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  • New commercial office space proposed for former Le Petit Motel

    New commercial office space proposed for former Le Petit Motel

    By Claire Byun [email protected] Tulane Avenue is undergoing a wealth of redevelopment after years of stagnation, and a local architect is hoping to turn the dilapidated Le Petit Motel into an office and retail space. Developers are hoping to turn the shuttered motel – located at 2836 Tulane Ave. – into a large commercial development […]

  • Explore City Park: Lark in the Park to benefit the restoration of Tad Gormley Stadium field!

    Explore City Park: Lark in the Park to benefit the restoration of Tad Gormley Stadium field!

    2017 marks the 80th anniversary of Tad Gormley Stadium. The iconic City Park stadium, designed in the shape of a horseshoe, was completed in the fall of 1937 during the Works Progress Administration. From the Beatles concert, to the 1992 Olympic Track and Field Trials, to the thousands of high school games, Tad Gormley Stadium has […]

  • StayLocal presents Shopkeeper Stories: Dance the night away at Club Teede

    StayLocal presents Shopkeeper Stories: Dance the night away at Club Teede

    This family owned business provides customers great food, music, and games. Throughout the year, Club Teede hosts pool tournaments, backyard barbecues, seafood boils, and themed parties. Their customers are like family and they make sure everyone has a great time. Shopkeepers: Ms. Teede and daughter Bernice Shop: Club Teede Since 1993 What ignited the spark in you to […]

  • Explore City Park: Celebration in the Oaks!

    Explore City Park: Celebration in the Oaks!

    Celebration in the Oaks, the annual winter lights display at New Orleans City Park, opens this week, marking its 30th anniversary! As one of the most spectacular holiday lights festivals in the South, with more than 165,000 visitors to the month-long event, it takes a little magic and a ton of work to make this extraordinary […]

  • Team Gleason premieres DVD in Mid-City

    Team Gleason premieres DVD in Mid-City

    by Stephanie Standige Special to Mid-City Messenger The Gleason DVD premiere was held in Mid-City at The Cannery on Wednesday, November 2. Attendees mingled as they awaited raffle drawings, a speech from Steve Gleason’s father-in-law, Paul Varisco, and the debut of the documentary, Gleason. Guests enjoyed refreshments, elegant scenery, and Pearl Jam (Gleason’s favorite band) background […]

  • Lafitte Greenway development calls for on-site affordable units after developers ask for tax break

    Lafitte Greenway development calls for on-site affordable units after developers ask for tax break

    Developers behind a new mixed-use site on the Lafitte Greenway are asking for a tax break to finance the project after agreeing to draw back in a plan for 14 affordable on-site housing units. In a move backed by Mayor Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans Council last week approved plans for the 382-unit, 5-acre mixed-development project, which was […]

  • Tulane Avenue streetscape project deadline pushed back to end of 2016

    Tulane Avenue streetscape project deadline pushed back to end of 2016

    A beautification and safety enhancement project once slated to improve a section of the Tulane Avenue corridor by the end of August now has a new deadline, according to officials: the end of 2016. Once finished, the Streetscape project will offer safer, wider streets by reducing six lanes to four, along with other improvements that will extend from South Carrollton […]

  • Mid-City Security District targeting Tulane Corridor crime trends

    Mid-City Security District targeting Tulane Corridor crime trends

    By Claire Byun Special to Mid-City Messenger  This year’s crime trends around Mid-City are similar to last year’s, but last week officers with the Mid-City Security District said they were working on ways to bring those numbers down. Auto thefts in September peaked at 10, mostly due to people leaving their doors unlocked or cars running. Mid-City […]

Jesters lose first game all season, fall to Nashville in Southeast Conference final

 Posted by at 10:28 am  sports and recreation
Jul 162017
 

Mason Walsh passes to a teammate during the Southeast Conference final Saturday night. The team fell to Nashville 0-3 (Jeff Nowak, for Mid-City Messenger).

By Claire Byun
[email protected]

It started out as a defensive struggle, then it was just a struggle for the New Orleans Jesters as they felt their first loss this season.

The Jesters were taken down by Interforce Nashville FC in the Southeast Conference final game Saturday evening. Nashville moves on to the South Region semifinal, and the Jesters move on to rebuilding a team next year.

“I’m very proud of them,” Head Coach Kenny Farrell said after the loss. “It’s a disappointment to say the least, but we had a good showing all season.” Continue reading »

New Orleans Jesters remain undefeated, move to Southeast Conference final

 Posted by at 8:11 am  sports and recreation
Jul 152017
 

Tony Judice celebrates after he scores the Jesters’ first and only goal in the 39 minute. The Jesters defeated the Atlanta Silverbacks 1-0 in the semifinal playoff game, advancing to the Conference championship match versus Inter Nashville FC on Saturday, July 15. (Zach Brien, MidCityMessenger.com)

The Jesters might just steal the crown if they can keep up the season-long winning streak against Nashville.

The undefeated New Orleans Jesters kicked off their first National Premier Soccer League tournament appearance with a 1-0 win against the Atlanta Silverbacks late Friday. The team now plays the Southeast Conference final against Interforce Nashville at 7 p.m. Saturday at Pan American Stadium. Continue reading »

Liberté, égalité, fraternité comes to New Orleans for a night with Bastille Day Fete

 Posted by at 10:15 pm  events
Jul 142017
 

A series of costumes mimicking – and poking fun at – outfits of French aristocracy in the 1780s.

The sixth annual Bastille Day Fete drew hundreds of people to the New Orleans Museum of Art – some even in costume – to celebrate joie de vivre, NOLA style.

Live music from Bon Bon Vivant echoed through NOMA as partiers danced, grabbed a drink or studied one of the many exhibits scattered throughout the building. Two food tents were stationed outside to offer guests French cuisine – including crepes – and the auditorium screened French children’s movies throughout the night. Continue reading »

Celebrate Bastille Day with two local festivals

 Posted by at 10:11 am  events
Jul 142017
 

Celebrate joie de vivre with two Bastille Day celebrations around Mid-City this weekend.

The first, tonight at the New Orleans Museum of Art, is presented by the Alliance Française of New Orleans, the Consulate General of France in Louisiana, the French-American Chamber of Commerce-Gulf Coast Chapter, and the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation. The celebration provides an opportunity for French and American families to celebrate France’s national holiday and the strong French heritage of Louisiana. Continue reading »

Tulane Banks neighborhood eyeing security cameras to cut down on violent crime

 Posted by at 11:11 am  crime, neighborhood groups
Jul 132017
 

TBNA is partnering with the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization to install anti-crime cameras in certain hotspots.

By Claire Byun
[email protected]

After an early June shooting at a Tulane Avenue “event center” left three people dead, neighbors have been working with police and city officials to stem the violence.

Now, with help of the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization and the Mid-City Security District, Tulane Avenue-area residents will have even more access to security cameras. One of the biggest barriers for people adding security cameras to their homes, MCSD board member Houston Hoskins said, is the cost of installation. Continue reading »

This Week at The Broad: The Best Cure is Laughter

 Posted by at 11:00 am  Advertiser's Special, film and television
Jul 132017
 

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Another contender joins District A race as filing opens

 Posted by at 9:38 am  city government, elections
Jul 132017
 

Candidates who qualified for the District A seat on the City Council on Wednesday morning were (top row, from left) Joe Giarrusso III, Tilman Hardy, Drew Ward. In District B, (bottom row) Jay H. Banks and Seth Bloom qualified. (UptownMessenger.com graphic via candidates’ photos)

Uptown Messenger

An entrepreneur and Carrollton neighborhood leader joined the field for the District A seat on the New Orleans City Council on Wednesday, as candidates began filing their paperwork to appear on the ballot.

Tilman Hardy was among the first candidates to file for the District A seat being vacated by term-limited Councilwoman Susan Guidry. A U.S. Army veteran, Hardy is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Core USA community development firm — which conducts training in environmental certification and consulting on real-estate development — and a leader of the Pensiontown Neighborhood Association, which represents the upriver areas of Carrollton. Continue reading »

Prospective armed robber thwarted by Schnauzers, police say

 Posted by at 8:22 am  crime
Jul 122017
 

By Claire Byun
[email protected]

New Orleans Police may have caught a suspect who hides behind cars and attempts to rob people, though he’s been thwarted three times already – once by a group of schnauzers.

First District officers arrested a juvenile believed to have hit up three victims within hours of each other along Esplanade Avenue. Victims tad police the suspect hid behind a vehicle and demanded money while holding a gun. Continue reading »

“Sip and Serve” cocktail event to benefit New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic

 Posted by at 8:21 am  events
Jul 122017
 

What’s better than a party in New Orleans? Only a party with a purpose at one of the city’s best venues.

The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic & Assistance Foundation is partnering with Bacchanal Wine and Cathead Vodka for the first-ever “Sip N Serve the Music Community” on Wednesday.

A specialty menu of Mississippi-based Cathead Vodka cocktails will be served —including a Dirty Coast Martini and Mississippi Mule — with $1 from each purchase benefiting NOMC and the New Orleans Musicians’ Assistance Foundation (NOMAF). Continue reading »

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