, elections, politics
Apr 132012
 

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 »

Movies in the Park returns Uptown with “Puss in Boots” in Wisner Park, “The Blind Side” in Samuel Square

 Posted by at 2:57 pm  events, film and television, sports and recreation
Apr 122012
 

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 »

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Buddy Roemer shares dark vision of Washington at Tulane

 Posted by at 2:46 pm  elections, politics
Apr 122012
 

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 »

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Renovations to begin this month on Audubon’s Broadway campus, while Banneker Elementary prepares move to Hollygrove

 Posted by at 11:29 am  city government, colleges, neighborhood groups, public safety, schools
Apr 122012
 

Audubon Charter School's Broadway campus.

Renovations on Audubon Charter School’s Broadway campus are scheduled to begin this month, neighbors learned Wednesday night, while Benjamin Banneker prepares to move to a new campus in Hollygrove. Continue reading »

The Gabrielle’s return to the Uptowner on Henry Clay explained

 Posted by at 3:09 pm  business, city government, court, food and drink
Apr 112012
 

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)

Patrons at the most recent incarnation of The Gabrielle at 438 Henry Clay Avenue sign contracts for service renting a portion of the Uptowner events hall, but they can be as small as a single table, explains Gambit’s Ian McNulty. This arrangement satisfies the legal complexities around the building’s zoning and permits, proprietors Greg and Mary Sonnier tell McNulty — though given the years of disputes over the property, the city or the neighbors may yet seek a second opinion.

Uptown Triangle Neighborhood Association to hold spring meeting tonight, “Pearls in the Pearl” yard sale this weekend

 Posted by at 12:46 pm  city government, events, neighborhood groups, schools
Apr 112012
 

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 »

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Race and Religious reception facility in permit fight with city

 Posted by at 12:04 pm  business, city government
Apr 112012
 

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.

Jean-Paul Villere: The Renter’s Checklist

 Posted by at 10:38 am  business, opinion
Apr 112012
 

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 »

Advertiser’s Message: Stacy Head Campaign Unveils French Quarter Fest Schedule Recommendations

 Posted by at 6:00 am  Advertiser specials
Apr 112012
 

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 »

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New Orleans Police Foundation founder to discuss NOPD reform

 Posted by at 1:37 pm  business, city government, crime, neighborhood groups, public safety
Apr 092012
 

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 »

New French restaurant on Magazine seeks alcohol permit with neighbors’ enthusiastic blessing

 Posted by at 3:01 pm  business, food and drink, neighborhood groups
Apr 082012
 

C'est La Vie Bistro (via cestlaviebistro.com)

C’est La Vie Bistro, a French restaurant that opened in Magazine Street’s 4200 block in December, is seeking city approval to sell alcohol with its meals, and it has the rare asset of enthusiastic neighborhood approval to bolster its case. Continue reading »

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