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Advertiser’s message: Stacy Head listening to citizen concerns across New Orleans

Posted by Robert Morris at 5:19 pm Advertiser specials

Mar 052012

Councilmember Stacy Head has attended dozens of meetings in diverse neighborhoods across the city with individual citizens, neighborhood organizations and businesses to learn more about the issues important to them.

“It is important to hear citizen concerns about crime, blight, infrastructure, and economic development and at the same time explain how, as Councilmember at Large, I can help make a positive impact in their lives,” said Councilmember Head. “I have also enjoyed the enthusiasm citizens share for the future of their neighborhoods and the City of New Orleans.” Continue reading »

Author of “The Corrections” speaks at Tulane

Posted by Robert Morris at 11:58 am arts, books and music, colleges, events

Mar 052012

Jonathan Franzen, author of “The Corrections” and other novels, will read and sign his books starting at 7 p.m. tonight at Tulane University as part of the university’s Great Writer Series. Continue reading »

Owen Courreges: The ever-evolving traffic-camera racket

Posted by Robert Morris at 11:54 am city government, opinion, public safety, state government, transportation

Mar 052012

Owen Courreges

The new motto of the City of New Orleans may as well be “do as I say, not as I do.” In a stunning and blatant show of hypocrisy and cronyism, the city has announced that it will forgive all traffic camera tickets issued to city employees to date. Continue reading »

Hurstville Neighborhood Association to hold annual meeting

Posted by Robert Morris at 11:50 am neighborhood groups

Mar 052012

The Hurstville Neighborhood Association, which runs roughly from Nashville Avenue to Jefferson Avenue between Magazine Street and Loyola Avenue, will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Monday, March 5) in the dining hall at the Isidore Newman School on Jefferson Avenue.

The meeting will feature board and officer elections and a presentation by Carl Perilloux, supervisor of the Hurstville Security District’s police patrols.

Woman’s cell phone stolen in late-night attack on Maple Street

Posted by Robert Morris at 11:40 am crime, public safety

Mar 052012

A woman walking on Maple Street shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday was attacked and had her cell phone stolen from her, authorities said. Continue reading »

New traffic cameras near schools on Camp, Freret, Jackson, Annunciation, Carrollton and Prytania

Posted by Robert Morris at 11:27 am city government, public safety, transportation

Mar 052012

Six of the 11 new traffic cameras being installed around the city of New Orleans will be placed on busy Uptown thoroughfares, officials announced last week. Continue reading »

Advertiser Bulletin: New Linens at gae-tana’s

Posted by UptownMessenger.com at 6:00 am Advertiser specials

Mar 052012

Spring is on the way, so stay fresh with new arrivals in casual, crinkled linen. Peasant tops and classic fits are perfect for day and night, and can be dressed up or down with ease. Lights, neutrals, and ink are all available: keep reading to get your own ideas for the season.

Benjamin Morris: Taking the Pulse on Freret

Posted by Benjamin Morris at 5:30 am arts, books and music, events, opinion

Mar 042012

Benjamin Morris

It’s a local institution. Come rain, come shine, there are few better places to be on the first Saturday of the month than the corner of Freret and Napoleon. The Freret Market, which celebrates its fifth birthday this year, is one of the city’s most visible post-Katrina success stories for bringing together local residents, merchants, and artists (and everyone else in between). Neighborhood members know they love it, but curious to take the pulse of their passion, I took a recent walk around the market equipped with a simple question.

If you could sum up the Freret Market in a single sentence, what would that be?

Mid-morning carjacking reported on Maple Street

Posted by Robert Morris at 5:50 am crime, public safety

Mar 032012

A woman parked on Maple Street just before 9 a.m. Friday was pulled from her seat by two men who then stole her vehicle, police said. Continue reading »

Craig Giesecke: Dining out, one tough choice at a time

Posted by Robert Morris at 5:30 am food and drink, opinion

Mar 032012

Craig Giesecke

I have several foodie friends who are financially comfortable enough to go out to eat pretty much anytime and anywhere they want. Must be nice. Maybe I should spend more time with them.

At least several times a week, they arrange to meet up with friends at the newest and latest go-to spot (and there are new ones nearly each week) or spend a couple of hours at some old favorite. They fill their blogs and Facebook pages with comments about new wines, twists on classic dishes, their favorite servers/owners and plenty of banter about why one place is better than another. The arguments can get intense. Continue reading »

VIP Ladies and Kids to second line Sunday through Hoffman Triangle, Milan and Central City

Posted by Robert Morris at 4:56 am events

Mar 032012

The VIP Ladies and Kids Social Aid & Pleasure Club Task Force will hold their ninth annual second line Sunday, starting at noon at Tapp’s II Lounge at Washington and South Rocheblave in the Hoffman Triangle area, then heading down to the Milan neighborhood, onto St. Charles Avenue for a few blocks, and back up through Central City to end where it started.

For a route map, see Offbeat, and for turn-by-turn instructions and a video from 2010, see Gambit.

Loyola students lament a year without Friar Tuck’s on Freret

Posted by Robert Morris at 4:48 am business, colleges, crime, food and drink

Mar 032012

The popular dive bar never reopened last year after a fatal shooting just outside its doors, and Loyola students describe how its absence has shifted the Uptown college bar scene to Maple Street in this article by Shannon Donaldson of The Maroon student newspaper.

St. Charles Avenue provides first leg of Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon

Posted by Robert Morris at 4:11 pm events, sports and recreation, transportation

Mar 022012

The Uptown portion of the New Orleans Rock 'n' Roll Marathon on Sunday (via http://runrocknroll.competitor.com)

St. Charles Avenue will host the Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans marathon again this year, as Sunday’s course stretches the entirety of the Uptown thoroughfare from the Central Business District to Audubon Park and back. Continue reading »

Oak Street sushi offerings expand with addition of Chiba

Posted by Robert Morris at 3:56 pm business, food and drink

Mar 022012

Offering “traditional Japanese with that New Orleans twist” that includes fried snapper and oysters in its sushi rolls, Chiba is open on Oak Street for dinner and late-night next to the Maple Leaf Bar, reports Gambit’s Ian McNulty.

Christy Lorio: Just not Pinterested

Posted by Robert Morris at 12:39 pm opinion

Mar 022012

Christy Lorio (photo by Leslie Almeida)

Pinterest. You may have heard about this new site that seemingly everyone is addicted to. The premise is simple. Any time you find an inspirational photo on the Internet you save it as a sort of mood board. Then, your friends can see what images you’ve saved and you can all inspire each other. And much like Google, you can search for things too. Sounds kind of fun and useful, right? Continue reading »

Children at Laurel, Live Oak schools eligible for private school vouchers

Posted by Robert Morris at 12:29 pm schools, state government

Mar 022012

Children who attend SciTech Academy at Laurel Elementary and Batiste Cultural Arts Academy at Live Oak Elementary, two schools in the Irish Channel recently taken over by ReNEW Charter Schools, may be eligible for state-funded vouchers to attend private schools, education officials said. Continue reading »

Third suspect arrested in River Garden shooting death

Posted by Robert Morris at 11:12 am crime, public safety

Mar 022012

Keith Battle (via opcso.org)

A third man has been arrested in Sunday’s fatal shooting of 19-year-old Corey Henderson on Adele Street in the River Garden development, police said. Continue reading »

Advertiser Bulletin: COPS 2 “Join us in supporting our amazing 2nd District Police”

Posted by sabreehill at 6:00 am Advertiser specials

Mar 022012

COPS 2 is a “grass roots” volunteer organization with a mission of helping to support the 2nd District NOPD. We connect the individuals and businesses in the Uptown area with the 2nd District through memberships and donations to help boost technology, provide training and help with needed supplies not otherwise provided by the City. We also work closely with the 2nd District Commander to recognize excellence through Awards and various celebratory events.

Advertiser’s message: Stacy Head to open campaign headquarters on Freret for Council at-large race

Posted by Robert Morris at 11:30 am Advertiser specials

Mar 012012

New Orleans City Councilmember Stacy Head, who is running for Councilmember-At-Large in the March 24th election, will open her campaign headquarters at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3. The campaign headquarters is located at 4510 Freret Street.

“We are proud to be opening our headquarters on Freret Street,” said Councilmember Head. “The rebirth of Freret Street is a classic example of what residents, business owners and government can accomplish working together toward a common goal. If elected Councilmember At Large, I will work to revive economic development corridors in neighborhoods across the city that will bring jobs and much needed services closer to where residents live.” Continue reading »

Tulane Environmental Law Summit panels to tackle oil pollution, local hospitals, and keynote address by ’1491′ author

Posted by Robert Morris at 10:34 am arts, books and music, colleges, environment, events, health, transportation

Mar 012012

The 17th Annual Tulane Environmental Law Summit will feature two days of panels on topics including pollution from the BP oil spill, the impact of the changes to New Orleans hospitals and the removal of the Claiborne elevated expressway, as well as a keynote address by the author of the acclaimed history book, 1491. Continue reading »

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